10th Annual Hi Mom! Film Festival
Outdoor Block: September 5, 2008 – 8pm
Sponsored by Town of Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Hi Mom! Film Fest announces its 10th annual festival of short films, videos and animations, September 5th and 6th, 2008 at various venues in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Hi Mom! features a diverse mix of styles and genres by inspired filmmakers from around the world. Each film in this year’s lineup asserts its own brand of cine-skill that will inspire, provoke, inform, amuse and other terms you learned in psych class.
Highlights include the family-friendly outdoor show sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill at the Plaza atop the James C Wallace Parking Deck at 150 East Rosemary Street on September 5, 2008 at 8pm. Special screenings also will be held at the ArtsCenter, in Carrboro and an after-party at Nightlight.
SPECIAL: A 10th Anniversary Festival Pass is only $10!!
See www.himomfilmfest.org for complete show schedule and tickets.
As always, the pancakes will be free!
History of the “Hi Mom” Film Fest
It's hard to believe that Hi Mom! is nearing its 10th Anniversary already. Ten! That's like 100 in festival years. The festival got started back in the fall of 97 when a group of film students at UNC decided that Chapel Hill needed a short film festival with prizes and revelry. Shortly after Hi Mom! 4, organizers took Hi Mom! on the road, going on a 10-city tour that started in Jacksonville, FL and ended up at CBGBs in New York City. They played at colleges, bars, nightclubs and art spaces. While they toured the east coast they saw manatees, photographed the All-Girl Skate Jam, ate at greasy spoons, and went to the prom. It was a whirlwind two weeks. Now it's almost time for Hi Mom #10, the organizers continue to do such a great job with the fest.