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Rah Trost <br /> Subject: FW: arti <br /> The Carrboro Film Festival brought a little bit of Hollywood out of Carrboro Sunday. <br /> The festival featured 33 short films ranging from professional videos and student submissions to animation and <br /> music videos. <br /> "It's a great opportunity for local filmmakers to see their movies on a big screen and for their fans to see them," <br /> said Jackie Helvey, co-founder of the festival. <br /> "We just want the community to come and recognize all the talent around here and watch movies and enjoy <br /> them." <br /> Helvey said the films are not selected solely based on quality. <br /> "Just because a movie isn't being screened, doesn't mean it's not a good movie—it just means we don't have <br /> time to show them all," Helvey said. <br /> The films were played in three 82- to 90-minute blocks, featuring about 10 randomly selected films per block. <br /> After each section, the audience and filmmakers took part in a 20-minute question-and-answer session. <br /> UNC professor Brian Southwell's film"So Now.Look" was featured at the festival. The film tells the story of a <br /> blind a cappella group that has been working for tips in Philadelphia's train stations since 1992. <br /> "Putting the documentary together took a lot of hard work and trust-building—but also was a lot of fun," <br /> Southwell said in an email. <br /> "The Carrboro Film Festival is intended to build community, which is something I value, and so I submitted a <br /> piece of mine for consideration." <br /> Mimi Schiffiman, a UNC alumna, had two films featured at the festival, "Just a Word" and"Love= Love," <br /> which focused on marriage equality and Amendment One legislation. <br /> "It started with a campaign that's happening right now called the `We Do' campaign, and they have couples go <br /> in and ask for a marriage license knowing that they're going to get denied," Schiffinan said. <br /> "I got interested in their campaign and then simultaneously the issue of marriage equality here came up and it <br /> felt like the time was right to delve into that topic." <br /> Schiffman said the films were released on The Huffington Post before Amendment One was passed in May. <br /> i <br />