AN ACT OF TERROR OFFICIAL TRAILER & 2 MORE FESTIVALS!

Posted on April 10, 2018 by lizzlyons

We’re excited to announce the premiere of the official An Act of Terror trailer on Film Shortage!

An Act of Terror is being featured all this week on the Film Shortage webpage. Thank you Film Shortage for this incredible premiere and editor Sarah Zeitlin for your awesome work cutting our trailer! We also have screenings this April at CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL in Jackson, Mississippi & RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Virginia!

Our CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL screening will be a part of the Wonder Women: Stories by Female Filmmakers Program on Saturday, April 14th at 3:15pm in Madison, Mississippi at the Malco Grandview Cinema: Screen B. We are honored to be a programmed with such a great group of female storytellers including Monica Santis, Catya Plate, and Martha Gregory. All of the films in the block look amazing! Check them out.

For our RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL screening, we will be a part of the in-competition Shorts Program H on Saturday, April 28th at 4:15pm in Richmond, Virginia at the Byrd Theatre. Ashley will be there for the Q&A, and she’ll be doing a panel during the festival. Come out to support AAoT if you are in Virginia!

Want more screening updates for AN ACT OF TERROR? FOLLOW US on Facebook for more! https://www.facebook.com/anactofterror/

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‪Want to see @anactofterror at a film festival near you? Here’s a sneak peak on @FilmShortage http://ow.ly/p2o830jcyec and follow on @anactofterror for more! #wonderwomen @crossroadsfilm #shortfilm @rvafilmfest

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THANK YOU for helping us bring this #hiddenhistory to life!

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AN ACT OF TERROR Takes 2017 VFF AUDIENCE AWARD!

Posted on November 16, 2017 by lizzlyons

What an amazing showcase this weekend at the 30th Annual Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville, VA. AN ACT OF TERROR held its WORLD PREMIERE before the screening of AN OUTRAGE with Richmond directors Hannah Ayers & Lance Warren.

And to top it all off, WE WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT NARRATIVE! We are so honored to be receiving this recognition and APPRECIATE ALL WHO CAME OUT TO VOTE!

Chris Riddle (Producer), Ashley Brim (Director/Co-Writer) & Elizabeth A. Lyons (Producer)

Because of you Virginia Christian’s story has been resurrected. We hope that generations of audiences will recognize the need for stories like Virgie’s that bring up the tough discussion of social injustice. Film is the form that can approach these topics with an empathetic approach. An approach we hope can move minds, as much as hearts.

Karen Reynolds (Ida), Ashley Brim (Director) and Alicia Cuthbertson (Charlotte)

Please help spread the word to have Virgie’s story. FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM…. The more people know, the higher the chances this short will be screened at a film festival near you!

CONGRATS TO ALL OUR CREW & CAST! And special SHOUT OUT to Ashley Brim & Chris Riddle who brought this piece of #hiddenhistory back to life. Thank you for including me in the journey. So proud to have been a part of it.

Go Team AAOT!

CHULA Official Selection of the NBCU Short Film Festival!

Posted on August 7, 2015 by lizzlyons

Great news for CHULA fans!

We are proud to be a part of the 10th Annual NBCU Short Film Festival! Screening to be on August 19th at 7pm.

Location: The School of Visual Arts Theater, 333 West 23rd St., NY, NY 10011

Congrats again to Victoria E. Soberal and her success! Looking forward to seeing you all there!

HollyShorts and RIIFF Win for “Points”!

Posted on August 22, 2014 by lizzlyons

Congrats to Chula & Points of Origin for their debuts at the 10th Annual HollyShorts Film Fest in Los Angeles! Such a great update for these ladies and couldn’t be prouder! Check out their pages for screening times and tickets!

Also, big shout out to Anya Leta for her HUGE win at the 2013 RIIFF Screenplay Competition! She won 1st place for Best Short Screenplay and is screening during this year’s festival. Click HERE for more info!

Next stop? Who knows!

Palm Springs International ShortFest 2014!!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by lizzlyons

Feeling so proud today to have not one, but TWO shorts in this year’s Oscar-qualifying short film festival and market!!! Congrats to Victoria E. Soberal’s “Chula” and Anya Leta’s “Points of Origin” for being a part of the 20th Annual Palm Springs International ShortFest!

Check out more about the festival & market here, and check out the festival pages for screening time for “Chula” and “Points of Origin“!

CHULA Sweeps Rincón International Film Fest!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by lizzlyons

Great news from Puerto Rico this week! “Chula” swept four coveted awards, including:

– Best Puerto Rican Short Film
– Audience Choice Best Puerto Rican Short
– Best Short Film Overall
– BEST OF FESTIVAL!!!!

The official announcement can be find HERE!

CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE CHULA TEAM & DIRECTOR VICTORIA E. SOBERAL!!

CHULA – Official Selection of the 7th Annual Rincón International Film Festival

CHULA – Official Selection of the 2014 RINCÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lizzlyons

EXCITING NEWS!

CHULA, Director Victoria E. Soberal’s NYU Tisch thesis, is now an Official Selection of the 7th Annual Rincón International Film Festival! I am so grateful to have been a part of this great production shot entirely in Camuy & Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Was a fun film to produce and looking forward to more collaborations in the future. More posts to come with updates!!

Go CHULA!!!

KING CON!! Online Now!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lizzlyons

Happy March everyone! To celebrate – “King Con!!” is now available for all to see – CLICK HERE. Check it out and share your otaku love!

BORIS (aka John Murphy Comes To America!) is FINALLY ONLINE!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by lizzlyons

After a year it is time to let Boris free for the world to see. Check out the revised link here! More to come soon!

10 x 10 Tisch Alumnae Reading Series 2013

Posted on July 21, 2013 by lizzlyons

This year I have been selected as one of the 10×10 Tisch Alumnae Readings Directors! This SOLD OUT event is to support alumnae writers, actors and directors with the opportunity to have their work read in front of an industry panel.

Here is the link for more info.

10×10 is a professional development event, striving to usher Tisch Alumni writers into professional dramatic writing careers. Tisch dramatic writing, directing, and acting alumni join forces to present 10-minute plays in this dynamic showcase, which merges the tenacious tradition of artist-produced staged readings with industry networking opportunities. A live panel of agents, literary managers, and producers will provide brief critiques of each play and select writers for further professional development. Each panelist selects a writer to professionally develop.

This is the second year of the event created and produced Stochastic Artworks with support form the Tisch Office of Career Development and the Tisch East Alumni Council.

SHOULD BE A BLAST!!!