Ringling College Film

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Ringling Thesis Film Screening. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave W, Bradenton.

Nearly 2.5 hours of original short films representing the most professional and mature work our students have made. One of this year’s thesis films was shot at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, so we are screening our work in a place we once called a movie set.

Can’t make Tuesday? Join us Friday, May 8 at 3pm in the Morganroth Auditorium of the Larry Thompson Academic Center at Ringling College of Art and Design.

In February, Ringling film students shot a branded entertainment short for , “Homegrown”. Piper, a recent Ringling film grad, has a job in California lined up to kickstart her career. But, as she returns home briefly to her family’s sustainable farm after school, she finds that it is at risk of falling apart. With her family under immense stress, Piper must use her education to find the beauty where she is and make the most of her skills to save her home. 🌱

This film was shot on location in Parrish, FL at and Ghansiam farms.
Thank you to the cast, crew, and farmers for allowing us to bring this story to life!

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🌱 CAST:
Piper - Casey Henley
Dad - Todd Sheeler
Mom - Nicol Moeller
Toby - Harrison Pruitt
Ashley - Sezen Ünaldilar

🌱 CREW:
Directed by Ella Satterfield
Produced by Nadia Grasso

1st Assistant Director: Orya Laire
2nd Assistant Director: Kennedy Carruth

Cinematographer: Jackson Lapsley
1st Assistant Camera: Emily Voyls
2nd Assistant Cameras: Hanna Peresztegi
George Fresco
Riley Katsikas
DIT: Sophia Parry

Editors: Matthew Peterson and Ella Satterfield

Production Designer: Vivian Hoang
Art Director: Kaitlyn Carey
Art PAs: Tyler Cook
Grace Maynard
Savannah Winslow
Skye Smith

Gaffer: Caleb Ard
Grips: Sena Amengor
Peter Blair
Eric Blair
Andres Perez Andresen
Rico Eckert
Nate Williams

Sound Mixer and Sound Designer: Riley Moore
Boom Operators: Sebastien Vaughn
Danny Connolly
Original Music by Chloe Cohen

Unit Still Photographer: Cecilia Marty
Unit Videographer: Matthew Peterson

Production Assistants:
George Fresco
Riley Katsikas
Maia Rosamilia

In February, film students shot “We’re Gonna Be Moms”, a drama that follows Kim and Casey, a determined married le***an couple attempting to get pregnant through reciprocal IVF and fulfill their dream of being moms before it gets banned in their state while dealing with their past trauma from a miscarriage.

In total, there were over 30 people on set for 2 and a half days. The film was shot on location in a local Sarasota home. Thank you to the cast, crew, and community that made this film possible!

📸 by Cecilia Marty and Hannah Cribbs

We’re Gonna Be Moms cast and crew

Kim Kremer - Calee Gardner
Casey Kremer - Natalie Acevedo
Denise - Stephanie Barton-Farcas

Writer/Director - Elise Woodard
Producer - Jayde Dauley .14
1st AD - Cooper Lynn
2nd ADs - Sophia Parry .p and Nada Al-Mogahed
Script Supervisors - Sydney C***s .scr13 and Hanna Peresztegi

Cinematographer - Danny Connolly
Camera Operators - Caleb Ard and Riley Moore
1st ACs - Riley Moore and Kaitlyn Carey
2nd ACs - Kennedy Carruth ._c and Alana Caballero .freckle
Still Photographers - Cecilia Marty and Hannah Cribbs
DIT - Nadia Grasso

Sound Mixer - Ellis Davies
Boom Operator - Favian Perez

Gaffer - Emily Voyls
Best Electric - Damien Penn
Key Grip - Andres Perez Anderson
Grips - Sydney C***s, Austin Jacobs , Sean Jenkins
Grip Truck - Sena Kwasi Amengor

Production Designer - Alexander Grapes
Art Director - Vivian Hoang .hoang
Costume Designer - Kaitlyn Carey

Editor - Emily Voyls
Sound Designer - Elise Woodard
Colorist - Danny Connolly
Composer - Giulio Della Pietra

Production Assistants - Kylah Burke .0702 and Jordan Blohm .blohm

Ringling College film students shot a theatrical drama/mystery thesis film, Ghost Light, based on director Riley Moore's '26, time in performing arts. The story follows an actress who lands the role of Lady Macbeth in a small-town theater, only to be confronted by unsettling visions of the performer who died during the same production decades earlier. As rehearsals intensify, she becomes entangled in the theater’s past and the legacy left behind. Her grip on reality blurs as she searches for the truth behind the haunting.

