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Shorts 6: Wanderlust – Cotton Candy Sky
September 1, 2024 @ 4:30 pm – 4:46 pm EDT
White Nights in Alabama. A boy, a girl, and a grown ass man — this is the way the world ends.
Director/Writer/Producer: Michael Curtis Johnson
Starring: Matt Jones | Jean Leah Atkins | Justin Arnold
2024 | 16 mins | US | Color | 🏆 | Drama, Coming of age, Art
Screening in Theater #2
Other films in this program include:
About the Filmmaker
Johnson’s film SAVAGE YOUTH was selected for the Venice La Biennale College – Cinema program and had its premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival. His first feature film HUNKY DORY won top awards at the Slamdance, Atlanta, Nashville, and the American Film Festival. In all, his feature films and shorts have screened and won awards at over 75 international film festivals. He was chosen for The Gotham Film Lab and Berlinale Talents. He is an alumnus of the directing program of the American Film Institute Conservatory, and he is the founding chair of the University of North Alabama’s Department of Cinematic Arts & Theatre.