April 14, 1998

Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler,
(818) 677-2130
cchandler@exec.csun.edu

CSUN Screens Top Student Films

The public will get a chance to see the work of some of the university's top student filmmakers on Wednesday, April 29, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills.

The eighth annual "Student Film Showcase" by CSUN's Department of Radio-Television-Film is free and open to the public. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Blvd.

"The showcase highlights a really broad and diverse sampling of creative work," said professor Temma Kramer. "It's a capstone for our senior level students and a way of providing an introduction for them to the creative community and to honor their work."

Five films made by Cal State Northridge students will be shown:

• "Don't Forget to Eat Your Spaghetti, Johnny," written and directed by Michael Penrose, chronicles a mafioso's reflection on the destructive life he's led following the death of his older brother.
• "Oh Baby," written and directed by Jason Miller, takes a look at a young woman who wants to have a baby, but doesn't realize it's not that easy to get pregnant.
• "Fly," written and directed by Mark Pontrelli, captures the battle between man and his mortal enemy, the common house fly.
• "For One's Country," written and directed by Russell McFarlane, explores how far a soldier will go to arouse public appeal.
• "Tumbleweed," produced by Scott Visser, documents the meeting of five people, at the crossroads of their lives, in a small diner in the town of Tumbleweed.

For more information about the showcase or to make reservations, call the Radio-Television-Film Department at (818) 677-3192.

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Carmen Ramos Chandler, Director of News and Information