Heartland Film Festival 2024
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Heartland announces 2024 winners
"La Cocino" wins narrative feature grand prize, "Porcelain War" takes top documentary award and Craig T. Nelson was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Heartland: Bang Bang
Aces character actor Tim Blake Nelson goes 12 rounds as a not-so-lovable loser.
Heartland: Interview with "Small Things Like These" director Tim Mielants
Alec Toombs sits down for a quick chat with the Belgian filmmaker behind this Irish drama.
Heartland: Small Things Like These
Spare Irish drama sports subtly winning Cillian Murphy performance.
Heartland: Last Days of Summer
Evocative storytelling, lovely photography and a strong cast buttress this drama about an Indianapolis teen's tortured would-be romance with the girl next door.
Heartland: Devin Sidell of Love, Danielle
The star, producer and co-writer of the moving dramedy about a woman who undergoes preventative cancer surgery talks about bringing the autobiographical film to the screen.
Heartland: Love, Danielle
Devin Sidell stars in this tragicomic tale based on her own experiences about a woman who undergoes preventative breast and uterine surgery to ward off cancer.
Heartland: Saturn
"Saturn" is a breath of fresh air with a unique story and surprising twists.
Heartland: Rachael Cain of Somnium
The writer/director talks about her bringing her debut feature film to the screen, and the challenges of getting pinned with the "most promising" filmmaker label.
Heartland: Code the Road
A keen documentary about the development of driverless auto racing, which plays out much like a traditional sports movie with a focus on very human challenges.
Heartland: Joy Dietrich of Attachment Project
The journalist and filmmaker turns the camera on herself and other foreign adopted children who had trouble bonding with their American parents in this probing documentary.
Heartland: Somnium
A wannabe actress takes a job at an L.A. lab where they inject people with dreams that reinforce their ambitions, and stumbles into a nightmarish mix of reality and horror.
Heartland: A Real Pain
Kieran Culkin delivers an outstanding performance in Jesse Eisenberg's sophomore directorial outing.
Heartland: Aaron Winneroski of Driven 2 Save Lives
The documentary director talks about the partnership between the Indiana Donor Network and the racing community to promote organ donation
Heartland: Todd Gould of Major Taylor
The senior producer and director talks about the WTIU documentary about a largely forgotten man who was once the most famous athlete in the world.
Heartland: Dirty Laundry
Two best buds contemplate their future in a laundromat -- while mysteriously compelled to always tell the truth -- in this sensitive and funny dramedy.
Heartland: Stripper Boyz
Two out-of-work actors decamp to Las Vegas to see if they can make it as male strippers in this documentary that's more about getting attention then self-exploration.
Heartland: Gordon Strain of We Strangers
The producer -- and more! -- of the eclectic, thoughtful drama about race relations talks about mining the talent of his Hoosier writer/director and the state of indie film.
Heartland: Tapawingo
"Tapawingo" is an absolute treasure that everyone must see, small movie with a big heart and big laughs.
Heartland: Justice 4 Three
A powerful but sometimes unfocused documentary about three Fort Wayne teens gunned down in a racially motivated killing that was not classified as a hate crime.
Heartland: We Strangers
Kirby Howell-Baptiste plays a house cleaner who cons some rich white ladies into thinking she's a psychic in this provocative rumination on race and class.
The AV Room: Indy Now -- October 11
This week on FOX59's Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd presents his picks for Heartland Film Festival.
Heartland: Driven to Save Lives
A movie about a movement, this documentary looks at the Indiana Donor Network's mission to use race car drivers to inspire people to become organ donors.
Heartland: North Putnam director Joel Fendelman
The director of the documentary about life in a rural Indiana county talks about the importance of remaining a "fly on the wall" to his subjects.
Heartland: Major Taylor: Champion of the Race
This fascinating documentary uncovers the legacy of the sporting world's first superstar, a Hoosier who overcame racism to become the undisputed king of the bicycle race track.
Heartland: North Putnam
A throwback purely observational documentary takes an empathetic look at the challenges and triumphs of a rural Indiana county and its school system.
Heartland: The Waiting Game
A heartbreaking and triumphant look at the quest to get justice -- and pensions -- for the legends of the upstart American Basketball Association.
Heartland: Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
You may not have heard of the Soul newspaper or its publisher, but they were 20th century icons of Black music and culture, well-feted in this engaging doc.
Heartland: Attachment Project
Part documentary, part catharsis, Joy Dietrich's look at her own troubles bonding with her adoptive parents and those of other foreign-born children makes for a heady, emotional journey.
Heartland Film Fest announces 2024 lineup
"A Real Pain," "Emilia Pérez" and "Small Things Like These" included among high-profile films for the annual fest running Oct. 10-20.
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