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April 26, 2012 /FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Film posters attached (for four fourth-year films); some stills available Media Contact: Marla Carpenter, 770-3337, carpem@uncsa.edu UNCSA TO PRESENT FILM SCREENINGS BY THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4
WINSTON-SALEM -- Next week, the School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will present its annual screenings to showcase works by the school’s third- and fourth-year film students (college juniors and seniors). This year’s screenings are slated for Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, at the School of Filmmaking’s ACE Exhibition Complex on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St., Winston-Salem. The schedule is: Thursday, May 3 – Third-Year Films 7 p.m., Main Theatre 8 p.m., Babcock Theatre Friday, May 4 – Fourth-Year Films 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., Main Theatre 8 p.m., Babcock Theatre Tickets are $6 for adults, seniors and students, and can be purchased through the UNCSA Box Office at 336-721-1945 or online at www.uncsa.edu/performances. Please note: Student films are not rated and may contain adult language and situations not suitable for children. Highlights of the films to be screened follow. Titles and line-up are subject to change. In some instances, information is unavailable. Fourth-Year Films CHILDREN OF WAX Director: Raven Bradley Producer: Dylan Gravely Cinematographer: Dylan Zola Editor: Rachel Fowler COLT COLT tells the story of a young boy’s coming of age set against the backdrop of the Post-Civil war South. Having come from a broken home, Colt’s father, Willard, attempts to instill life lessons upon his son. The incessant exposure to his father’s brutal tutelage leads Colt to make a life changing decision. Director: Zach Laws Writer: Gregory Baker Producer: Michael Fry Cinematographer: Brandon Clark Editor: Sean Butler Composer: Dan Anderegg
THE DASH Minor League Baseball is where young players learn the nuances of the game. This film documents an entire season of Minor League baseball with the Winston-Salem Dash, as the team plays for a championship and the players fight for the opportunity to move up and realize their dreams of making the Major Leagues. Directors: John Harvey and Chelsea O’Shea Producers: John Harvey and Chelsea O’Shea Cinematographer: Ronnie Nelson Editor: Max King DEATH OF A WIZARD During the social unrest of the 1960s, three boys take matters into their own hands by going after the Grand Wizard in their town. Director: Edward Varnie Writers: Sasha Whitaker and Warren Alexander Thompson Producer: Alexa Reass Cinematographer: Robbie Cline Editor: Justin Sale Production Designer: Katie Bulla Composer: Dan Anderegg DRINKING IN THE SUN When a young girl finds herself discontent with her mundane surroundings, she sets out on a quest to capture the sun, and in turn finds the spirit that was missing from her life. Director: Quentin Norris Writer: Chris Lutz Producer: Julie Pechanek Cinematographer: Brittni Moore Editor: Chris Kingery Production Designer: Aaron Kelly Composers: Christian Morris and Thomas Hauser DUST DEVILS When an infamous gunslinger kills an innocent on a job gone awry, he must confront the evil within him before he too meets his maker. Director: Gerry Gibson Writer: Dylan Zola Producer: Julie Pechanek Cinematographer: Ronnie Nelson Editor: Kyle Meyers Production Designer: Dee Blackburn Composer: Carol Khaouli FELICIA A middle-aged high school basketball coach, content in her devotion to her students, is taken aback by the unexpected return of a man she once loved and is forced to confront her chosen path in life. Director: Zach Coker Writer: Matt Gomez Producer: Mariangelica Velasquez Cinematographer: Daniel Satinoff Editor: Drew Johnson Production Designer: Emma Van Halsema Composer: Carol Khaouli FURIOUSLY, HOLD ME A first time mother to be finds herself at a crossroads between the life she has dreamed of and her harsh reality. Director: Lindsay Thompson Writer: Lindsay Thompson Producer: Konstantin Sumstev Cinematographer: Brittni Moore Editor: Hannah Smith