Trail Theatre hosts 10th annual Griffon Film Festival
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Missouri Western State University students will show off their cinematic skills with the 10th Annual Griffon Film Festival, playing at the Trail Theatre Friday and Saturday evenings.
The film festival will showcase film, communication, digital animation and Griffon Media students' work throughout the semester.
Organizer of the event, Blake Elder, will have his documentary, "Leather Bound", featured in the festival. He hopes the community will see how essential and moving the fine arts can be.
"I hope the community sees that the arts are important and they should come out and support these students that have worked so hard and want to show their projects to everyone," Elder said.
Elder said his favorite part of the festival is seeing his classmates' work come to life after a year's worth of script writing, filming and editing.
"My favorite aspect of the film festival is just getting to watch everybody's hard work," he said. "We've seen little bits and pieces, we've been on sets. But it'll be really fun to see everything up on the big screen."
Friday's showing will end with awards, including Cinematography, Best Producer, Audience Choice, Best Overall Film and more.
The film festival is free to attend and will span two nights, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday night at the Trail Theatre, located at 111 N 9th St.
