A documentary produced by Ball State University's Department of Telecommunications will compete in Louisville's International Film Festival on Friday.
"Movers and Stakers: Stories along the Indiana National Road" is a film about Indiana's portion of the National Road, which is also known as U.S. Route 40 and runs from Illinois to Maryland.
Nancy Carlson, who directed the documentary, said she is eager for Hoosiers to see the film.
"Because the National Road has lots of local interest, the Louisville Film Festival is a good one to be in," Carlson said. "And since much of southern Indiana looks to Louisville as their nearest major city, they'll go across the river to the film festival and see something that was made in their home state."
The documentary is in the "Feature Documentary" category, which contains films that are longer than 50 minutes in length, along with 16 other films.
Carlson said this is the first film festival that "Movers and Stakers" has been in.
"It turns out we have a lot of TCOM alumni in the Louisville area, so we're meeting with them to have a get together and celebrate being in this film festival," she said.
TCOM major Hopeann Hintz, who was the initial scriptwriter for the film, said she's excited about the ways the film is being used.
"I think it's amazing," Hintz said. "We had so much video to use and just to see the idea that Nancy [Carlson] had used in kiosks and schools around the state to inform children about the National Road - I think it's great that a production that a couple of BSU students and a professor can put together can be recognized in a film festival. It'll be great for the university and for Nancy."
Carlson said she agrees the film will give Ball State good statewide exposure.
"So much of southern Indiana hears about IU and the University of Louisville," she said. "It'll be great to get our name down there as well."
Hintz said that her experience making the film will have a lasting impact on her life.
"You need to become pliable to different kinds of people, to know how to interact with different personalities," Hintz said. "And that's going to be something that I take with me ten years from now, no matter where I go or what I do. I would encourage people to go drive the National Road; not a lot of people know about it or the history you can experience on it."
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