Valentine's Day Film Festival Program

SDSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND FILM

PROGRAM

FEB 14-15 TICKETS: $10 FILM.SDSU.EDU VIRTUAL PLATFORM

Valentine’s Day FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCED BY the SDSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND FILM

WELCOME The School of Theatre, Television, and Film welcomes you to the Spring 2021 edition of the Valentine’s Day Film Festival.

We are proud to share with you our highly talented student filmmakers and future leaders of the film industry.

Thank you for attending virtually to support their efforts. We continue to count on your support for future student film festivals here at the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at SDSU.

‘Niyi Coker, Jr. Director School of Theatre, Television, and Film

Rich Underwood, Festival Curator Each year we carefully select the best student films about love, romance and relationships in celebration of the holiday.

We hope you enjoy the 5th annual Valentine’s Day Film Festival.

Sunday, February 14, 2021 & Monday, February 15, 2021

VALENTINE’S DAY Film Festival

CACTUS AND THE PANSY

(6:00) Director: Sergio Duarte

A romantic comedy about a potted cactus that, after living alone in an office, must adapt when a beautiful pansy flower is introduced.

ST. VALENTINE

(16:04) Director: Stephen Crutchfield The story of what happens to an unlucky young lover when the stars align against him on Valentine’s Day.

A CAUSE FOR CUPID

(9:23) Director: Todd Jackson

When Cooper, a cupid on the verge of his one millionth love connection, gets assigned to Mathew, he learns what true love really means.

SMILE

(9:59) Director: Jack Winemiller

A man with low self-esteem orders a smile kit that works, unfortunately for him, too well.

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HANDLE WITH CARE

(11:04) Director: Elizabeth Spitsbergen

Once upon a time, right in the middle of ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.

SOMETHING PRIMAL

(13:06) Director: David Ledwith After escaping prison, two unlikely characters try to survive in the wild.

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Emerging Filmmakers Showcases

Virtual Platform $10 General Admission

This showcase of outstanding short subject fiction and documentary films is the culmination of work completed each semester. In a competitive selection process, a faculty jury chooses the best student film submissions. No film is longer than 11 minutes, and all films are created by students of the SDSU acclaimed Television, Film and New Media program.

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Cloud 9

Virtual Platform $5 General Admission

“Both parody and spoof of the Victorian Empire and its rigid attitudes, especially toward sex. There is Clive, a British functionary; his wife Betty (played by a man); their daughter Victoria (a rag doll); Clive’s friend Harry, an explorer; Mrs. Saunders, who runs about dressed in a riding habit; Clive’s son Edward, who still plays with dolls and is played by a woman; and Joshua, a native servant who knows exactly what is really going on. What really is going on is a marvelous send-up and a non-stop round-robin of sexual liaisons. All this time the natives are restless in the background.

The second act shifts to London in 1980. Except for the surviving characters, it is only twenty-five years later, and all those repressed sexual longings have evaporated, along with the Empire.”

- Samuel French LTD.

7:00 p.m.

By Caryl Churchill Directed by Jesca Prudencio

Apr. 22-25

She Kills Monsters

Virtual Platform $5 General Admission

“A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this highoctane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.”

- Samuel French LTD.

7:00 p.m.

May 4-8 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Platform $5 General Admission

By Qui Nguyen Directed by Peter Cirino

Pippin

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Roger O. Hirson Directed and Choreographed by Stephen Brotebeck

“With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.

- Music Theatre International

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DONORS

We are pleased to thank our generous supporters, as all that we accomplish would not be possible without the generous support of alumni and community members, who make significant contributions to support our students and programs at SDSU. Thank you!

Endowed Funds ($50,000+)

Ages of Drama-Live Endowment Hayes Anderson Student Excellence Endowment Annas Endowed Scholarship in Costume Design Anonymous Endowed Scholarship Bolles Family Scholarship Endowment Julia R. Brown Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship Brita C. Davis and Richard R. Davis Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship Deborah M. Dexter Endowed Scholarship in Musical Theatre Joyce Gattas Musical Theatre Scholarship Nella Feldman Gross Scholarship Endowment Chuck and Robin Luby Endowment for Musical Theatre Mangan/Christensen Endowed Scholarship for Musical Theatre McCabe Family Scholarship Endowment Margaret McKerrow Scholarship Endowment Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Endowed Professorship supported by Carey Gail Wall, Ph.D. and Terry L. O’Donnell, Ph.D. Musical Theatre Scholarship Endowment Mack Owen Scholarship Endowment Don Powell Endowed Chair in Scenic Design Don Powell Endowment Roscoe-Tiffany MFA Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship Marion Ross Scholarship Endowment Darlene and Donald Shiley Endowment for Student Excellence in Musical Theatre Henry Stanton Endowment Clarence and Catherine Stephenson Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship George and Judy Sunga Endowed Scholarship Theatre Endowment Fund Lee Rae Ulrich Costume Design Memorial Fund Judith and Jack White Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship Paulette Wilson Endowment for Musical Theatre The Mary Ellen Trainor Zemeckis Student Enrichment Program in Theatre, Television, Film, and Journalism

An endowment can be established with a commitment of $50,000 or more. Thank you to these generous supporters.

