Virtual Mason Film Festival

FILM AT MASON PRESENTS A

Virtual

MASON FILM FESTIVAL May 30, 2020

Watch the films!

9:00AM-11:59PM

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BLOCK 1 | 2:00 PM

FAVS 255 VIDEO PRODUCTION FAVS 375 FICTION FILM DIRECTING FAVS 399 VISUAL EFFECTS

Live Q&A schedule BLOCK 2 | 3:30 PM CAPSTONE CONVERSATIONS

BLOCK 3 | 5:00 PM

FAVS 498 PITCH PRESENTATIONS FAVS 499 SENIOR PROJECTS AWARD CELEBRATION

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FAVS 255 VIDEO PRODUCTION VISUAL POETRY PROJECTS

Instructors: Maillim Santiago and Gabrielle Mitchell Block 1 (Prof. Santiago) Center of the Universe 1:57. Drama Alyssa Chandler The narrator’s view point of her current love interest.

You are the Universe 2:30. Experimental Ty Wright We are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.

Kick, Push 1:37. Experimental Jason Leodan Monteflores A teenager goes to the skate park for a nice session, and ends up doing more than just skating.

The Mind of A Dancer 2:20. Documentary Kayla Renee Stephens This film captures the life of a dancer, to show why dance is one of the most physically demanding jobs.

Homeland 15:52. Documentary Martina Conti Two stories of personal experience and life in their homeland, Puerto Rico.

Block 2 (Prof. Mitchell) A Sad Story By Macchiato 1:34. Comedy/Drama Rebekah Dass Macchiato was happily the only cat in the family until one day his people decided to adopt a nuisance.

Life 2:04. Drama Amarnath Kushwaha A teenager reflects on the futility of life.

Who Am I? 1:08. Metaphorical Sabrina Beach I will always be just a piece of paper.

Portrait of a Distressed Individual 3:05. Experimental Farris Langley An exploration of the mind of a distressed individual.

WHEELS 3:07. Experimental Joshua Biedrycki Three people offer windows into what drives them.

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Once Upon a Time 2:00. Comedy Tiffany Vu A girl imagines what a day with her prince charming would look like.

Je T’aime Annabelle 2:56. Comedy Jennifer Vu A boy prepares for a study date with the girl of his dreams.

FAVS 375 FICTION FILM DIRECTING Instructor: Nikyatu Jusu

No News Today, Mama 4:18. Drama Moamen Ahmed A man who lives in the US has to lie to his mother who lives in Egypt during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hang In There 6:11. Drama/Experimental Holden Charles Conner A student wanders his empty neighborhood while pondering his place in the epidemic.

Bad Connection 2:33. Experimental Gavin Thibodeau  An abstract short with an abandoned present and a peopled past.

Cessation 3:56. Comedy/Horror/Thriller Alexander Hammett The final of a trilogy where a familial dispute comes to an end.

Keep Your Distance 4:21. Mockumentary/Comedy John Coughlin and Sayf Turkomani When John comes back from being sick, Jared has a hard time readjusting.

FAVS 399 VISUAL EFFECTS THE ART OF VFX Instructor: Russell Santos

Thomas Butler Youssef Radwan Sergio Conti Douina Sabah Cole Eldridge Abby Smith Stephen Gentry James Stemple Amy Kang Madison Telles Brandon Payne Sara Wolfley Marcus Phoon 2

FAVS 498 PITCH PRESENTATIONS Instructor: Nikyatu Jusu

Untitled Chosen Dominique Bernardino Moamen Ahmed Touchline Pending Approval Mohammed Saffouri Jack Mullen

FAVS 496 AND FAVS 497 CAPSTONE CONVERSATIONS Instructors: Tommy Britt, Hans Charles, Amanda Kraus, Lisa Thrasher, and Maura Ugarte

Producing (Prof. Thrasher) Fabrizio Alberdi Taylor Spears

Screenwriting (Prof. Britt)

Leonard Collins Fox Kier Ian Cox Alexandria Mcalpine Rhyan Elliott Jacob Musselman Ekaterina Gaetjens Nicholas Roller Hannah Harmison Andrew Simko

Cinematography (Prof. Charles) Blaire Collingwood Elizabeth Cornfeld Malcom Villanueva

Editing (Prof. Ugarte) Sumona Banerji Jonathan Ibarra Marcus Phoon Abby Smith James Stemple

Sound (Prof. Kraus) Christopher Porter Sayf Turkomani

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FAVS 499 SENIOR SHOWCASE Instructor: Benjamin Steger

Clown Town 11:20. Sci Fi/Fantasy Summer-Joy Chanelle Fields Life in Clown Town is turned upside down with the arrival of traveling salesmen.

Producer/ 1st AD: Aaliyah-Janay Williams Director of Photography: Alaa Zabara Assistant Camera: Brian MacDonald Script Supervisor: Brandon Payne Production Designer: Luciana Ducceschi BTS: Alex Purdy Composer: Jeremy Hodge Sound Mix: Jack Lewis

Props Master: James Fedorko Boom: Alex Hammett, Steven King, and Lance Maldonado Gaffer: Alicia Rodriguez Grip: Holden Conner and Khubab Hassan Production Assistant: Sabrina Beach Effects Editor: John Coughlin Story Editor: Nathan Ridings Sound Editor: Victoria Lin

A Friend Named Park 11:45. Drama Bryan Steger Two best friends use their imaginations to escape a cancer diagnosis.

