Screening Details
SUB-BASEMENT CINEMA PRESENTS
PMA STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Friday, December 10
5:00 PM-7:30 PM
Kiplinger Theatre
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY
PMA 3585 and 4585 taught by Jeffrey Palmer, with support from Randy Hendrickson
*For mature audiences only. Films contain material that may be triggering to some audience members. These include violence, nudity, sexual content, racially charged imagery, misogyny, self-harm, suicide, explicit language, and drug abuse.
The Five Elements
The Five Elements
Written/Directed/Produced by Felisha Li
The Five Elements is a vignette of one college students complicated relationship with food under a Chinese American lens.
Cast: Felisha Li (Emma), Yuhong Feng (Mom), Iris Bai (Robin), Michelle Lin (waiter)
Production Assistants: Iris Bai, Michelle Lin, Shaobo Li
Sound/ Audio: Christian Young, Michelle Lin
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
Special Thanks: Alameda Natural Grocery, Cafe Strada, Nikko's Family Restaurant
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
Written/Directed/Produced by Ruoshui Wang
Frank meets a student filmmaker May. Through their simple interactions, he starts to embrace his life again.
Cast: Dane Cruz (Frank), Ana Patin (May), Nancy Kane (Jane), Elizabeth Stuelke (Franks Neighbor), Meiqi Wu (film crew), Yongjian Tang (film crew)
Music: Yongjian Tang
Production Assistant: Meiqi Wu
Special Thanks: Ruoyun Chen, Yingfei Gu, Jialu Li
Course instructors: Jeffrey Palmer, Randy Hendrickson
Porch Talk
Porch Talk
Written/Directed/Produced by Shania Lei Bravo
A lonely man named Frank meets his new neighbor Alina outside on the porch of their apartment building. Through small interactions, he begins to fall in love, but doesn’t know if she feels the same way.
Cast: Luke Kratsios (Frank), Shania Lei Bravo (Alina), Alexis Torres (Brother)
Crew: Nadiya Farrington (director of photography and assistant director), Juliana Zalzman (head of sound and boom operator
Loop
Loop
Written/Directed/Produced by Vera Liu
Alice wakes up in the morning and finds herself trapped in an infinite time loop.
Cast: Yaoyao Ma (Alice), Kaiyue Fang (Elena)
Production Assistant: Yingyi Shu
Special Thanks: Sandy Jiang
Course Instructors: Jeffrey Palmer, Randy Hendricks
In The Ashes of Memory
In The Ashes of Memory
Written/Directed/Produced/Edited by Rin Jung
A video essay and documentary on a project incorporating trauma, memories, and coping with tattooing, body, and artistic transmutation.
Interview & Tattoo Participants: Emma, Damie, Natalie, Lex, Fernando
Assistant Camera: Tatiana Esh, Mina Huh, Aaron Griffin
Sound/Audio: Rin Jung
Music: MMXX Sky & Sad Saturn
Special Thanks: Gristle Tattoo NYC, Prof. Jeffrey Palmer, Randy Hendrickson, Karo Park
Rewind, By Yingyi Shu
Rewind
Cast: Yaoyao Ma (Yolanda), Bozhou Jin (Travis)
Production Assistants: Qinyue Yang, Heitung Sun, Zeyi Qiu
Music - Haojun Zhang
Special Thanks- T.Z.
Leftover Lemon
Leftover Lemon
Written/Directed/Produced by Oliver Moura
A lemon is ripe and ready to be picked, and soon finds themselves in a grocery store to be sold. Once bought, however, it gets far less than it bargained for.
Cast: Victoria Moura (Lemon), Dylan Rodgers (Farmer), Jalen Winstanley (Avocado),Sophia Roshal (Group Farmer), Unaizah Alam (Group farmer/spirit of lemon), Ethan Alarcon (Group Farmer), Emma Goldethall (Group Farmer), Claire Blaudeau (foot extra), David Devito (foot extra), Alyssa Gartenberg (grocery store extra)
The Promise
The Promise
Written/Directed/Produced by Cole Romero
After rounds of cancer treatment and facing his mortality. David remembers back to a promise he and his best friend, Shelly, made in high school: a marriage pact.
