Student, faculty films to be screened at VPAC ceremony
By Katie King, News Writing Student
The Film and Video Production department will screen several films during the dedication and open house for the Visual and Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Three student films, three joint OCCC faculty and student films, a trailer of Artist in Residence Gray Fredrickson's many films, and "Dream No Little Dream," directed by Film and Video Production professor Greg Mellott will be shown.
All eight films will play simultaneously on screens throughout the building, Mellott said. The first showing will be at 2 p.m. and the second showing will begin at 5:30 p.m.
The films include:
“Paper People” by student Jay Sheldon. Sheldon's film is the winner of the Bare Bones Film Festival for Best Student Film. This compelling and amusing film is about the dilemmas of a young man who delivers an Oklahoma newspaper.
“Food For Thought,” by student Stephanie Gowdy, is a charming and humorous take on sustainable farming while still capturing the seriousness of the job.
"A Place She Calls Home” by student Siham Rachid. Filmmakers spent 48 hours capturing what it’s like to live on the streets in Oklahoma City.
Other films by OCCC Productions, which are the combined work of faculty and students, include: the Allied Arts Campaign video, the Oklahoma Creativity Project film, the Oklahoma Museum Network film, and Emmy award-winning “Dream No Little Dream,” produced by Fredrickson and written and directed by Mellott. The hour-length film depicts the life of Oklahoma native son, Robert S. Kerr.
The film trailers honoring Oscar and Emmy winner Fredrickson will include clips from his movies such as: The Godfather trilogy, “Apocalypse Now,” “The Outsiders,” “UHF” and many more.
Fredrickson serves as artist-in-residence for the Film and Video Production program at OCCC.
Everyone is invited to the dedication at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Film and Video studio of the Visual and Performing Arts Center, said Pat Berryhill, OCCC executive director of institutional advancement.
Those wishing to attend the open house at 5:30 p.m. are asked to RSVP by Monday, Feb. 23, by calling 405-682-7591 or sending an e-mail to pberryhill@occc.edu.
