During the 12th Ashland Independent Film Festival, audiences were lucky enough to see three of the 85th Academy Award nominated short films, including the film…
Year: 2013
AIFF 2013: The Story of Luke
“Grandma said that I defy clinical categorization, I am just as special as anyone else, maybe even a little bit more,” explains Luke (Lou Taylor…
AIFF 2013: Buzkashi Boys and Asad
Three shorts in this year’s festival were nominated for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Though “Curfew” was hailed as champion,…
AIFF 2013: Shephard and Dark
Sometimes the old ways are best. So it goes in “Shephard and Dark”, a documentary featuring the written correspondence of two best friends over the…
6th annual SOAR conference to showcase work of SOU students and faculty
The 6th annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research conference is fast approaching, providing an opportunity for Southern Oregon University students and faculty to show off…
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2013 Award Winners
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced the 2013 juried and audience award winning films at a gala Awards Celebration at the Historic Ashland Armory on…
AIFF 2013: The Kings of Summer
The Kings of Summer, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Chris Galleta, tells the story of teenaged best friends Joe and Patrick who spontaneously…
AIFF 2013: From Nothing, Something – A Documentary On The Creative Process
From Nothing, Something is perhaps (in my opinion from what I’ve seen) the documentary of this year’s Ashland Independent Film Festival. The documentary, directed by…
AIFF 2013: Jake Shimabukuro – Life On Four Strings
“When I’m on stage, all I want to do is connect with people…” narrates Jake Shimabukuro over video of him performing for senior citizens in…
Seminar teaches students how to “read” the Rogue Valley job market
On Wednesday, April 2, Ainoura Oussenbec, workforce analyst for the Oregon Employment Department, gave a seminar titled “Reading the Rogue Valley Job Market.” The seminar,…