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The Lonely Bliss of Cannonball Luke
Credits
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Year: 2006
Running Time: 11:00
Director: Levi Abrino
Category: Narrative Short |
Film Description
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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
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Filmmaker Information
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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.
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Screening Information
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Day: Saturday, March 29
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Independence Hall,
UACCB
Admission: F R E E |
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