Production Designer: Lauren Coffey Composer: David Olinger MEMOIRS After a failed suicide attempt, Jacob is forced to dive head-first into the stagnant hedonism of the world he was trying to escape. Director: Ian McClerin Writers: Ian McClerin and Joey Poach Producer: Joey Poach Cinematographer: Devin Forbes Editor: Max King Production Designer: James Heltibridle Composer: Carol Khaouli MOLLY UNDER THE MOON A collaborative work involving UNCSA’s Schools of Film, Dance, and Design & Production. Director: Zach Strum Writers: Zach Strum and Blake Engel Producer: Nick Hoisington Cinematographer: Preller Chambers Editor: Gen Liu Production Designer: Jenny Ford Choreographer: Hillary Franklin Composer: Leo Hurley (School of Music alumnus, Class of 2011) THE SCARIEST MONSTER Director: Shannon Jones Producer: Meghan Cirillo Cinematographer: Aaron Gantt Editor: Marcus Gonzalez TRUSTWORTHY After a night full of seduction, sex and alcohol, Ray wakes up to find an angry gangster at his door, a femme fatale in his bed, $200,000 and a chance to walk away from it all a rich man. Director: Gerik Gooch Producers: Cameron Abdo and John Navarro Cinematographer: Adam Meadows Editor: Matt Gorbachov WINNING ELLEN As college graduation nears, Rob and Philip must compete against each other to win the love of their longtime best friend, Ellen, before she leaves for good. Director: Emma George Writer: Nick Fanego Producer: Gabrielle Lui Cinematographer: Daniel Satinoff Editor: James Houle Production Designer: Kelley Rowan Composer: Dan Anderegg Third-Year Films AND HOW! Director: Andreas Guzman Writer: Eduardo Uruena and Olivia Motley Producer: Nathan Fennell Cinematographer: Eduardo Uruena Editor: Yotum Almor Production Designer: Olivia Motley THE BLANK PAGE Colin is a quiet boy. His mother tries her best to get him to come out of his shell by exposing him to a plethora of art and music teachers. While he learns many lessons from these jaded adults, they aren’t exactly the ones his mother had hoped for. Director: Andrew Nelson Writer: Noah Smith Producer: Erik Anello & Noah Smith Cinematographer: Cory Ring Editor: Chris Josyln Production Designer: Charlotte Cox CHROMA Director: Ted Russo Writer: Nick Fanego Producer: Julia Festa Cinematographer: Chris O'Leary Editor: Micah Vassau Production Designer: Taylor George DAFFODIL Director: Gabriel Russo Writer: Meredith Hannah & Sam Pennington Producer: Konstantin Sumtsev Cinematographer: David Robertson Editor: Justin Dean Production Designer: Amanda Cornell DEMON DAYS AT COOPER HIGH Director: Dylan Gravley Writer: Daniel Parra Producer: Daniel Parra Cinematographer: Drew Taylor Editor: Bryce Woods Production Designer: Matt Gorbachov KINGS AND QUEENS Director: Jimmy Kelly Writer: Warren Smith Producer: Warren Smith Cinematographer: Jacob LaGuardia Editor: James Houle THE PINOCCHIO PROJECT Director: Gabriela Jackson Writer: Brandon White Producer: Brandon White Cinematographer: Nina Scholl Editor: Marissa Power Production Designer: James Heltibridle SERGEANT TOWNSEND Director: Ben Hall Writer: Nathaniel Hendricks Producer: Jacob LaGuardia Cinematographer: Walker Forshee Editor: Chris Frith Production Designer: Emma Van Halsema THE TROUBLE WITH PURPOSING Director: Darren Hummel Writer: Brandon White Producer: Gabrielle Lui Cinematographer: Chase Schultz Editor: Aaron Greenbaum Production Designer: Katie Bulla As America’s first state-supported arts school, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a unique stand-alone public university of arts conservatories. With a high school component, UNCSA is a degree-granting institution that trains young people of talent in music, dance, drama, filmmaking, and design and production. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem (“The City of Arts and Innovation”) in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina system in 1972. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu. ###
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April 26, 2012 /FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Film posters attached (for four fourth-year films); some stills available
Media Contact: Marla Carpenter, 770-3337, carpem@uncsa.edu

