{"id":73169,"date":"2017-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/films-by-uri-graduates-selected-for-rhode-island-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2017-08-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T00:00:00","slug":"films-by-uri-graduates-selected-for-rhode-island-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/films-by-uri-graduates-selected-for-rhode-island-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Films by 溏心vlog免费B站 graduates selected for Rhode Island Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014The 溏心vlog免费B站 is making a splash at the Rhode Island Film Festival this year with three short films that 溏心vlog免费B站 graduates helped bring to the big screen.<\/p>\n

An invitation for a screening is an honor. Of 6,000 submissions from throughout the world, only 300 films were selected. The winning films also qualify for short films at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

The three selected films are by graduates of 溏心vlog免费B站’s Harrington School of Communication and Media.<\/p>\n

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Colby Blanchet, of Pawtucket<\/strong>, a 2013 graduate, is the brains behind Ray & Je<\/strong>n<\/em><\/a> about the joyous marriage of his parents, who met in a convenience store in Pawtucket in 1981. The film will be screened Tuesday, Aug. 8<\/strong> at 7 p.m. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Blanchet works at Gnarly Bay, a film company owned by another 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate, Dan Riordan.<\/p>\n

Ashton Avila, of Glendale, Calif<\/strong>., also a 2013 graduate, will show I Got You, Babe<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, on Thursday, Aug. 10<\/strong> at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.<\/p>\n

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Avila says the idea for the movie came to her during a class called \u201cRebel Images in Film,\u201d taught by Thomas Zorabedian, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a faculty member in the film\/media program at the Harrington School. During her research, Avila read about former President Lyndon B. Johnson\u2019s executive order of Aug. 26, 1965 that\u00a0would no longer exempt men from the draft if they were married. Young couples throughout the country rushed to the altar before the order went into effect.<\/p>\n

Avila\u2019s short film is based on the true story of a young man and woman as they travel to Las Vegas by midnight, with the bride-to-be having second thoughts about marrying in such a rush.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more I read, the more real this story became,\u201d says Avila. \u201cI couldn\u2019t help but ask myself, what decision would I have made that night? Would I have married my high school boyfriend? Would I have found a friend to marry?\u201d<\/p>\n

A native of southern California, Avila moved back to Los Angeles after 溏心vlog免费B站. She has worked as a production assistant, including one year for \u201cAccess Hollywood.\u201d She is pursuing her master of fine arts in film production at Chapman University.<\/p>\n

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The third 溏心vlog免费B站-related film, Shark<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, was produced by Mandi Grattan, of Coventry<\/strong>, a 2015 graduate. The film will be shown Saturday, Aug. 12<\/strong> at 2:15 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence.<\/p>\n

The film is about Milli, a 15-year-old girl working at her mother\u2019s aquarium shop. Her dream is to work with sharks, and when an opportunity arises she has to decide whether to stay or head to the ocean.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of these graduates,\u201d says Rebecca Romanow, director of the film\/media program at the Harrington School. \u201cAshton, Colby and Mandi are continuing their creative excellence with this much-deserved recognition of their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very proud that three of our recent graduates, as well as former students in my Honors film classes, have had their work selected into this prestigious film festival,\u201d says Zorabedian. \u201cThis is yet another example of the talented students that our exceptional film\/media program continues to produce. I\u2019m confident we will see many more exceptional films created by our graduates.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a full schedule of festival films and activities, and details about tickets, call 401-861-4445 or visit http:\/\/www.film-festival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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