Well the Big Day has come and gone, and it was a huge success thanks to you, our beautiful audience! For those of you who could not attend, here’s what you missed:
THE NIGHT BEFORE:
April 16th may have been a run of the mill, class-filled Thursday for most, but not for the Visions5 staff. We spent the day anxiously awaiting our filmmakers and scholars arrival from all across the globe! We had a team of dedicated staffers who volunteered their time and efforts into making sure our esteemed guests got the full Visionary experience from the moment they met us here in Wilmington.
Selfie-ception!
Featured Staff (Top Photo, right corner): Kevin Smith (Bottom Photo, left to right):Ashley Marshall, Ashley Morgan, Olivia Arokiasamy, Rika Bhakta Featured Filmmakers & Scholars (Top Photo, left to right): Hana Wuerker, Alina Carson, Jehan Madhani (Bottom Photo, left): Mya Dodson
Unfortunately, some of us were unable to participate in the fun filled day of activities that our fellow Visionaries enjoyed with our crazy talented group of fellow film peers, but we were certainly able to make up for it later that night!
Every staff member, scholar, and filmmaker alike enjoyed a delicious dinner/cocktail hour at local Dig & Dive as well as an impromptu volleyball game to really assist (*badatumps*) in some good old film student bonding. Nothing like a little alcohol and friendly game of competitive sports to really bring people together!
We wrapped up our evening at the reasonable hour of 9:30, wanting to make sure that everyone would be bright-eyed and fresh-faced for the Big Day!
(We learned very quickly that sleep is but a passing fancy when you’re a Visionary, but we always power through!)
THE BIG DAY:
The day we have all been waiting for!
Come the ungodly hour of 6 a.m., most of our staff was already out and about on the UNCW campus setting up in preparation for our audience, the rest were chauffeuring our presenters from their hotel to the doors of Sharkey’s for a catered breakfast - the perfect kick-off for the exciting day ahead!
8 a.m. and the hour was upon us, Visions had officially begun:
Featured: Caroline Roberts, UNCW alumnus, keynote speaker
Featured Filmmakers, left to right: Zoe Frank & Ethan Rich, Cosplay:Behind the Con; Stephen Goza, Psychodiagnostik Sunsets; Maya Cueva & Leah Galant, The Provider; Shane Wisniewski, No Fly Zone; Joshua Marshburn, Here Lies Childhood
All smiles at Visions5!
Featured Scholar: Carlos Sanchez, “The “Golden Age” of Spanish Language Theaters in Los Angeles: The Formation of a Transnational Cinema Audience”)
Featured Filmmakers, left to right: Jon Kasbe, Mipso in Japan; Ally Gold, Last Skeeson; John Stavas, The Sound of Where; Hana Wuerker, When Perri Met Aly; Jean-Jacques Martinod, Beast; Sean Kelly, Ceiling Finger; Mya Dodson & Alina Carson, Fucking Be; Jehan Madhani, Frogboy
The entire day was spent with film scholars presenting their papers, filmmakers displaying their films, participating in conference blocks, Q&A’s, and of course the video race, and above all showcasing the incredibly talented undergraduates who made this years Visions5 selections one of the best we’ve ever seen!
THE AFTERPARTY:
Sooner than we expected, it was time to call it a wrap, but just because it was 10 p.m. doesn’t mean that the party stopped there! We relocated to Growlers for one last hoorah before we had to say goodbye to our new found friends & colleagues.
It was a packed house!
Everyone spent the night eating, drinking, and being merry. Engaging in good conversation and establishing lasting relationships between fellow film enthusiasts. We had just finished up one hell of a Festival day and wanted to keep the good energy flowing for as long as possible. Unfortunately, the night couldn’t last forever and once 2 a.m. came around we had to bring the night to a close.
We said our goodbyes and ushered our guests back to their hotel to pack up and prepare for their departures the next day.
With the Festival over all we had left to do was bask in the feeling of a job well done!
Visions5 Film Festival & Conference couldn’t have been possible without our incredible team of staff, our gifted filmmakers and scholars, and of course the support of our loving audience!
Thank you for coming out and showing us that you don’t have to be a film major in order to appreciate the art of film!
- Sincerely,The Visions5 Staff
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