Vortex Film Festival Schedule
Welcome Mixer 5:00 PM
Coyote Gallery
Fall Is a Good Time to Die 7:00 PM
+ Q&A with Director Dalton Coffey
A young ranch hand hunts justice for his sister through the vast landscape of South Dakota. As he wrestles with what he is about to do, Cody crosses paths with a local county sheriff coming to terms with what she has already done.
Opening Night Reception 9:30 PM
The W Social House
Saturday, Sept 27
SIDE 1
Comedy Block 11:00 AM
Bomb Vylan | Dir. Tate Mohlenkamp | Pipestone, MN
Palisades | Dir. Dylan Rippe | Brookings, SD
Russian Roulette | Dir. Minh Lu | Sioux Falls, SD
Animishaps | Dir. Alexander John McGillvrey | Wosley, SD
Rivoli | Dir. Greg A. Gale | Elkhorn, NE
Drama Block 12:00 PM
Serenity | Dir. Colter Elkin | Sioux Falls, SD
The Happy Places | Dir. John Barnes | Sioux Falls, SD
CON | Dir. Brandon Lynch | Des Moines, IA
Why Does Santa Claus Give More to the Rich Kids | Dir. Kyle Glazier | SIoux Falls, SD
The Ravaging | Dir. Kari Layland | Cottage Grove, MN
Documentary Block 1:15 PM
Val | Dir. Alisa Kuzmina | Vermillion, SD
Garden of Des Moines | Dir. Teri Underhill, Des Moines, IA
A Day Trip to Porcupine | Dir. Jon Maichel Thomas | Minneapolis, MN
Rapid Life | Dir. Reed Langer, Rapid City, SD
Block sponsored by Julie Stewart & Kevin Bliss
Portfolios: Lloyd Menard 2:30 PM
+ Q&A with Director Susan Goldman
This documentary tells the story of Lloyd Menard, Professor Emeritus, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, who had a significant impact on American art and arts education. Menard founded Frogman’s Print Workshop and is credited for pioneering visiting artist print symposiums, in a very remote part of the county, organizing the first of its kind printmaking residencies, at University of South Dakota–Vermillion, where visiting artists collaborated directly with students, to produce exchange print portfolios, which became a national model for print programs to this day.
Student Films Block 3:45 PM
The Spy That Got Away | Dir. John A. Schwab | Aberdeen, SD
The Bittersweet Truth about Parking | Dir. Blake Bodlak & Anja Oelofse | Ponca, NE
Black Coffee | Dir. Carter Shay Bain | Bloomington, MN
Touch of Jazz | Dir. Mason Schnurstein | Story City, IA
Halfway Saved | Dir. Gabriella Chamberlain | Wayne, NE
Death of the Artist | Dir. John A. Schwab | Aberdeen, SD
Diminuendo | Dir. Ephraim Ryan Pranata & Aurellia Michelle Nugroho | Chicago, IL
Horror/Thriller Block 5:00 PM
Go to Sleep | Dir. John A. Schwab | Aberdeen, SD
Dead in the Water | Dir. Clayton Edward Silvey
Despondent | Dir. Kari Layland & Anthony Hunke | Cottage Grove, MN
Brain Pizza | Dir. Carson Knecht | Martin, SD
Before the Fire 7:00 PM
+ Q&A with Director Charlie Buhler
Deep in the throes of a global pandemic, up and coming TV star, Ava Boone, is forced to flee the mounting chaos in Los Angeles and return to her rural hometown. But as she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary.
After Party 9:30 PM
XIX Brewing Company
SIDE 2
Workshop – Creating Cinematic Looks 11:00 AM
Makeup workshop hosted by Rebecca Arens
Science Fiction Block 1:00 PM
Phantom Phinders | Dir. Asher Deinken | Sioux Falls, SD
While the Cat’s Away | Dir. William Frank Hedges | Lyons, NE
Workshop – Yes, You Should Save the Cat 2:45 PM
Screenwriting workshop hosted by Dominic Wieneke
Bloodmaker | Dir. Chris Dasinger & Sylvester Sletten | Bismark, ND 4:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 28
SIDE 1
Encore: Comedy Block 11:00 AM
Encore: Horror/Thriller Block 12:00 PM
Not Enough Sand | Dir. Kai David, Sioux Falls, SD 1:00 PM
Fool’s 48 Showcase Block 3:00 PM
The People’s Somewhat Random Festival Awards 4:30 PM
SIDE 2
Workshop – Acting for Camera 11:00 AM
Hosted by Michael Matthys
Encore: Student Block 12:30 PM
Encore: Documentary Block 1:45 PM
Encore: Drama Block 3:00 PM
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