The Trek

(Left to Right: Matthew Rebong, Jackson Miller, Richard Andrews, Amy McBeth)
Photo Cred: Jackson Miller

On Saturday, August 22nd, Prism premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood. It was the first film festival I've ever gone to, and was quite exciting! Especially since I was going to support a film that I had been a part of. Alongside Prism, my team and I got to view a handful of other great shorts before we briefly talked about our film in front of the audience. We received a lot of compliments from viewers following the screening, with many intrigued that the short was entirely made by students.

Recently, I also found out that Doppelgänger is going to Germany to be part of the Braunschweig International Film Festival. I will be unable to attend, but my director will be going, and I look forward to hearing how it goes!

Festival Time

With the rush of thesis over comes the next step in the student film process -- the Festival circuit. Recently, I received word that Prism has begun to make its rounds, and has been accepted into the Screen Actors Guild Foundation LA Shorts Showcase, the Prescott Film Festival (going on now), and the HollyShorts Film Festival. The film has also caught the attention of the Academy and is now a Semifinalist for the Student Academy Awards. It's been quite surreal and exciting to see the response and watch the film take off. I am extremely proud of the team and am thrilled to see what these next months hold.