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University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student filmmakers Trent Hilborn and Mark Mazur are no strangers to world of film making. Between them, they have worked on more than 60 films, three of which they co-wrote, co-directed and co-produced.

On April 7, they will host the premiere of their latest collaboration, CYCLE, at UW Oshkosh’s Reeve Memorial Union Theatre.

In CYCLE, Hilborn and Mazur tell a story of a scientist, trapped in perpetual grief, who is pushed  to the edge by his eternal need for redemption. Abandoning moral uncertainty, the scientist attempts to be the first to create life without reproduction.

Hilborn and Mazur achieved significant achievement for their previous short film SURFACE that looked at the world without an ozone layer.  After its release, the film won “Best Student Film: Gold Level,” at the Oregon Film Awards.  SURFACE was also featured as on official selection of nine other film festivals.

SURFACE also caught the attention of Academy Award Winning Filmmaker Michael Moore.  Moore personally selected the film to screen at his 2010 Traverse City Film Festival. The trip to Traverse City served as inspiration for the duo. “When Mark and I were driving to Traverse City, we brainstormed for 4 or 5 hours before we finally found the key element of the story. Then we expanded it from there,” Hilborn said. The film-making duo also enlisted the help of music professor Andre Gaskins, a professional cellist and the Director of Orchestral Activities and Cello at UW Oshkosh.

Read the full story on COLS Special Reports. Story by Bradley Beck, COLS Special Reports

World Premiere: CYCLE

  • Date: Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre
  • Website: www.CycleTheFilm.com

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