HUNTSVILLE STATION
14’ / USA / 2020

SYNOPSIS
Every weekday, inmates are released from Huntsville State Penitentiary, taking in their first moments of freedom with phone calls, cigarettes, and quiet reflection at the Greyhound station up the block.

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CREDITS
Directors: Jamie Meltzer and Chris Filippone
Cinematographer: Chris Filippone
Production Sound: Jamie Meltzer and Nico Sandi
Editors: Chris Filippone and Jamie Meltzer
Assistant Editor: Barna Szasz
Sound Mixer: Dan Olmsted
Colorist: Robert Arnold

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SCREENINGS
Cinema Eye Honors / Outstanding Nonfiction Short Nominee, 2020
IDA Documentary Awards / Best Short Nominee, 2020
Berlinale, 2020
SXSW, 2020
Hot Docs, 2020
AFI Docs, 2020
Docaviv, 2020 / Best Short Award
DOC NYC, 2020
DOXA, 2020 / Honorable Mention: Short Documentary Award
Seminci: Valladolid International Film Festival, 2020 / Special Mention: Time of History Competition
Camden International Film Festival, 2020
Double Exposure Film Festival, 2020
SFFILM Doc Stories, 2020
Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporaneo, 2020 / Special Jury Mention: International Short Film Competition
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2020
Calgary International Film Festival, 2020
Chicago International Film Festival, 2020
New Orleans Film Festival, 2020
Palm Springs International Shortfest, 2020 / Special Mention: Best Documentary Short
IFF Message to Man Film Festival, 2020
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, 2020
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, 2020 / Special Mention: International Competition
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, 2020 / Grand Prix Award: International Competition
Telluride Mountainfilm, 2020
Champs-Elysees Film Festival, 2020 / Jury Prize: Short Film
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, 2020 / Best Documentary Short
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, 2020
St. Louis International Film Festival, 2020
Milwaukee Film Festival, 2020
Odense International Film Festival, 2020 / Nominee: The Soapbox Award
Beijing International Short Film Festival, 2020
Indy Shorts International Film Festival, 2020
Lille International Short Film Festival, 2020
Crested Butte Film Festival, 2020 / Best Documentary Short
DC Shorts Film Festival, 2020
OFF CINEMA International Documentary Film Festival, 2020
Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2020
Savannah Film Festival, 2020 / Southern Voices ‘Best of Show’ Award
Philadelphia Film Festival, 2020 / Honorable Mention: Best Documentary Short
Nashville Film Festival, 2020
Tirana International Film Festival, 2020
Tofifest International Film Festival, 2020
Tacoma Film Festival, 2020
50²201 Magazine, Berlin, 2020
Glimmerglass Film Days, 2020
Drunken Film Festival, 2020
Shorts That Are Not Pants, 2020
Blue Danube Film Festival, 2020
Loft Short Film Festival, 2020
Vimeo, 2021 / Vimeo Staff Pick
The New York Times Op-Docs, 2020