June 13, 2021

Film Fest Showcases Student Work

Film and media studies department celebrated filmmakers' creative artistry and technical know-how

By Stephen Wilson

A long shot as a person walks down a distant road. Mushrooms, siloed out, popping up on a proscenium stage. An actor speaking about the anxiety that has plagued his life since his father’s death. A woman spinning a tea infuser in a glass of water. A group of students playing mahjong while laughing at the ways one person’s name is routinely mispronounced in English.

The subject matter, genres, and shooting styles varied greatly in the spring FAMS student showcase, but the films captured the creative artistry and technical know-how of a talented group of young filmmakers.

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Film and Media Studies (FAMS) explores the moving image and digital media in art, culture, and society, combining rigorous theoretical study with hands-on practice. Learn more about FAMS at Lafayette College.

Gathering in a theater to view the films was not possible, so the department inflated a screen and projected the work as dusk fell on the Quad.

Students included those in various stages of learning, from Integrated Practice classes to documentary capstone to FAMS capstone projects.

The festival showed work by Henry Fritz ’24, Kimberly Manalang ’21, Paul Hebert ’22, Katie Riley ’23, Updendra Pandey ’23, Maggie Champagne ’23, Jonathan Arrington ’21, Jay Ascher ’22, Fatimah Fair ’22, Nicolas Cadby ’21, Huslen Dashpurev ’22, Sang-Hee Park ’21, Anthony Orlando ’21, and Gabriel Hershewe ’21.