Cast: Jack McManus (David), Felisha Li (Shelley)
Crew: Morgan Huston (Boom Operator)
Memory of a Father
Memory of a Father
Written/Directed/Produced by Jordan Fargo
A young college student is struggling to get through his sophomore year after dealing with the untimely death of his father. However, a surprise visit from his uncle helps bring him back from the edge.
Cast: Matthew Chang (James), Professor Jeffrey Palmer (uncle Jimmy)
Crew: Jordan Fargo (Director of Photography, editor, and sound/ audio)
Special Thanks: Matthew Chang, Professor Jeffrey Palmer, Randy Hendrickson
Fixations
Fixations
Written/Directed/Produced by Tricia Park
Wanting to rekindle old ties, Haley helps prepare for her friend’s birthday party, but strange sightings lead her astray and force her to recognize her masked desires.
Cast: Claire Clifford-Langenek (Olivia, Haleys housemate), Arya Ahmed (Haley), Shania Bravo (Grace), Alan Wo (Grace's boyfriend), Meghan Shroff (ghost, doppelganger), Alexa Kanarowski (party guest), Jahin Aishee (party guest)
Crew: Alexa Kanarowski, Emmy Kanarowski, Arina Ignatova, Jordan Fargo, Jahin Aishee
Public Service Announcement
Public Service Announcement
Written/Directed/Produced by Noah Alpers
Watch a 20-something college graduate fight for agency in their life against a 1950s PSA narrator that acts as their internal monologue.
Cast: Nancy Kane (Mom), Chris Dawson (Dad), Phoebe McKinley (Sarah), Gabe Chidwell (Jeff Palmer), Michael McCarthy (Bret), Megan Posey (Aileen), Jenny Cao, Katarina Alank, Alexa Wong, Hailey Shapiro Hourdes Garcia, Dennis Viegels
Crew: Katariina Alanko, Jean Hyun Kim, Noah Huber, Liam Butler, Shannon O’Shea, Yahya Osman, Zvonimir Stojanovski, Darian Lee, Callie Gu, Emily Botelho, Sophie Zirk
Special Thanks: Noah Huber, Max Ringer, Gillian Harrill, Waylon Wilson, Jeff Palmer, Randy Henrickson, DKA, Film Club, My Family
Picture at an Exhibition
Picture at an Exhibition
Written/Directed/Produced by Gillian Harrill
A woman experiences all the joys and woes of parenthood when she gives birth to a painting everyone else thinks is ugly.
Cast: Natasha, Doctor, Fabian, Desmond, Janet, Desiree, Claudio, Louise
Featured Artists: Butt Artist, Novel Writer, Art Installation by, The Great Gatsby 2, Cassette Tape by, Unicorn Artist, Props, Costume Designer, Medical Costumes, Location Scout, Baby Food Chef, Equipment Manager
Special Thanks: Sujay Utkarsh, Celine Choo, Delta Kappa Alpha Cinematic Society, Cornell Film Club, Cornell Dept. of Performing Media Arts, Olive Tjaden Art Gallery, Boiceville Cottages, P&C, Fresh, Watermargin Co-Op, Ithaca City Cemetery, Gillian Harrill, Jeremy Coyle, Baxter Hamilton, Fannie Massarsky, Rachel Christopherson, William, Kandalaft,Rudy Beer, Nadiya Farrington, Sofia Sarai, Samuel Ives, Della Keahna Uran, Jillian, Perrino, Sofia Ozelli, Lillian Joyce, Emily Vo, Joshua Akinwumi, Shannon O'Shea, Kendra, Cooper-Smith, Michael McCarthy, Shuqian Lyu, Ashley Sprungman, Madison Albano, Liana Amaya, F. Scott Fitzgerald 2, Aaron Ponzo, SkellyManMark, Tim Ostrander, Gillian Harrill, Sarah Bernstein, Lisa Boquist, Zvonimir Stojanovski, Leo Almada-Makebish, Randy L. Hendrickson, Jeffery Palmer, Noah Alpers, Waylon Wilson, Max Ringer, Noah Huber, Evelyn Kluemper
American Dentist
American Dentist
Written/Directed/Produced by Noah Kahill
While a black patient undergoes an intensive dental procedure, they are forced to navigate the world of white supremacy.
