Film Seminars | Discussions | Intros

After botching a recent drug bust, brother FBI agents Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) conceive a crackpot plan to go undercover as ditzy, white socialites to lure a kidnapper with the hopes of saving their tails.

Animation pioneer Karel Zeman conjures the adventures of the legendary, boastful baron, whose whirlwind exploits take him from the moon to 18th century Turkey to the belly of a whale and beyond.

Belmont University Motion Pictures Associate Professor Jake Mahaffy will present a case study with footage from his new no-budget feature film. Mahaffy will also workshop attendees’ own stories and project plans so they can be realized immediately on micro-budget principles. This workshop is for anyone —beginners, students or professionals – interested in elevating and expanding their filmmaking skills and learning a practical, proven mindset of making more from less.

Director Alex Ross Perry constructs a kaleidoscopic impression of the band Pavement by mounting scripted scenes with actors in a fake biopic, a musical stage play based on their songs, an exhibition of questionable ephemera, and blends it all together with archival footage. Opening Night Q&A with band members Bob Nastanovich and Steve West.