The Last Earth Girl / U.S.A. / Louisiana Premiere

Told from the point of view of a young woman racing away from the Earth in a small space capsule, The Last Earth Girl tells the story of one person’s journey when it is announced that the world will end in seven years. Miriam, a young college student, is caught off guard along with the rest of the world, when what is first thought of as a rogue comet heading toward our sun is soon discovered to be an unknown mass that is predicted to detonate the Sun and destroy the solar system. As society breaks down and last ditch attempts to avert the disaster fail, Miriam decides, that to find the answers she seeks, she must confront the apocalypse head on.

The filmmaker will attend the film screening.

Director's Bio

Jim Weter began his career in filmmaking at the University of Mississippi in Oxford where he was a technical theater student. While there, he completed his first two feature films, “Crimson Twins” and “33”. Moving to Memphis, TN in 2008, Jim then enrolled in the University of Memphis Film Production program and earned his BA in Film and Video Production. After which, he continued on in the Graduate Program. It was during this time that he completed his first short film in Memphis, “Homecoming”, and his 3rd feature film “Blind People”.

In 2010, Jim founded the Cellardoor Cinema Screenplay Contest (later the Unreal Film Festival). The winning screenplay of this contest, At Stake: Vampire Solutions, became Jim’s 4th feature length film. The popularity of this film green-lit it’s sequel AS:VS Back in Business, which became Jim’s 5th feature film. The Last Earth Girl marks Jim’s 6th feature film to date.