Mason Film Festival Spring 2015 May 7-8-9 in Johnson Center Cinema

Films by students in FAVS 255 and Fiction Film Directing, as well as graduating FAVS seniors.

Past Event

May 7, 2015, 5:00 PM to May 9, 2015, 7:00 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Cinema

May 7, 8, and 9 in Johnson Center Cinema

The Mason Film Festival Spring 2015 features films by students in Beginning Video, Intermediate directing work in fiction, and Senior Films. Senior films are the culmination and capstone for Film and Video Studies majors in the BA for students with Video Production and Screenwriting Concentrations. Our Senior Program is juried by a panel of filmmaking professionals, film scholars, and enthusiasts, including members of our FAVS Advisory Board and affiliated faculty. The jury awards prizes to students in Fiction Comedy, Fiction Drama, Documentary, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, and Best of Fest.

Free and open to the public.

Screening schedule:

Thursday, May 7
5:00-7:00 pm FAVS 255 screening block
7:15-9:15 pm Fiction Directing 1 (Professor Steger)

Friday, May 8
5:30-7:00 pm FAVS 498 Pitches
7:15-9:15 pm Fiction Directing 2 (Professor Chesler)

Saturday, May 9
12:00-2:15 pm Senior Films block 1
2:30-4:30 pm Senior Films block 2
4:45-6:45 pm Senior Films block 3
7:00-8:30 pm Festival closing party

Senior Film titles (with websites and trailers) include:

Apocalypse Cal by Evan McLeese A mockumentary about a right-wing doomsday prepper named Cal, who becomes convinced that the world will end the day after filming begins.

Cafe Kreyol by Scott Cooper A short film about "Coffee Hunter" and former drug addict Joey Stazzone as he travels throughout Central America to aid coffee farmers.

Camera Conscious by Thomas Kavanagh (trailer)

A comedy about a filmmaker who records his friends for an honest reality show that ends up going awry when doubts about their audience kick in.

Control and Chaos: The Films of Paul W.S. Anderson by Molly Faust

Video essay (TBA)

Cowboy Bebop - The Introspective Dream by Andrew Schoenberger

Documentary (TBA)

Escape by Cassandra Saunders

In this psychological thriller, a patient creates a world in which she can take matters into her own hands.

Fingers Crossed by James W. Mead

A thriller in which a young woman framed for the murder of her fiancé tries to clear her name and expose the culprit.

French Fry Phantom by Joseph Yates

Comedy (9 mins) A behind-the-scenes look at an inept college student's attempt to produce his senior thesis play, French Fry Phantom.

El Guapo by Brendan Gottlieb (trailer)

A wild adventure featuring the dashingly handsome Guapo.

I.D. Me by Teresa Vizcarra

Webseries pilot (8 mins)

J.A.C.O.B. (Chivalry Is Dead) by Silvia Pak

Animated dramedy (5 mins)

The Jig is Up! by Miko Dalusung

Comedy

Jihad: A Self-Love Story by Sumayyah Al-Shingieti (trailer)

Sumayya decides to show her struggle with identity in a documentary. Overwhelmed by circumstances, she enters a surreal state, torn between past and present.

Leave Everything Behind by Ege Yildirim

Drama (6 mins)

Leroy's Lobster Shack by Sean Mercado (trailer)

A dark comedy about an unemployed man and a malevolent lobster.

Living Arrangements by Heather Hallman (trailer)

A short fiction film about a widow who struggles with