Film Screening & Talk Back with Allyson Morgan, PEAR

Event Description

Friday, January 24, 7pm
Helmerich Theater
$15, $10 mbrs.

PEAR (Peyton Evans Artist in Residence) Allyson Morgan is a writer, performer, producer, and founding Executive Director of the award-winning film and theatre collective, F*IT Club. Join her for a screening of three shorts (The Ghost, First Date and Sitting) and a talkback.

Allyson’s first short film "Need For Speed (Dating)" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, while her next short, "Sitting", made its world premiere at SCAD Savannah Film Festival and won "Outstanding Narrative Short" at Tallgrass Film Festival. "First Date", her short film produced by 20th Digital Studio, is currently airing on Hulu in their "Bite Size Halloween" series. Allyson adapted "First Date" into a feature film for Hulu, titled "Jagged Mind", which the LA Times called “edgy” and “powerful.” Her newest short, "The Ghost", which also serves as her directorial debut, made its world premiere at the RiverRun International Film Festival in 2024. She has also been selected for the New York Stage and Film Filmmakers’ Workshop, been awarded “Best Teleplay” at Omaha Film Festival, twice been a top ten Finalist for Cinequest, a Finalist at Stowe Story Labs, and a Semi-Finalist at Austin Film Festival.

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