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DESCRIPTION:Before the Inaugural Hewitt Film Festival begins\, dig deeper i
 nto the world of filmmaking with guest speakers Victoria Diana and Micah K
 han. On Friday\, April 10th from 3-4:30PM\, hear from these industry profe
 ssionals about their experiences working as producers\, directors and writ
 ers. Come hungry\, as there will be snacks available for attendees. \n\n \
 n\nAbout Micah Khan\n\nMicah Khan has directed and produced over 30 short 
 films. He recently wrapped directing and producing an indie TV pilot\, BOO
 KS\, starring Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty\, Greek) and Ajay Naidu (Off
 ice Space)\, and a vampire thriller short film STAKEOUT\, starring Seth Gi
 lliam (The Walking Dead\, The Wire) and Sonja O'Hara. \n\n \n\nHis short f
 ilm Meetcute on Danceworld was featured on MovieMaker Magazine\, tweeted b
 y Ben Stiller to his 5.4 million followers\, and David Benioff of HBO's Ga
 me of Thrones said of it\, "Never seen anything quite like it before. I wa
 s smiling the whole way through. It's fresh\, original\, and it kicks ass.
 " Before that\, his action short film Safe House won Robert Rodriguez's Pe
 ople's Network Showcase Contest and premiered on El Rey Network. Micah was
  a mentee in the esteemed Mentorship Matterys BIPOC Writers Initiative\, m
 entored by Scott Reynolds (Dexter). \n\n \n\nAbout Victoria Diana\n\nVicto
 ria Diana is a producer\, director\, writer and stand-up comedian from Ups
 tate NY. Her latest film\, Second Coming\, premiered at Kevin Smith's SMod
 castle Film Festival. In 2020\, she was awarded the CNY Arts Short Film Gr
 ant for Devour\, starring Kelli Barrett (Fosse/Verdon)\, which currently s
 its at 320\,000+ views on YouTube.\n\nShe has recently produced the indepe
 ndent TV pilot\, BOOKS\, starring Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty\, Greek)
  and Ajay Naidu (Office Space)\, and co-wrote and produced STAKEOUT\, star
 ring Seth Gilliam (The Walking Dead\, The Wire) and Sonja O'Hara. Her scre
 enplays have placed in competitions like the Austin Film Festival and Kill
 er Shorts. As a comic\, she's opened for comedians like Stavros Halkias an
 d Matt Richards. When she's not working\, she's whittling away at her phon
 e storage with photos of her pets and watching an unhealthy amount of tele
 vision.
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LOCATION:Marano Campus Center\, Room 201
SUMMARY:Hewitt Film Festival guest speakers: Victoria Diana and Micah Kahn
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 speakers-victoria-diana-and-micah-kahn
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
CATEGORIES:Movies & Films
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