Year: 2006

Running Time: 11:00

Director: Levi Abrino

Category: Narrative Short

A human cannonball named Luke returns home to a small town in Pennsylvania to launch himself back into the lives of an ex-flame, Hannah, and her daughter, Elise. Culminating in a jaw-dropping finale, the film is a bittersweet ode to a man who is only grounded when he's in the sky. Featuring stunt work by world record-holding Human Cannonball David Smith, Sr.

Screenings: Cucalorus Film Festival

Levi Abrino was raised with four adopted siblings on a dairy farm in rural Central Pennsylvania. Leaving the farm for Penn State University, he earned degrees in Geography and Filmmaking, which he used to land a job on the teller line at a rural bank. Here, his duties included cashing checks, taking deposits, and playing the crook in Friday-morning bank robbery drills. Levi is currently an MFA candidate at New York University, where he is developing a feature film. His previous shorts BURYING DVORAK and I RAN WITH A GRAY GHOST have received such honors as being selected for the Best of Slamdance DVD, screening as part of the opening ceremony at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France, and having a weeklong theatrical run at the IFC Center in New York.

Day: Saturday, March 29

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: Independence Hall, UACCB

Admission: F R E E