It didn’t reach the international heights of France’s Cannes Film Festival or carry the name of Hollywood star Robert Redford and his Sundance Film Festival. What the First Annual Viking Film Festival did have was short films that showed off kids’ creativity and talent followed by its own awards ceremony.
Matthew McLindon, a film teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, had 15 short films lined up for viewing, as well as several trailers produced in cooperation…