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DONORS

Annual Funds and Scholarships (up to $50,000) Annas Costume Studio Fund Aztecs to Hollywood Bellinghiere Scholarship Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film Tom Bollard Fellowship in Design and Technology Clayton Brace Awards Scholarship Fund Drama Circle Michael and Anne-Charlotte “A.C.” Harvey Scholarship Ron and Sue Heller Fund for Musical Theatre Gale Anne Hurd TFM Program Marshall and Judy Lewis Musical Theatre Fund Love Letters Production Fund Los Lobos Documentaries Film Fund Denise Madruga Scholarship John J. and Katherine F. Martin MFA Musical Theatre Scholarship Thomas and Randi McKenzie Fund for Experiential Theatrical Opportunities Dennis Sanders Scholarship San Diego Theatre Arts Research Lab Michele Schlecht MFA Musical Theatre Scholarship Hunton Sellman Scholarship Chad Shelton Memorial Scholarship R P Shields Scholarship Student Success Fund Theatre, Television and Film

Generous Supporters ($500+) (7/1/2018-6/30/2019)

Emmet G. Barton Stephanie Brownyard Stephen and Robin Ching Sarah Elizabeth Jewett Coombs Jeff and Pam Cotta Sylvia J. Fitch Paul Giarrusso Barbara and William K. Graham, Ph.D. Brett K. Kelly Adam and Shelley Lambert

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FACULTY & STAFF

ADMINISTRATION ‘Niyi Coker Jr., Professor & Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film Melanie Dumont, Financial Coordinator Angie Parkhurst, School Coordinator Dina Perez, Box Office Coordinator TELEVISION, FILM, AND NEW MEDIA FACULTY/STAFF Greg Durbin, Professor Alex Farnsley, Lecturer Mark Freeman, Professor Brian Hu, Assistant Professor Bob Jordan, Lecturer Martha M. Lauzen, Professor, Executive Director - Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film Stephanie Lee, TFM Shop Foreman David Morong, Professor, Graduate Advisor Greg Penetrante, TV/Film Studio Engineer Timothy A. Powell, Professor, Area Head James B. Ray, TV/Film Studio Engineer Rebecca Romani, Lecturer Sam Shpigelman, Lecturer Rich Underwood, Lecturer Stuart Voytilla, Lecturer, Undergrad Advisor

Jesca Prudencio, Assistant Professor Randy Reinholz, Professor Peggy Shannon, Professor, Dean of PSFA Jay Sheehan, Faculty Production Manager, Stage Management Advisor Teri McConnell Tavares, Costume Shop Manager Katie (Laura) Turner, Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor Christopher Warren, Assistant Professor Andrew Young, Scene Shop Foreman

EMERITUS FACULTY Hayes Anderson, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film Carroll Blue, Professor Emerita, Telecommunications and Film Anne-Charlotte Harvey, Professor Emerita of Theatre Michael Harvey, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Elizabeth Heighten, Professor Emerita, Telecommunications and Film Kaye Jameson, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film Paula Kalustian, Professor Emerita, Head of MFA Musical Theatre Program THEATRE FACULTY/STAFF Margaret Larlham, Professor Emerita Adrian Alita, Associate Professor, Head of Acting Peter Larlham, Professor Emeritus Dani Bedau, Associate Professor Robert E. Lee, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film Denita Bliznakova, Professor, Head of Design/Technology MFA program Roy Madsen, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film Stephen Brotebeck, Associate Professor Donald R. Martin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Peter Cirino, Associate Professor Margaret McKerrow, Professor Emerita of Kristen Flores, Scenic Charge Artist/Prop Theatre Master Ralph Funicello, Don Powell Chair in Scene Tom Meador, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film Design Jack Ofield, Emeritus Professor of Film Peter Herman, Wig Making, Make-up Costume Construction Michael Real, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film D.J. Hopkins, Professor Charles Murdock Lucas, Associate Professor Beeb Salzer, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Loren Schreiber, Emeritus Professor, Anne McMills, Associate Professor, Design/Technology MFA Graduate Advisor Director of Technology Rick Simas, Lecturer Emeritus, Musical Brian McVicker, Technical Director Theatre Robert Meffe, Professor, Graduate Advisor Carolyn “C.J.” Keith, Lecturer Emerita Peter Nordyke, Master Electrician John Witherspoon, Professor Emeritus, Sharon Oppenheimer, Lecturer Telecommunications and Film Shelley Orr, Associate Professor, Graduate Craig Wolf, Professor Emeritus Advisor for MA Theatre Arts

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