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F&M alumna Veralyn Williams honored at Miscast Gala

Veralyn Williams

Film & Media alumna Veralyn Williams received an award at the MCC Theater’s annual Miscast Gala on Monday, April 4th. Williams, along with Dominique Thorne, were honored with the 2016 Youth Company Alumni Awards. Williams is an alumna of the Youth Company, a program for high school students that teaches writing and acting that is held in the MCC Theater. The award highlights Youth Company alumni that have sprouted successful careers after learning at the program.

The Miscast Gala, which hosted the ceremony, is a night of ceremony and performance featuring Broadway actors performing portions of theatrical productions that they wouldn’t normally perform. The event took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
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F&M alumna Jenn Gomez wins award at Milan IFF

Jenn Gomez with an awardFilm & Media alumna Jenn Gomez won Best Short Film at Milan International Film Festival 2015. She and friend Anna Frei were producers with Gene Pope as Executive Producer on their film Hand Over Hand.

Synopsis:

A heartwarming story about an ‘old hippy’ professor and his two very different grown daughters on vacation trying to piece together their fractured family.

While on vacation at a modest but breathtaking lakeside Don, Megan and Jeanie confront the comedy and tragedy of their family three months after the death of their life-long anchor, Don’s wife, who kept the family running.
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