Cinematic Arts Student Showcase
Cinematic Arts invites you to attend our annual Student Showcase, where we feature screenings of our current senior thesis films, present Q&A with directors, and award outstanding work! Come join us at the Cinema Theater located inside the same building as Get Air Trampoline Park (3700 Candler’s Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502). Sessions are free!
- Monday – Wednesday, doors will open at 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, doors will open at 12:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Read carefully. Showtimes are subject to change.
Monday, May 5, 2025
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Myron Lin’s Pizza Burger Joint” Josiah Baker
- “Got Waffles?” Caleb Egland
- “Yelling Thunder” Will Johnson
Block Two – 6:39 p.m.
- “A Romantic Attraction” Mads Holleman
- “The Other Side” Mya Cucci
- “Sunder” Haddon Smith
- 7:40 p.m. – dinner break
Block Three – 8:40 p.m.
- “All That Glimmers” Gabriel Herod
- “Introspection” Cole Humble
- “MIDNIGHT’S SHADOW” Elliot Cecil
Block Four – 10:23 p.m.
- “Dream Genocide” AJ Calandrino
- “The Jazz Critic” John Sadler
- “SIBLING 11/02/93” Aiden Yarbrough
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Take the Cake” Jonah Lovell
- “A Criminal Misunderstanding” Aidan Russell
- “For the Record” Zack Weekman
- 6:00 p.m. – dinner break
Block Two – 8:05 p.m.
- “Vacation Days” Brandon Bjune
- “Genesis” Jacob Pointer
- “Flight Worthy” Josiah Vaughan
Block Three – 9:40 p.m.
- “Flawed” John Hall
- “Leave Me in Neverland” Elizabeth Stiner
- “Geronimo” Ethan Everill
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Love Unconditional” Katherine Larson
- “Stage Frightened” Patrick McHugh
- “Untie My Life, Please!” Abby Taggart
Block Two – 6:24 p.m.
- “Keepsake” Emily Wagner
- “Not Anymore” Mia DeFazio
- “Past Presents” Jessalyn Whitaker
- 7:41 p.m. – dinner break
Block Three – 8:50 p.m.
- “Job 51” Ben Hosler
- “Perfect Imperfections” Jackson W. Casteel
- “After Death” Joshua Ludwig
Block Four – 10:26 p.m.
- “The Lost Ones” Devin Morano
- “Katharsis” Grace Luopa
- “Kill the Cat” Hannah Collins
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Red Carpet & Award Ceremony
Semi-formal attire (optional)
- 12:00 p.m. – Red carpet
- 1:00 p.m. – approx. 3:00 p.m. – Thesis film awards ceremony
- 6:00 p.m. – approx. 8:00 p.m. — School of Communication & the Arts degree ceremony
- 9:00 p.m. – Encore screenings of winning films begins