‘Do Not Disturb, a short film that touches on the dangers and possible outcomes of texting while driving was accepted into the PBS Short Film Festival.

Appearing on The SPIEL airing on FOX, Jacob Boehme discusses his upcoming short film.

“WSIU is proud to return as a producing partner for the 2020 PBS Online Film Festival with, “Do Not Disturb.” Developed by SIU student filmmakers Mackenzie Rosario of Clarksville, Tennessee and JT Boehme of Taylorville, Illinois, “Do Not Disturb” began as a class project offering a stark glimpse into the tragedy of texting and driving”

‘Forward Journey’ is a PBS Short Film Festival experimental narrative short film that follows the surreal journey of a young woman as she unravels the mystery of what happened to her.

“A film by two SIU Cinema & Photography students that began as a class project offering a stark glimpse into the tragedy of texting and driving will earn national recognition this year.”

With four top-four finishes in the National Student Advertising District 6 competition the previous four years, the team burst through by winning the virtual event earlier this month.