A total of 113 films will be in the spotlight during the 19th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, which gets underway Friday and continues through July 21. Ranging from narrative and experimental shorts to feature-length documentaries, this year鈥檚 lineup also includes a documentary short directed by 14-year-old Joshua Kelley.
Kelley, whose film 鈥淎 Look Ahead: Our Energy Future in 20 Years鈥� considers the future environmental state of St. Louis and the country as a whole, joined Wednesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air for a conversation with 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Jonathan Ahl.
Also participating in the discussion was Chris Clark, who is the artistic director of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis. The organization presents the annual festival, which serves as the region鈥檚 primary venue for films made by local artists.
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When: Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 20, 2019
Where: Brown Hall at Washington University (1 Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130)
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