Kenyon College Dance, Drama & Cinema Club presents the annual Kenyon Film Program Film Festival at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 9. Although in-person viewing in Bolton Theater has reached capacity, tune in online at kenyon.edu/kenyon-film-festival.
The festival is directed by Professor Jonathan Tazewell and will showcase films by Dana Greenleaf, Jace Juliano and Isaac Lipkowitz. It will also feature a series of shorts inspired by COVID-19.
The festival has come together with the collaboration of Debe Clark, Kris Conant, Lindsey Conant, Christopher C. Ellsworth, Eleanor Evans-Wickberg, Teddy Fischer, Sarah Groustra, Matt Harrington, Tatjana Longerot and Rebecca Wolf.
Please see the festival program details and production credits below.
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Senior Thesis Exercises in Film
Directed and edited by Dana Greenleaf
Written by Dana Greenleaf and Chris Comfort
Visual effects by Henry Alan
Produced by Cooper Murray
Cinematography by Dana Greenleaf
Costumes by Lily Bernstein
Makeup by Oliva Lopes
Set Design by Syou Nam Thai
With Walker Borba as Gene; Sam Brodsky as Anal Goon; Dana Greenleaf as Twitty Feet; Henry Allan as Jom and Terry.
Written, directed, animated and edited by Isaac Lipkowitz
Produced by Callie Gompf-Phillips
Cinematography by Matt Harrington
With Alexandra Bianco as Rebecca; Eve Bianco as Mom; Zack Richeimer as The Monster Hand; and Isaac Lipkowitz as The Monster Voice
Music by Dani Martinez
Production design by Alexandra Bianco
Puppet design by Naseem Alavi
First assistant camera, Lindsey Conant
Second assistant camera & Ggaffer, Eytan Cohen
Costume design by Maddie Johnson
Set dressing by Rachel Billings
Sound recording by Pearson Hague
Boom operator, Hank Thomas
Script supervisor, Dana Greenleaf
Administrative assistant, Carissa Keiger
Head carpenter, Syou Nam Thai
Set builders: Hank Thomas, Katya Naphtali, Kaya Karibi-Whyte, Lara Knopf, Lauren Redman, Nafeez Ahmed, Pearson Hague, Zoe Miller
Art by Jully Noorily, Lara Knopf, Mia Bryant, Jack Grzan
Written, produced and edited by Jace Juliano
Co-produced and voiceover by Teddy Hannah-Drullard
COVID-19 Inspired Short Films
Written and directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Matt Harrington
With Erika Conant as Woman; Hank Thomas as Man
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Written by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Rebecca Wolf
With Ali Bianco as Ali; Dave Heithaus as Maintenance
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Written and directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Rebecca Wolf
With Kris Conant as Maya Green; Laura Stone as Gina
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Written by Sarah Groustra
Directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Matt Harrington and Lindsey Conant
With Will Sayegh as Sid; Walker Borba as Mayo
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Story by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Written and directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Matt Harrington
With Katherine Reber as Jackie; Erika Conant as Rian; Jack Paganelli as Morgan; Polina Sonin as Emily; Ngone Fall as Aleesah; Jonathan Pastor as Luka; Hank Thomas as Liam
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Written by Teddy Fischer
Directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Jonathan Tazewell
With Teddy Fischer as Alex
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth
Sound recordist, Shea Humphries
Written by Eleanor Evans-Wickberg
Directed by Jonathan Tazewell
Produced by Kris Conant, production manager
Cinematography by Rebecca Wolf
With Eleanor Evans-Wickberg as Taylor; Hank Thomas as Milo; Katherine Reber as Taylor’s Friend
First assistant director, Lindsey Conant
Costume design by Tatjana Longerot
Wardrobe by Debe Clark
Scenic design by Christopher C. Ellsworth