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Interrobang Film Festival Announces 55 Films from 30 Countries to be Screened at Des Moines Arts Festival®

May 31, 2018

DES MOINES, IA  May 31, 2018 – The Interrobang Film Festival (IFF) presented by Nationwide Movies for Grownups is proud to announce the 55 films from 30 countries that will be screened over the three days of the Des Moines Arts Festival® June 22 – 24.

Part juried competition, part public screening and part workshop, the unique IFF event allows both cinema enthusiasts and curious newcomers to experience films from artists around the globe from the comfort of the air-conditioned South Wing of the Des Moines Central Library. 2018 is a banner year for IFF, as the fifty-five films will be more films than have ever screened before.

“This is the Interrobang Film Festival’s most dynamic year ever, featuring exclusive premieres from all around the world,” said Kristian Day, Interrobang Film Festival Producer. “We’re excited about this new partnership with AARP Movies for Grownups so IFF can continue to grow in Des Moines.”

Complete synopses of each of the films along with information about the filmmakers is available on the Des Moines Arts Festival website. You can also see our 2018 sizzle reel here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ha74rtx3i22ct0/IFF%20PREVIEW%20Loop.mp4?dl=0

The films selected for the 2018 Interrobang Film Festival are:

  • The Happiness Machine
  • NIGHT OWL
  • Sgt Stubby - An Unlikely Hero
  • Funfair
  • Farewell
  • Room Tone
  • Break from the Herd
  • THE KINGDOM
  • Genesis
  • The Masseuse
  • Dispassion
  • Iku Manieva
  • A Different Script
  • Brothers
  • American Fútbol
  • Balance
  • America
  • Red Season
  • Belonging
  • A Place to Stay
  • Amma Meri (Mother)
  • Brujas
  • The Hustle: Life of Subway
  • Performers
  • Skateboarding
  • Outpost
  • Cancel the F---ing Internet
  • The Inescapable Arrival of Lazlo
  • Petushki
  • Sunnyside
  • The Accomplice
  • The Manual
  • HAIRAT
  • Intercourse
  • VEXED
  • ANORI/Wind
  • My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes
  • The Provider
  • The Things You Think I’m
  • Thinking
  • Search Engines
  • Yarchen Gar
  • Ettore’s Stargate
  • Lola
  • The Boat
  • The Observer Effect
  • Faded
  • Lingua Absentia
  • The Old Stripper
  • Every Ghost Has An Orchestra
  • Blows With The Wind
  • Frank and Lamar
  • Shoken
  • Portrait : A Ballet Film in Four
  • Movements
  • Marieke
  • Beth’s three o’clock with
  • Dr. Harlow
  • Nobody Dies Here
  • 165708

About the Des Moines Arts Festival®

The eleven-time Grand Pinnacle Award-winning Des Moines Arts Festival presented by Nationwide will be held June 22-24, 2018. This free annual three-day arts and culture festival will surround the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. DMAF invites you to “…go where it takes you…” by engaging with 180 invited professional visual artists, emerging Iowa artists, the cutting-edge Interrobang Film Festival, live music, performing arts, interactive arts activities, award-winning community outreach programs, live artist workshops and demonstrations, artisan food, and beverages for every taste. The Des Moines Arts Festival is presented by Nationwide and sponsored by Bravo Greater Des Moines, Prairie Meadows, Principal, and MidAmerican Energy.

For more information please visit us online at www.desmoinesartsfestival.org or socialize with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DesMoinesArtsFestival, Twitter at @DMArtsFestival, Instagram at @desmoinesartsfestival, Pinterest at @dmartsfest, on YouTube and on LinkedIn.  #GoWhereItTakesYou #DMAF #DMAF2018 #Nationwide #MakeSafeHappen

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please call Belle Du Chene at (646) 712-2196 or email Belle at bduchene@desmoinesartsfestival.org.

About Interrobang Film Festival

The term “interrobang” indicates a non-standard punctuation mark in an exclamatory manner, as in, “What are you doing?!” This mixture of query and interjection leaves room for reflection, contemplation, and exploration.

Since 2007, the Des Moines Arts Festival has presented the Interrobang Film Festival as part of its three-day lineup bringing the art of film to Festival guests June 22-24.  IFF is part juried competition, part public screening, and part workshop. Cinema enthusiasts and curious newcomers alike can experience curated screenings from artists around the globe.