Producer: Tyson Nader Editor: Marcus Phoon Director of Photography: Jonathan Ibarra Sound Design: Justin Ueberhorst Assistant Director: Gavin Thibodeau 1st AC: Jacob Morgan Colorist: Stephen Gentry

Script Supervisors: Megan Hajdo and Tyson Nader Sound Mixers: Francisco Mejia and Lance Maldonado Boom Operators: Lance Maldonado and Daniel Taylor Gaffers: Matt Vargas and Matt Ross Grips: Paul Kalata and Melissa Campbell Assistant Editor: Melissa Campbell Production Assistants: Daniel Taylor and Ty Wright

Battle Buddy 11:00. Documentary Dennis Kramer When PTSD and traumatic brain injury derail a veteran’s life, Charlie, a service dog, comes to the rescue.

Director of Photography: Malcom Villanueva Audio: Taj Kokayi Editors: Dennis Kramer and Sara Wolfley

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Harra and the Donkey 15:00. Comedy/Sci Fi/Fantasy Christopher Malone A burnt-out cartoonist must make a life-changing decision when his most famous creation comes to life.

Producer: Mohammed Saffouri Director of Photography/Colorist: Holden Conner Storyboard Artists: Celia Rico Sanchez Mateos and Jeremy Hodge Boom Op: Sean Grieg Composer: LJ Garcia Sound Designer: Daniel Taylor 1st AD: Kate Kinkead 2nd AD: Lance Maldonado Prop Master: Cole LaMay Script Supervisor: Elisabeth Angeley

Costume Designer: Ramya Gogineni Production Designer: Steven King Grip/Gaffer/Sound Mixer: Melissa Campbell Editors: Khubab Hassan and Faith McKane Production Assistants: Marina Inoue and Megan Hajado VFX: Dounia Sabah BTS Video: Vincent McGarry 1st AC: Warren Spears 2nd AC/Grip/Gaffer: Nathan Ridings

Mushroom Soup 10:10. Drama/Sci Fi/Fantasy/Experimental Sungtaek Lim Clementine, the world’s last chef, awaits his execution.

Producer: Megan Hajdo Storyboard and AD: Joshua Biedrycki DP/Colorist: Brian MacDonald Script Supervisor: Michael Amodeo 1st AC: Tiffany Vu PA: Jennifer Vu

Boom/Mixer: Victoria Lin and Daniel Taylor 1st AC/Gaffer/Editor: Ian Leach Sound Editor: Liam Tipler Sound Designer on Set: Charles Grass Production Design: Sumona Banerji

Chopped & Stacked 13:00. Drama Mykael Wood A story about A Father, A Son... and A Chainsaw.

Director of Photography: Cory Mason Sound Designer: Christopher Porter Producers: Fabrizio Alberdi and Maya El-Hage Editor: David Biggs

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Through the World’s Door 7:34. Drama/Sci Fi/Fantasy Christopher Lee Silva Theresa and her mother move into a new apartment in the city. After a rowdy argument she goes through a journey to find herself and the bond she lost.

Producer: Derek Patterson Director of Photography: Katie Daenzer 1st AC & Colorist: Holden Conner Boom Operators: Jason Monteflores and Jeremy Hodge

1st AD: Nathan Ridings Editors: Marina Inoue & Faith McKane Sound Mixer/Design: Victoria Lin Production Designer: Domonic Napoleon

Selahy 13:49. Narrative/Drama Alaa Zabara A young, deaf Arabic girl, born in a war zone, finds that her only weapons are her hearing aids and an old video camera.

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THANK YOU TO OUR JURY AND SUPPORTERS

Ted Adams (Red Zeppelin Productions) Jack Kehoe Dennis Boni Clara Kelly Lina Cameron Tony Marquez Eric Cotten Christelle Matou

Dean Rick Davis (GMU) Erik Muendel (Brightline Interactive) Jim Folliard Chuck Peña (Fairfax Public Access) Jon Gann (ReelPlan) Doug Spearman Kwanza Gooden Julie Thompson (GMU) Aaron Goodmiller Mikki Van Wyk Susan Graziano (GMU) Ed Wright

Melissa Houghton (WIFV, DC) Lisa Zuccari (Board of Visitors)

WITH APPRECIATION TO THE FILM AT MASON STAFF Andrew Jorgensen, Technical Coordinator Abbesi Akhamie, Production Manager Samantha Beach, Office Manager and Graphic Designer Lori Yi, Academic Advisor

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FILM AT MASON FACULTY Giovanna Chesler, Professor and Program Director Cynthia Fuchs, Associate Professor and Associate Program Director Tommy Britt, Associate Professor of Screenwriting Benjamin Steger, Associate Professor of Directing and Capstone Amanda Kraus, Assistant Professor of Sound and Editing Hans Charles, Assistant Professor of Cinematography Lisa Thrasher, Assistant Professor of Film Business and Producing Maura Ugarte, Assistant Professor of Directing and Editing Nikyatu Jusu, Assistant Professor of Directing and Screenwriting Heather McDonald, CVPA Writer in Residence and Affiliated Faculty Samirah Alkassim Sara Barger Monica Bellais Scott Cooper Damien Coor Robert Farr Susan Kehoe Peter Kimball Sam Meddis Gabrielle Mitchell Kristin Mohr May Santiago Russell Santos Rebekah Wingert-Jabi

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