UNCSA TO PRESENT FILM SCREENINGS BY THIRD- AND FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS

Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4

WINSTON-SALEM -- Next week, the School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will present its annual screenings to showcase works by the school’s third- and fourth-year film students (college juniors and seniors). This year’s screenings are slated for Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, at the School of Filmmaking’s ACE Exhibition Complex on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main St., Winston-Salem.

The schedule is:

Thursday, May 3 – Third-Year Films
7 p.m., Main Theatre
8 p.m., Babcock Theatre

Friday, May 4 – Fourth-Year Films
3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., Main Theatre
8 p.m., Babcock Theatre

Tickets are $6 for adults, seniors and students, and can be purchased through the UNCSA Box Office at 336-721-1945 or online at www.uncsa.edu/performances.

Please note: Student films are not rated and may contain adult language and situations not suitable for children.

Highlights of the films to be screened follow. Titles and line-up are subject to change. In some instances, information is unavailable.

Fourth-Year Films

CHILDREN OF WAX
Director: Raven Bradley
Producer: Dylan Gravely
Cinematographer: Dylan Zola
Editor: Rachel Fowler

COLT
COLT tells the story of a young boy’s coming of age set against the backdrop of the Post-Civil war South. Having come from a broken home, Colt’s father, Willard, attempts to instill life lessons upon his son. The incessant exposure to his father’s brutal tutelage leads Colt to make a life changing decision.
Director: Zach Laws
Writer: Gregory Baker
Producer: Michael Fry
Cinematographer: Brandon Clark
Editor: Sean Butler
Composer: Dan Anderegg

THE DASH
Minor League Baseball is where young players learn the nuances of the game. This film documents an entire season of Minor League baseball with the Winston-Salem Dash, as the team plays for a championship and the players fight for the opportunity to move up and realize their dreams of making the Major Leagues.
Directors: John Harvey and Chelsea O’Shea
Producers: John Harvey and Chelsea O’Shea
Cinematographer: Ronnie Nelson
Editor: Max King

DEATH OF A WIZARD
During the social unrest of the 1960s, three boys take matters into their own hands by going after the Grand Wizard in their town.
Director: Edward Varnie
Writers: Sasha Whitaker and Warren Alexander Thompson
Producer: Alexa Reass
Cinematographer: Robbie Cline
Editor: Justin Sale
Production Designer: Katie Bulla
Composer: Dan Anderegg

DRINKING IN THE SUN
When a young girl finds herself discontent with her mundane surroundings, she sets out on a quest to capture the sun, and in turn finds the spirit that was missing from her life.
Director: Quentin Norris
Writer: Chris Lutz
Producer: Julie Pechanek
Cinematographer: Brittni Moore
Editor: Chris Kingery
Production Designer: Aaron Kelly
Composers: Christian Morris and Thomas Hauser

DUST DEVILS
When an infamous gunslinger kills an innocent on a job gone awry, he must confront the evil within him before he too meets his maker.
Director: Gerry Gibson
Writer: Dylan Zola
Producer: Julie Pechanek
Cinematographer: Ronnie Nelson
Editor: Kyle Meyers
Production Designer: Dee Blackburn
Composer: Carol Khaouli

FELICIA
A middle-aged high school basketball coach, content in her devotion to her students, is taken aback by the unexpected return of a man she once loved and is forced to confront her chosen path in life.
Director: Zach Coker
Writer: Matt Gomez
Producer: Mariangelica Velasquez
Cinematographer: Daniel Satinoff
Editor: Drew Johnson
Production Designer: Emma Van Halsema
Composer: Carol Khaouli

FURIOUSLY, HOLD ME
A first time mother to be finds herself at a crossroads between the life she has dreamed of and her harsh reality.
Director: Lindsay Thompson
Writer: Lindsay Thompson
Producer: Konstantin Sumstev
Cinematographer: Brittni Moore
Editor: Hannah Smith
Production Designer: Lauren Coffey
Composer: David Olinger

MEMOIRS
After a failed suicide attempt, Jacob is forced to dive head-first into the stagnant hedonism of the world he was trying to escape.
Director: Ian McClerin
Writers: Ian McClerin and Joey Poach
Producer: Joey Poach
Cinematographer: Devin Forbes
Editor: Max King
Production Designer: James Heltibridle
Composer: Carol Khaouli