Assisant Director: Peter Levine
Writers: Noah Kahlil (Writer), Markella Tsalikis(Script Editor),Daniel P. (Script Consultant)
Cast: Sidney Malia Waite (Khala), Raul Gamble (Black Bossman), Allison Borton (Secretary), Carolyn Reid (Dental Hygienist), Jeff Doe (Dentist)
Assistant Camera Operator: Samuel Glass
Production Design: Sir Randy, Noah Alpers
Associate Producers: Noah Alters, Max Ringer
Music Composer: Charlie Thomas
Special Thanks: Cornell University PMA, PMA 4585 instructors and staff, Abiodun Oyewle and the Last Poets, Haile Gerima, Bernard Nicholas, Pepe Danquart
In memoriam: Langston Hughes, Marlon Riggs Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Dedicated to the white man
Gutter Ball
Gutter Ball
Written/Directed/Produced by Max Ringer
A girl trains for a club bowling tournament, but her method for success proves unsustainable.
Cast: Shania Lei Bravo (Lee), Trence Gillem (Logan), Massimo Carbone (Massimo), Tedi Mitiku (Tedi), Gillian Lee (Gillian)
Crew: Nadiiya Farrington (Boom Operator), Trence Gillem (DP), Anastasia Kreisel (lighting)
Special Thanks: Helen Newman Lanes and Cornell Bowling Club
Mask. Filter. Distance.
Mask. Filter. Distance.
Directed By Waylon Wilson
An Indigenous graduate student wrestles with social distancing and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while attending mandatory in-person classes after a year of remote learning.
Concept written by: Mia McKie based on the idea by Filmed in Gayogohó꞉nǫʼ Territory, 2021
Supporting Advisors: Jeffrey Palmer, Noah Alpers, Max Ringer, Gillian Harrill, Noah Huber, Randy Hendrickson
Camera Operators: Max Ringer, Gillian Harrill, Orion Tian, Jordan Fargo, Waylon Wilson, Benjamin Maracle
Graphic Design: Lillian Joyce, Orion Tian, Waylon Wilson
Classroom Actors: Raul Gamble (Professor), Allison Borton (Student 1), Orion Tian (Student 2), Gargi Rao (Student 3)
Three Haudenosaunee Men Gazing Skyward: Liam Anderson, Peter Thais, Benjamin Maracle
Technical Support and Coordination: Randy Hendrickson, Jeffrey Palmer
Producer: Waylon Wilson (Jeffrey Palmer / PMA Funding Support?)
Catering: Waylon Wilson
Audio Sources: FreeSound.org, Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, Additional Sounds Provided Under Creative Commons, Attribution 3.0 Unported, (CC BY 3.0)
PMA Production Staff & Crew
BUILDING/HOUSE MANAGERS
Sofia Aguirre, Mackenzie Closson, Naomi Daniel, Samantha Granja, Deepak Ilango, Anastasia Kreisel, Jack McManus, Maxwell Ringer, Matthew Saylor, Ariel Shaked, Sarah Zaragoza-Smith
PMA PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of Productions & Events: Pamela Lillard
Technical Director: Fritz Bernstein
Stage Manager: Howard Klein
Assistant Technical Director: Savannah Relos
Props Coordinator: Tim Ostrander
Master Electrician: Steven Blasberg
Costume Shop Supervisor: Lisa Boquist
Computer Support: Chris Christensen
Media Assistant: Randy Hendrickson
Communications & Events Coordinator: Youngsun Palmer
Communications Manager: Gary Gabisan
Box Office Manager: Julie Tibbits
Department Manager: Christopher Riley