Viewing: April 08,2026
Join us Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. for a special event screening of works by Scripps College MFA Communication Media Arts Students!
Admission is FREE and Open to the Public – Tickets are required*
*Tickets will be available in-person in our lobby during normal hours up to and on the evening of the event
About the event
Graduate students in the Scripps College Communication Media Arts program present recent film-based works. The films and filmmakers include:
Little Black Dress directed by Prince Amoa-Mensa. Runtime: 2min
Synopsis: An Athenian gets ready for a day out.
Threads of Tradition (Kakamotobi) directed by Nina Asiamah. Runtime: 32min
Synopsis: Threads of Tradition is a short documentary exploring the Masquerade Festival (Ankos), also known as the Fancy Dress Festival, held in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. Centered on the Tumus Masquerade Group, the film explores how the festival reflects cultural symbolism through costume, color, and design. It looks at the creative process behind producing these outfits and the role of craftsmanship and identity within the tradition. The project also includes an e-photobook featuring studio portraits alongside images from the live festival, offering both a focused and in-context view of the masquerade tradition.
The Found Trail directed by Chelsea Clark-Bešić. Runtime: 5min
Synopsis: In this found-footage film, the audience is invited to journey along the Appalachian Trail. Through the use of multiple perspectives, the threads of serenity and self-reflection can be experienced in the fluidity of a surrealist compostition. Home videos, podcast, and candid interviews guide the audience along the trail from Springer Mt. in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine, where the trail ends.
Her Hands directed by Chelsea Clark-Bešić. Runtime: 6min
Synopsis: This short animated film documents strength and resilience as the outcome of adversity for women in the guitar manufacturing industry. The audience will get a glimpse into the challenges of trade/craft tradition, and how women have chosen to navigate that through creative process, self-reflection, and faith in their own journey as creators.
Spiritual Suds > Basic Wash directed by Ryan Eilbeck. Runtime: 3min
Synopsis: Escape to a world where suds rule.
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Holding More directed by Holly Ittel. Runtime: 17min
Synopsis: On her journey to motherhood, a woman’s assumptive world clashes with reality, leading her to seek peace within this unexpected path.
Historias en Colaboración directed by Olivia Raney. Runtime: 20min
Synopsis: This short is part of a larger documentary video exploration of the collaboration between the Ohio-based non-profit “Tananda” and their community partners in Otavalo, Ecuador. Tananda stood out as an international organization prioritizing relationship-building as the cornerstone of all their operations. This project, likewise, focuses on the human aspect of Tananda’s 19 years operating in the community.
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What Is This Thing In My Head? directed by Grace Smiley. Runtime: 22min
Synopsis: A choose-your-own-adventure experimental film about a videotape that cannot be unwatched.
Support for this event is provided by Scripps College of Communication
