All Films will be shown at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Hattiesburg. Doors open at 7p.m. except for the Saturday Matinee movie Katrina Diary which will be shown at 4 p.m. Each full length feature is preceeded by a few short films.

School Project
Deadlines, last minute mental blocks, we've all been there. A comedy submitted by USM student Michael Usry.
15 mins.

Drifting on the Wind
As an Iraqi exhile returns home to Baghdad after the removal of Saddam, he is faced with the memories of his past and wonders what awaits him. A short drama submitted by Maythem Ridha, Iraq native.
5 mins.

Brick
A high school student (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) investigates his girlfriend's murder and becomes involved with a local drug outfit in this film noir work by Rian Johnson.
110 mins. Rated R.
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• 2005 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision

The Final Hour
A twisted tale of betrayal submitted by USM student
Dave Matthews.
5 mins.

Me, You, and Everyone We Know
Life is wierd, as director and lead actress Miranda July shows in this bizarre take on modern relationships.
92 mins. Rated R.
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• 2005 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision

4 P.M. AFTERNOON MATINEE


Katrina Diary
An almost unintentional documentary filmed by Justin Pearce that contrasts the
pre and post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast.
120 mins.
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Gopher Broke
In this cartoon, a hungry gopher learns there's no such thing as a free lunch.
• Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Short
5 mins.
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Scattergun • Film Festival Premiere •
feat. guest speaker Webb Wilder

See the brand new Webb Wilder film for the first time anywhere and hear the man himself introduce the movie.
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Everything is Illuminated
A young Jewish man (Elijah Wood) takes a journey to find the woman who saved his grandfather's life in World War II
106 mins. Rated PG13.
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