VCU Showcase – (CAP)SULE: New Voices in VA
A curated selection of documentary shorts from Virginia Commonwealth University filmmakers exploring today’s Virginia. How does an emerging creative generation view our ever-changing landscapes and whose stories remain evergreen? Though documentaries reinvent themselves daily, point-of-view, empathy, and storytelling still find a way.
Films:
What It Takes – Directors: Abbey Decandia, Caroline Crain, Producers: Caroline Crain, Luke Headley, Editor: Matthew Mercer, Directors of Photography: Luke Headley, Matthew Mercer, Music: So-Eun Know, Sound Design: Caroline Crain, Abbey Decandia, Writers: Luke Headley, Caroline Crain
Eyes On Me – Director: Spencer Pannill, Producer: Larkin Denton, Writers: Spencer Pannill, Larkin Denton, Editors: Larkin Denton, Spencer Pannill, Cinematographer: Spencer Pannill, Sound: Larkin Denton, Score: Elias Mäntaylä, Storyboarding: Spencer Pannill, VFX: Larkin Denton, BTS: Aedan Weldon, Spencer Pannill, Press: Larkin Denton, Cast: Maeve/Shartchan, featuring Maeve’s Mom
After Class – Directors: Sofia Feliciano, Nellie Suleymanian, Producers: Sofia Feliciano, Nellie Suleymanian, Writers: Sofia Feliciano, Nellie Suleymanian, Director of Cinematography: Ceanne Rennie, Editor: Ceanne Rennie, Sound: Nellie Suleymanian, Original Score: Anthony Johnson, Cast: Suzy Slykin, Aident Dunnet, Julianna Florez, Amaya Robinson
Undercurrent – Director: Bella Thakkar, Producer: Ella Balzano, Writers: Bella Thakkar, Ella Balzano, Editor: Matthew Mercer, Sound: Cate MacKenzie, Composer: Ambrose Li
Film Team – Director: Anastasia Hines, Producer: Azucena Gordus Huizar, Director of Photography: Anastasia Hines, Writer: Anastasia Hines, Sound/Editor: Nicholas Ferrell, BTS/Press: Sam Markwith, Cast: Christopher Okamuro, Valentino Margaritini-Toscano, Nicholas Chin, Shawn Mullins, Zachary Phelps