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Sundance 2024 Coverage

  • GHOSTLIGHT dir. Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson

    by Sienna Axe & Morgan Stone

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  • DÌDI (弟弟) dir. Sean Wang

    by Sienna Axe & Morgan Stone

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  • I SAW THE TV GLOW dir. Jane Schoenbrun

    by Sienna Axe, Levi Homann & Morgan Stone

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  • MY OLD ASS dir. Megan Park

    by Morgan Stone

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  • IBELIN dir. Benjamin Ree

    by Morgan Stone

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  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS dir. Shuchi Talati

    by Morgan Stone

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  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY dir. Lin Jianjie

    By Sienna Axe & Morgan Stone

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Media Studies research

  • It’s Just a Meme: “PewDiePie vs T-Series” & The Responsibility of Having an Audience Of 100 Million

    A 36-page research paper about the YouTuber PewDiePie, his ascension to fame, his fans, and a certain situation from 2018-2019 involving his “subscriber battle” with Indian production company T-Series and the subsequent effects of this viral event.

    Completed in Spring 2023 to achieve Whitman College’s Film and Media Studies Honors Diploma.

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  • "Analog to Algorithms: Cable Television, Shattered Nostalgia, and the Popularity of Long-Form Video Essays"

    Media studies thesis investigating the recent trend of long-form video essays about 2000s television published on YouTube, and their subsequent massive popularity with young audiences.

    Completed in Fall 2022, receiving distinction in Whitman College’s Film and Media Studies program.

Birdbath Publications

  • So About The BARBIE “Snubs…”

    Regardless of whether you enjoyed it or found its message to be underdone, it is undeniable that this film influenced trends throughout the year, with an influx in sales for the Barbie brand, and profoundly more bubblegum pink clothing found in the wild than in previous years.

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  • THE GREEN KNIGHT: A Perfect Christmas Film

    David Lowery’s The Green Knight took me completely by surprise.

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  • 2008 Was A Goooood Year For Music

    “What was I doing in 2008? I would’ve been 7 years old listening to exclusively either my parent’s car radios or Elton John/Creedence Clearwater Revival on my Mp3 player.”

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  • The Bling Ring (2013) Was Not Good (and here's why)

    “The movie just feels like we are pointing and laughing at how stupid these kids were for robbing celebrity homes.”

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  • The Disturbing Delectability of America’s Next Top Model

    “It exploited the contestants and their personal struggles, it furthered rigid beauty standards, it perpetuated cultural appropriation…I could honestly go on and on. And yet…I have seen every episode of the show, many of them multiple times…”

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  • For a Good Time Call… (2012) & the Beauty of a (Platonic) Romantic Comedy

    “I know that there are plenty of films that explore the love of friendships, and others that even use the romantic comedy structure, but there's something special about For a Good Time Call…”

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  • A Happy Accident with Happy Accidents (2000)

    “Lo and behold, I found Happy Accidents (2000), starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio. This had to be the movie. It's been sitting in the back of my mind for a few years…I need to scrub this movie from my mind…”

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Sundance 2023 Coverage

  • Kokomo City dir. D. Smith (Audience NEXT Award Winner)

    by Sienna Axe, Zac Bentz & Morgan Stone

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  • 20 Days in Mariupol dir. Mstylav Chernov (Audience World Documentary Winner)

    by Sienna Axe, Zac Bentz, & Morgan Stone

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  • Scrapper dir. Charlotte Regan (Grand Jury World Dramatic Winner)

    by Sienna Axe, Zac Bentz & Morgan Stone

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  • Beyond Utopia dir. Madeleine Gavin (Audience US Documentary Winner)

    by Sienna Axe & Morgan Stone

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  • The Persian Version dir. Maryam Keshavarz (Audience US Dramatic Winner)

    by Zac Bentz & Morgan Stone

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  • Shayda dir. Noora Niasari (Audience World Dramatic Winner)

    by Sienna Axe & Morgan Stone

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  • Radical dir. Christopher Zalla (Festival Favorite Winner)

    by Morgan Stone

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ScrEENWriting

“We Can’t All Be Pamela”

(2020 Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival Official Screenplay Selection)

28 PAGES | 2020

Upon retirement, Lori doesn’t know what to do with her life. She has all of the free time in the world, but is unsure what to do with it, especially when compared to her best friend, Pamela….