By University Relations
“Sun Dogs,”by Vincennes native Jason Affolder, will be shown Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.
December 1, 2008
VINCENNES, IND. – “Sun Dogs,” a 91-minute feature film produced, written, and directed by Vincennes native Jason Affolder, will be shown Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. (EST) in Vincennes University’s Shircliff Theatre in the Shircliff Humanities Building. The public is invited to attend this free event.
“Sun Dogs” concerns the story of a disillusioned teacher (portrayed by actor Michael Palumbo) who spends his summer break from school selling plasma to support his appetite for alcohol while dodging the responsibilities of his new house. Palumbo also will attend the Vincennes showing of “Sun Dogs,” which is sponsored by VU’s Shake Learning Resources Center.
Affolder, a 1996 Lincoln High School graduate, is the son of Douglas and Janice Affolder, Vincennes. He is a 2000 graduate of the University of Southern California’s film school in Los Angeles, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Film Production. For one year he taught mathematics and photography at John H. Martyn High School in New Orleans. He then joined the New Orleans Fire Department, where he has been employed for six years.
An avid photographer and world traveler, Affolder originally conceived “Sun Dogs” while teaching at Martyn High. He worked on the film while recovering from injuries he received as a firefighter during Hurricane Katrina, and throughout his return to duty at various fire stations throughout New Orleans.
Also starring in “Sun Dogs” are Christina DeRosier and Tyler Chetta. Chetta plays the role of Andy, a teenager with a predilection for explosives, an interest which he pursues freely as an unsupervised latchkey kid. He is also one of Michael’s students, looking to him for knowledge and advice in lieu of his absent father and preoccupied mother. DeRosier plays the role of Ashley, a failed artist working as a waitress, who invades Michael’s life by disrupting his karaoke performance at a local barroom. Their subsequent one-night stand evolves into a more complicated relationship that threatens to eclipse Michael’s friendship with Andy, who has girl problems of his own involving a tomboyish cohort.
