UNCSA film screening and student teams at Footcandle Film Festival
The 2024 student short film "Clocked Out" will screen on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.
in the Short Film Showcase at the Hickory Community Theater as part of the Footcandle
Film Festival. A reception will follow the screening.
In addition to the screening, three UNCSA student teams participated in the festival's FilmLAB kickoff event on Friday, Sept. 20.
About 'Clocked Out'
"Clocked Out" was written by Jacob Israel and Ezra Toney, directed by Marco Greco,
edited by Drake Hair, and produced by Jacqueline Smith and Sofia Alvarez-Cabrera,
with cinematography by Grant Kaufman, production design by Jonah Williams, hair and
makeup design by Mara Trefzger, costume design by Inga Domenick, and music by Daniel
G. Stocker and Yongjoon Kim. These students and lead cast members Shawn Deninger and
Zakiya Hall will attend the festival to represent their film and UNCSA.
About the Footcandle Film Festival
The Footcandle Film Festival began Friday, Sept. 20 with a 60-hour competitive Footcandle
FilmLAB. Three UNCSA student teams led by M-Alain Bertoni, Jackson Robinson and Ethan
Droze participated.
Over a 60-hour period, the filmmaking teams wrote, shot and edited a short film based
on a genre they drew from a hat at the Friday night FilmLAB kickoff event. On Monday
morning, each team turned in their finished film to be screened in front of an audience
at the Footcandle Film Festival’s Coming Attractions preview event on Wednesday, September
25.
The Footcandle Film Festival jury and audience prize winners in all categories will
be announced at the festival’s closing awards ceremony on Sunday, September 29.