Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Former NWA Media sports writer subject of video in Batesville film festival this weekend

David Lanier video in film festival www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org/films_SarahChyrchelShorts.html


WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS: DAVID LANIER'S STORY /
DESOLATION DREAMSCAPE / SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE

Directed by Sarah Moore Chyrchel


Why I Went to the Woods
Why I Went To the Woods: David Lanier's Story
Category: Documentary Shorts
Run Time: 15 min
Synopses: WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS: DAVID LANIER'S STORY (2012) ~
David Lanier was a sports writer who covered the Arkansas Razorbacks for over 20 years. In 2007 he set out to write a story on homelessness. He wound up homeless himself.
DESOLATION DREAMSCAPE (2002) ~
A Super 8mm hand-processed film documenting the physical and emotional landscapes of an abandoned girls' dormitory on the University of Arkansas campus.
SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE (2003) ~
A Super 8mm film celebrating a girl's love for her bike.