The second Annual Albany Film Festival
at the university at Albany
Saturday, April 2, 2022
READ A THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM NYS WRITERS INSTITUTE DIRECTOR PAUL GRONDAHL

Explore the craft of storytelling in cinema:

Full Length Films

Short Film Screenings

Special Guests from the Film Industry

Panels Discussions with Industry Professionals

Presentation for Ironweed Award winners
and Best Short Film Winners

The program is available to print out in the left column, or to save paper, refer to this webpage on your phone.

Free and open to the public. No tickets required.

Ironweed Award

Ironweed Awards presented to Stanley Nelson, Marcia White and Derek Cianfrance

Ironweed Award Winner Stanley Nelson

Ironweed Award presented to Stanley Nelson, director of ATTICA, by Paul Grondahl

The Best Experimental Short Film

Award for Best Experimental Short Film ALL I COULD HEAR WAS WIND, directed by Marilyn McCabe

Ironweed Award

Ironweed Awards presented to Stanley Nelson, Marcia White and Derek Cianfrance

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Awards presentation 2022

Ironweed Award Winners

Short Film Award Winners

ALGREN

Major American novelist Russell Banks and filmmaker Michael Caplan in conversation about the film “Algren,” a tribute to Banks's mentor, Nelson Algren (The Man with the Golden Arm).

A TREE. A ROCK. A CLOUD

Leading film actress Karen Allen (“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Animal House”) about her film adaptation of a short story by Southern fiction writer Carson McCullers, "A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud."

ATTICA

Eminent documentary filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith (“The Black Panthers,” “Jonestown,” “Freedom Riders,” “Miles Davis: Birth of Cool”) about their new film “Attica,” nominated for a 2022 Oscar for Best Documentary-- the story of the famous Upstate New York prison uprising.

THE BOOKSELLERS

Filmmaker D. W. Young about talks his critically acclaimed film, “The Booksellers,” a journey into the world of rare books, featuring Fran Lebowitz and Parker Posey.

I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

Major American novelist Wally Lamb (She's Come Undone) and noted film director Derek Cianfrance (“The Place Beyond the Pines”) about their recent HBO adaptation of Lamb's novel, I Know This Much is True, starring Mark Ruffalo.

OMARA

Filmmaker and former NYS Writers Institute videographer Hugo Perez (“Once Upon a Time in Uganda”), with his film “Omara,” about the legendary Afro-Cuban singer.

THE MENTAL STATE

Distinguished UAlbany alum Glen Trotiner (Assistant Director of “The Untouchables” and “Biloxi Blues”) and director James Camali, about their new film, “The Mental State.”

The Hard Places

The Hard Places is a documentary profiling the powerful story of Dr. Tom Little, who spent more than 30 years providing eye care in Afghanistan.

US KIDS

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor Samantha Fuentes and film director Kim Snyder about the new documentary “Us Kids,” about the continued political activism of Parkland school shooting survivors.

Featured Films 2022

Campus and Parking Maps

A Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Presenting:

Steve McKee Foundation

University Auxiliary Services

Supporting:

Ellen Jabbur

The Foy Fund

The John D. Picotte Family Foundation

NYS Writers Institute
Classic Film Series Endowment

The Opalka Family Endowment

Friend:

Guha and Deepa Bala

Skip Casano and Bella Pipas

Pernille Ægidius Dake

Film Albany, a division of Discover Albany

Friends of Brendan Fahy Bequette

Henry Greenberg

Paul & Mary Grondahl

William and Dana Kennedy

William & Mary Jean Krackeler

Betsy Lopez

Annette Nanes

Servico Inc./ Scott Schuster

Herb and Cynthia Shultz

Frank Slingerland

Carol Swyer

A Celebration of Storytelling on Screen: JOIN THE CONVERSATION

The second Annual Albany Film Festival
at the university at Albany
Saturday, April 2, 2022
READ A THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM NYS WRITERS INSTITUTE DIRECTOR PAUL GRONDAHL

Explore the craft of storytelling in cinema:

Awards presentation 2022

Ironweed Award Winners

Short Film Award Winners

Featured Films 2022

Campus and Parking Maps

CONTACT INFORMATION

The second Annual Albany Film Festival at the university at Albany Saturday, April 2, 2022 READ A THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM NYS WRITERS INSTITUTE DIRECTOR PAUL GRONDAHL​

Explore the craft of storytelling in cinema:

Awards presentation 2022

Ironweed Award Winners

Short Film Award Winners

Featured Films 2022

Campus and Parking Maps

The second Annual Albany Film Festival
at the university at Albany
Saturday, April 2, 2022
READ A THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM NYS WRITERS INSTITUTE DIRECTOR PAUL GRONDAHL