July 12-29, 2001
Co-presented by the NEBRASKA FILM OFFICE


Narrative Feature
The following entries are presented for this category.

Love, Lust & Joy
Corey Schmidt
Run Time: 94 minutes

Three men come face to face with different versions of "unsafe sex." Barry, a womanizer at heart, avoids committing to his girlfriend by having a disastrous one-night stand. Kurt is accused of taking advantage of a drunken bridesmaid, and Glen learns that an old girlfriend, Angie, is dying from AIDS. Friendships, lover and living arrangements are put to the test in this sexy and provocative independent film.

The Doe Boy
Randy Redroad
Run Time: 90 minutes

This is a story about a half-Cherokee boy named Hunter -- a hemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity. In a tribe populated by "full-bloods," "half-bloods," and "mixed-bloods," what do we make of an Indian whose blood won't stay in his body?

The Seller
Craig Schlattman
Run Time: 113 minutes

A middle aged salesman realizing he's a failure breaks down and kills the obnoxious parents of an abused 12 year old brat, then promises to take her to Texas in a final act of redemption. With his 2 salesmen in tow, they become an odd, tragic, darkly humorous family.

The Truth About Tully
Hilary Birmingham
Run Time: 102 minutes

Living under the wide open skies of Nebraska, the Coates family guards its feelings closely. Each member seems to lead a separate life. Though they spend their days side by side in the field, they remain isolated. Then one summer the past comes back to haunt them, placing their farm and livelihood in jeopardy. Forced to reveal closely kept secrets, the Coates men must confront emotions that have long laid buried and through the crisis come to learn the delicate art of caring.

Vice
John Woodward
Run Time: 89 minutes

Does America routinely arrest citizens to ensure that police have jobs? Based on a true story, Vice takes a scathingly funny look at an on-going witch-hunt by an insane bureaucracy. If you think only third-world dictators jail citizens for "improper" private behavior, think again.