Film Studies, Art students Win Best Overall Student Short Film at the Albany Film Festival

“Building a Stage,” directed by three young filmmakers with connections to UAlbany: 2021 graduate Sydnie Heslop (Interdisciplinary Studies major in Film and Performance), 2020 graduate Emily Panganiban (Art major with a Film Studies minor), and PhD candidate Jeff Aldrich (History).

The Best Overall Student Short Film Award at the Albany Film Festival goes to “Building a Stage,” directed by three young filmmakers with connections to UAlbany: 2021 graduate Sydnie Heslop (Interdisciplinary Studies major in Film and Performance), 2020 graduate Emily Panganiban (Art major with a Film Studies minor), and PhD candidate Jeff Aldrich (History). They will receive $300 cash award.

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