Local Film Premiers at Free Event on April 25, 2008

I got a press release about a the premier of a locally shot and produced film by student filmmaker Justine Feldt. It sounds like she and her partner pretty much bootstrapped the film and have been working on it like mad for the past year.

Local filmmaker and college student, Justine Feldt, will hold the premiere of her new film Winding Road on April 25 at Jefferson Community and Technical College.  The event will be in the Hartford Building basement located on 649 South First Street. A mini-concert featuring soundtrack artists such as Douglas Lucas, Teneia Sanders, and Cast Iron Airplane will take place at 7pm. The film will begin at 8:30pm. The event is free and open to the public.  

An avid filmmaker, Feldt has spent the last year working non-stop on Winding Road.The film follows the story of a young Haley Smith, who dreams of becoming a famous songwriter. Without her mother's knowledge, Haley leaves home for a prestigious songwriting competition in Chicago. Along the way, she hitches a ride with a young man who is her complete opposite. Through their journey, they form an unlikely friendship, despite Haley's growing concerns about the young man's true intentions.

Winding Road is a low-budget independent film, funded solely by Feldt and her co-producer and assistant director, Claire Thixton. Because of Louisville's thriving art scene and support of independent artists, Feldt was able to find many volunteers and musicians to help make the film a success. The film was entirely shot in Kentucky, with the majority of scenes filmed in the Louisville area.  As a female filmmaker, Feldt is an advocate for gender-equality behind the camera. Feldt, who has attended the New York Film Academy and was apart of the 2006 Samsung Fresh Films competition, hopes that Winding Road will lead her to more filmmaking opportunities.

I dig that last paragraph. Particularly the part about Louisville's thriving art scene and support of independent artists." Damn skippy. I hope lots of people take the opportunity of the Winding Road premier to come out and show support for Louisville's art community.