2010 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Announces

Official Selections

The festival will showcase the work of filmmakers from across the state and around the country, all with strong connections to Iowa.

Sixty-two films were submitted for consideration. A panel of judges awarded 39 with Official Selection status. These films will go on to compete for
Gold and Silver Eddy Awards and the Audience Choice and Iowa Connection Eddys, which will be presented at a Saturday night ceremony.

"We are proud to be celebrating ten years and excited to continue the journey of Iowa filmmaking with all of our state's great talent,"
says Director Scott Chrisman.

The Official Selections represent a wide variety of features, shorts, documentaries, music videos, and experimental films at Student,
Pro-Am and Professional levels.

Films to be screened are:

"24.7" by Kirk Monson & Brian Larkin, Urbana, Iowa
"A Year in the Life" by Atom Burke, Solon, Iowa
"A Young Heart" by Brooke Lemke, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Coasting" by Michael P. Noens, Los Angeles, California
"Countervail" by Jeromy Cardiff & Aaron Riggs, Oskaloosa, Iowa
"Diary of a Superhero" by Andrew Kline, Austin, Texas
"Driver's Ed Mutiny" by Brad Hansen, Schaumberg, Illinois
"Estival" by Matei Dima, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Focus" by Beau Batterson, Waterloo, Iowa
"Ghost Player" by DreamCatchers Production Metro Studios, Dyersville, Iowa
"Hidden Hearts" by Caitey Birmingham, Sherman Oaks, California
"Historic Measures" by Jacob Rosdail & Aaron Riggs, Oskaloosa, Iowa
"Hitmom" by Joe Clark, Iowa City, Iowa
"I'm Impressed" by Lucas Batty, Des Moines, Iowa
"In the Silence" by Adam Orton, Chicago, Illinois
"Iowa State Fair Rap" by Eva Andersen & Patrick Berry, Center Point, Iowa
"Kelsey" by Christopher Peck, Marion, Iowa
"Legend Has It" by Insane Mike Saunders & Jason Bolinger, Ottumwa, Iowa
"Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters" by Charles Larimer & Jennifer Stolte, Chicago, Illinois
"Nothing" by Scott R. Thompson, Spencer, Iowa
"Paper Mache" by Elliot Diviney, Plymouth, Minnesota
"Pigface" by John Nordoft, Marion, Iowa
"Prairie" by Kevin Railsback, Fairfax, Iowa
"Resilience: The Spirit of Humanity" by Jeffrey Zahrt & Kirk Monson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Shoot!" by Lucas Baty, Des Moines, Iowa
"Silent Kingdom" by Kevin J. Railsback, Fairfax, Iowa
"Sol" by James Hoff, Cedar Falls, Iowa
"Something Blue" by Sean Gannon, Los Angeles, California
"Splatter" by Lonnie Schuyler & Bruce Heppner, Burlington, Iowa
"Stewart Little 3000" by Insane Mike Saunders & Jason Bolinger, Ottumwa, Iowa
"The Drunken Fan Boy" by Neil Allen & Tripp Yeoman, Iowa City, Iowa
"The Folly of Man" by John Nordoft, Marion, Iowa
"The Guy Chronicles" by Aaron Riggs & Ryan Kohler, Oskaloosa, Iowa
"The Next Act" by Rob Merritt, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"The Nine-Thirty" by Scott Thompson, Mondovi, Wisconsin
"The Sneakers" Directed by David Wells, Written by Wes Ford, South Boston, Massachusetts
"The Waking World" by Jonathan Spaulding & Patrick Pond, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"What Else Would I Do?" by Owen Wade, Iowa City, Iowa
"Why Am I in a Box?" by Brooke Lemke, Minneapolis, Minnesota