MOLLY UNDER THE MOON
A collaborative work involving UNCSA’s Schools of Film, Dance, and Design & Production.
Director: Zach Strum
Writers: Zach Strum and Blake Engel
Producer: Nick Hoisington
Cinematographer: Preller Chambers
Editor: Gen Liu
Production Designer: Jenny Ford
Choreographer: Hillary Franklin
Composer: Leo Hurley (School of Music alumnus, Class of 2011)

THE SCARIEST MONSTER
Director: Shannon Jones
Producer: Meghan Cirillo
Cinematographer: Aaron Gantt
Editor: Marcus Gonzalez

TRUSTWORTHY
After a night full of seduction, sex and alcohol, Ray wakes up to find an angry gangster at his door, a femme fatale in his bed, $200,000 and a chance to walk away from it all a rich man.
Director: Gerik Gooch
Producers: Cameron Abdo and John Navarro
Cinematographer: Adam Meadows
Editor: Matt Gorbachov

WINNING ELLEN
As college graduation nears, Rob and Philip must compete against each other to win the love of their longtime best friend, Ellen, before she leaves for good.
Director: Emma George
Writer: Nick Fanego
Producer: Gabrielle Lui
Cinematographer: Daniel Satinoff
Editor: James Houle
Production Designer: Kelley Rowan
Composer: Dan Anderegg

Third-Year Films

AND HOW!
Director: Andreas Guzman
Writer: Eduardo Uruena and Olivia Motley
Producer: Nathan Fennell
Cinematographer: Eduardo Uruena
Editor: Yotum Almor
Production Designer: Olivia Motley

THE BLANK PAGE
Colin is a quiet boy. His mother tries her best to get him to come out of his shell by exposing him to a plethora of art and music teachers. While he learns many lessons from these jaded adults, they aren’t exactly the ones his mother had hoped for.
Director: Andrew Nelson
Writer: Noah Smith
Producer: Erik Anello & Noah Smith
Cinematographer: Cory Ring
Editor: Chris Josyln
Production Designer: Charlotte Cox

CHROMA
Director: Ted Russo
Writer: Nick Fanego
Producer: Julia Festa
Cinematographer: Chris O'Leary
Editor: Micah Vassau
Production Designer: Taylor George

DAFFODIL
Director: Gabriel Russo
Writer: Meredith Hannah & Sam Pennington
Producer: Konstantin Sumtsev
Cinematographer: David Robertson
Editor: Justin Dean
Production Designer: Amanda Cornell

DEMON DAYS AT COOPER HIGH
Director: Dylan Gravley
Writer: Daniel Parra
Producer: Daniel Parra
Cinematographer: Drew Taylor
Editor: Bryce Woods
Production Designer: Matt Gorbachov

KINGS AND QUEENS
Director: Jimmy Kelly
Writer: Warren Smith
Producer: Warren Smith
Cinematographer: Jacob LaGuardia
Editor: James Houle

THE PINOCCHIO PROJECT
Director: Gabriela Jackson
Writer: Brandon White
Producer: Brandon White
Cinematographer: Nina Scholl
Editor: Marissa Power
Production Designer: James Heltibridle

SERGEANT TOWNSEND
Director: Ben Hall
Writer: Nathaniel Hendricks
Producer: Jacob LaGuardia
Cinematographer: Walker Forshee
Editor: Chris Frith
Production Designer: Emma Van Halsema

THE TROUBLE WITH PURPOSING
Director: Darren Hummel
Writer: Brandon White
Producer: Gabrielle Lui
Cinematographer: Chase Schultz
Editor: Aaron Greenbaum
Production Designer: Katie Bulla

As America’s first state-supported arts school, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a unique stand-alone public university of arts conservatories. With a high school component, UNCSA is a degree-granting institution that trains young people of talent in music, dance, drama, filmmaking, and design and production. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem (“The City of Arts and Innovation”) in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina system in 1972. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu.

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