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2019 Film Festival
Study abroad is great, even when your experience is overwhelming, emotional, or unexpected. That could probably best summarize the underlying theme of the Finalist film selections for the 6th Annual Study Abroad Film Festival. Hosted by film critic Richard Roeper, the Festival took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago on Thursday, November 7th in support of IES Abroad scholarships.
This was a record-breaking year for the Film Festival with a total of 99 films submitted for consideration. The films were viewed and narrowed down to the three finalists by a prominent jury of directors, editors, producers, and screenwriters, all of whom are IES Abroad alumni, film studies faculty from IES Abroad’s international Centers, and/or film industry experts.
Additionally, this year IES Abroad had the most sponsors in the Film Festival’s history, and raised more than $45,000, which will provide 20 students with IES Abroad scholarships!
WINNER
Les Cinq Mois
Chase Devens & David Smith | University of Wisconsin - Madison
IES Abroad Paris, Spring 2019
In Chase's & David's words: "Studying abroad is our generation's rite of passage. Our goal was to show this through the story of Les Cinq Mois (The Five Months) we spent abroad in Paris. Chase didn't know that there's no such thing as an "average" study abroad experience. This film tells the unexpected tales of his semester abroad and his growth from these events. Our visual influences included Wes Anderson and Casey Niestat. All music was originally produced, except for musical features from OH!hello and Beach House."
Come Alive
Siyu Zhou | University of South Carolina
IES Abroad Tokyo, Fall 2018
Dear Dublin
Kirsten Mossberg | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
IES Abroad Dublin, Spring 2019
Lekker
Sarah Campbell I Catholic University of America
IES Internships Cape Town, Summer 2019
Numinosity
Emily Kauffman | University of Puget Sound
IES Abroad London, Summer 2019
Vienna-To Build a Home
Mohsin Waraich I Butler University
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 2018
A Barcelona, Con Amor
Rachel Zingg I University of Iowa
IES Abroad Barcelona, Summer 2019
Skate in the City
Victoria Bongard | University of Rochester
Peyton Krell & Sam Christie | Miami University
IES Abroad Barcelona, Summer 2019
A Story of Healing
Haytham Mohamed I University of Rochester
IES Abroad Madrid, Fall 2019
El Viento
Jada Page I University of Missouri-Columbia
IES Abroad Barcelona, Summer 2019
Searching London: The Lost Time Machine
Shems-Eddine Belhout I University of Tennessee Knoxville
IES Abroad London, Summer 2019
AfroArgentinos: Estamos Aca!
Charles Hamer | St. Olaf College
IES Abroad Buenos Aires, Fall 2018