Writer & Director: Riley Moore
Producer: Jayde Dauley
1st AD: Michael Hook
2nd AD: Nadia Grasso
Script Supervisor: Hanna Peresztegi
Cinematographer: Emily Voyls
Camera Operator: Caleb Ard
Camera Operator B Unit: Jackson Lapsley
1st AC: Ella Satterfield
2nd AC: Yazmin Jarrin , Andres Perez Andresen 1, Riley Katsikas, Harrison Pruitt
Production Designer: Lachin Kerbabaeva
Art Director: Kaitlyn Carey
Costume Designer: Vivian Hoang
Set Dresser: Sydney C***s
HMU: Lachin Kerbabaeva
Additional Art Team: Shane Richards, Harrison Hahne Lum, Lucas Mecham, Paul Ritter, Kolby White
Gaffer: Danny Connolly
Best Electric: Nick Miner
Best Grip: Andres Perez Andresen , Alex Alfaro
Grips: Sena Kwasi Amengo, Rico Eckert, Allegra Bortoni
DIT: Kennedy Carruth
Sound Designer: Riley Moore, Elise Woodard
Sound Mixer: Orya Larie Reaves
Boom Operator: Joey Platenik, Paul Ritter
Photos: Cecilia Marty, Hannah Cribbs

Check it out!

Ringling College's Sean Webley caps 2025 with two feature-length documentary premieres - Ringling College of Art and Design Sean Webley, a faculty member with the Ringling College Film Department, has released two notable, feature-length documentaries.

After Ringling workshop, Booker VPA film is a finalist in national film festival - Ringling College of Art and Design Supported by a partnership with Ringling College, a film by three Booker High School students was named a finalist for the All-American High School Film Festival, the largest high school film festival in the world.

BTS Photographer: Cecilia Marty

Hang in there!

This October, Film students shot a narrative thesis film, A Hill To Die On, a dark comedy about washed-up director Jamie Van Hamn as he clings to his once great superhero franchise. In a last-ditch effort to save face, Jamie recruits a Make-A-Wish kid as the new star of his penultimate movie.

Across 4 shooting days, the crew shot at 2 local Sarasota businesses/residences: Sunnyside Village Senior Living Community, and a beautiful home provided by Michael Saunders & Company, Sarasota Real Estate.

Additionally, A Hill To Die On was also shot in the post-production facility and soundstages in Soundstage A and C, utilizing virtual production.

Special Thanks to our dedicated crew and fantastic cast:

Writer & Director: Peter Blair
Producers: Danny Connolly and Michael Hook
UPM: Eric Blair
1st AD: Lachin Kerbabaeva .kerbabaeva.art
2nd AD: Cooper Lynn

Director of photography: Caleb Ard
Camera Operator and Colorist: Andrew Lamm
1st AC: Emily Voyls
2nd AC: Nate Williams and Hanna Peresztegi
Script Supervisor: Wickes Minton

Gaffer: Jackson Lapsley
Key Grip/ Dolly Grip: Orya Larie
Best Electric: Rico Ekert
Best Grip: Damien Penn

Production Designer: Alex Grapes
Art Director: Sydney C***s .scr13
Set Dressers/ Art Department: Paul Ritter , Harrison Lum , Antonio [email protected] , Jordan Salas .xboxnerd , Kolby White , Nick Miner

DIT and Editor: Joshua Rielo .mp4
Sound Mixer/ sound designer: Ryan Zyck .zyck
Boom Operator: Elise Woodard

Starring ⭐
Jamie Van Hamn: Bryan Lewis
Lindsay Van Hamn: Lauren Butterfield
Jacob: Tommy Bolanos
Liam: Toven Anderson