The 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival (presented by Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD)) will open on Saturday, October 25 with Eternity directed by David Freyne.
At the opening, star Miles Teller will receive the Distinguished Performance Award, while his co-star Da’Vine Joy Randolph will join him onstage.
Song Sung Blue will screen as the Centerpiece Gala on October 30, with director Craig Brewer to receive the Spotlight Director Award.
On Saturday, November 1, the festival will close with director Rian Johnson receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award at a screening of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
“This year’s opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections capture the breadth of cinema’s power to entertain, move, and challenge audiences,” said SCAD Savannah Film Festival executive director Christina Routhier. “Together, these films reflect the extraordinary artistry shaping the contemporary landscape while offering SCAD students and the Savannah community an unparalleled opportunity to engage directly with the visionary talent behind and in front of the camera. As both a celebration of storytelling and an extension of SCAD’s world-class education in film and television, these marquee screenings embody the festival’s mission to inspire, connect, and prepare the next generation of creative leaders.”
Eternity is set in an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with an impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. The A24 film is directed by David Freyne.
In Song Sung Blue, based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. The Focus Features film is directed and written by Craig Brewer.
World-renowned detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The ensemble cast includes Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. The Netflix film is directed and written by Rian Johnson.
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