Trinity Film Fest goes online
when the plans for the play go in a direction she does not like.
“As a female working in filmmaking and working in the arts, I have had a lot of experiences working with men that have not been ideal,” Brandon said. “I was inspired by having experiences that were unfulfilling and feeling like I was used in some ways by men I was working with.”
Brandon, 22, a graduate of Watkinson School, lives in the West End with her parents, River and Heather Brandon. She has two younger brothers, Paolo and Vigilance.
Brandon said her parents’ Baha’i faith inspired her unusual first name. “In Baha’i, there’s no church or clergy, just councils. I was born on a day the council was elected for the northeastern states,” she said.
She has been making short films since she was at Watkinson. She has posted one of them, “Blue Period,” at vimeo.com/councilb.
Brandon had planned to move to New York City after graduating, but her plans are up in the air right now due to the pandemic lockdown.
“Now I’m sort of looking for opportunities, maybe remote, maybe not. I have to see what happens. The film industry is so unstable right now,” she said. “I had some music video projects lined up before coronavirus happened. Now I’m trying to figure out how to do them remotely. It’s an interesting creative challenge to see how to adapt to the situation.”
Vote on the films
Members of the general public who watch all the films can vote for their favorites on that website. A judging panel will be made up of Cinestudio co-founders Peter McMorris and James Hanley. The festival will award more than $3,000 in cash prizes.
Xfinity is the event’s corporate sponsor. Winning films also will be shown on Xfinity On Demand around New England.
“Partnering with Trinity Film Festival to foster student filmmaking is an example of how our technology connects people to what’s important to them,” said Brian Ferney, vice president of sales and marketing for Comcast’s Western New England Region.
Other films
Films submitted this year are: t “Closure” by Natalie Berger of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio t “Trial 25” by Allison Daberko of Point Park University in Pittsburgh t “Toss” by Carl D’Arpa of Rochester Institute of Technology t “Of Blood and Piss” by Julien Falardeau of Université du Québec à Montréal t “Hey, Ravioli!” by Lena Lamer and Samuel Hood of Amherst (Massachusetts) College t “The Upholder” by Annika K Horne of University of Texas at Austin t “Fox” by Achille Jubinville of Concordia University in Montreal t “You Almost Saw Me” by Ryan Henry Knight of Savannah (Georgia) College of Art and Design t “Vitek is Dead” by Louis Lachance of Université du Québec à Montréal t “The Case of Object Unspecified 12” by Begum Malkoclar of Pratt Institute in New York City t “Amalie” by Megan Mathieson of New York University t “Remnants” by Evers Pund of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles t “Bioluminescence” by Andrew Ragan of Rochester Institute of Technology t “The Waiting Room” by George “Campbell” Rice of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. t “That’s Showbiz, Baby” by Patrick Simpson of Trinity College t “Ordinary Day” by Carley Townsend of Kenyon College.
Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant .com.