Mini Cine Festival 2 features premiere of The Last Cents

The Last Cents

Last year, dozens of people crowded into a downtown establishment to see the first Mini Cine Film Festival presented by Rick Pukis, professor of communications. The festival showcased films of several communications students.

Now he’s ready to do it again. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Professor Pukis will present Mini Cine 2 downtown at The Bee’s Knees. This year there will be three showings of the films instead of one, beginning at 7 p.m.

“It’ll be nice to have three showings; there will be a different crowd for each showing,” says Professor Pukis.

Professor Pukis plans on showcasing the talents of current and past students. He will also present some of his films and films from people in the community. One of the highlights of the festival will be a premiere of The Last Cents, a 5-minute DVD made by senior communications major Jerome Manley, along with 15 other ASU students, for a national DVD-making competition. ASU was one of 20 schools nationwide chosen to compete in the competition sponsored by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professor Pukis hopes that the Mini Cine Film Festival will become an annual event in Augusta. “I want to give an outlook for films at ASU and the community and for people who have a passion for films,” he says.

The first showing will begin at 7 p.m., with 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. showings following. The Bee’s Knees is located at 211 10th St. Admission is free to the festival. The event is open to the public. For more information, call the Department of Languages, Literature, and Communications at 737-1500.

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