Miss Rivers was made through the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's 10-10-10 Filmmaking Competition. In this competition, ten selected filmmaking finalists have ten days to shoot and edit a ten minute film. Quinnolyn was selected as a filmmaker by the festival's committee and paired with writer Malena McKaba.
Miss Rivers swept the competition, winning both Best Film and Best Script Awards in the college division.
Miss Rivers will begin its festival circuit run in 2018.
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Summary: During a sleep over with her best friend, a girl confronts her crush on her best friend's mother.
Genre: Drama, Narrative
Run Time: 10:52 minutes
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CREDITS
Director: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates
Writer: Malena McKaba
Starring: Joré Aaron, Truly Polite, and Carmen Lezeth Suarez
Producers: Brady Mears & Emily Lerner
Cinematographers: Brad Virshup & James Lee
Production Manager: Vivien Le
Production Designer: Victoria Barrera
Sound: Aaron Kesler
Editor: Joshua Bevan
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Adventures & Outings is a short documentary following a non-profit program that provides people with physical disabilities access to a variety of recreation and urban trips.
As the documentary follows the members of the program, we witness how their passion for adventure challenges not only their own physical abilities but also the public’s preconceptions about disabilities.
This film was selected to be produced through the UCSB Greenscreen Class of 2017. More information about this environmental filmmaking class can be found here.
To learn more about the program, please visit http://www.borp.org/programs/adventures-outings/
Details
Summary: A documentary about a group of physically disabled people whose passion for adventure leads them to challenge the term 'disabled.'
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 11:04 minutes
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CREDITS
Producer/Director/Writer: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates
Producer: Lori Gray
Production Manager: Catalina Camps
Cinematographers: Stefan Le, James Lee
Sound: Aaron Kesler
Editor: Joshua Bevan
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Stuck was selected as one of the four projects to go into production for UCSB's top production class in September 2015.
At its premiere in March 2016, Stuck won the department's Golden Elmo Award and the Corwin Award for Best Picture. Stuck was also selected for the Oceanside International Film Festival, and the Best Shorts Award for both Women Filmmaker and Screenplay categories.
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Summary: Two people get stuck in an elevator. One of them has a gun.
Genre: Drama, Narrative
Run Time: 31:01 minutes
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CREDITS
Writer/Director: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates
Producer: Ivan Palacio
Starring: Jihad Jay Reeves, Anna B. Shaffer, Charles Woods, and Glynn Beard
Production Manager: Scott Rowe
Cinematographers: Andrew Pirijanian, Jacob Geimer
Sound: Aaron Kesler
Editor: Israel Vasquez
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Wade Out is a short film adaptation of e e cumming's poem "I Will Wade Out." Quinn created Wade Out in conjunction with her Film and Media Studies class on Adaptations, taught by Professor Charles Wolfe.
Wade Out premiered at UCSB's Reel Loud Silent Film Festival and won Best Cinematography.
DETAILS
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https://vimeo.com/219309137
Summary: Can she find the inner strength to wade out?
Genre: Experimental, Drama, Narrative, Adaptation
Run Time: 3:46 minutes
CREDITS
Producer/Director: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates
Starring: Truly Polite, Vivien Le
Production Manager: Vivien Le
Cinematographer: James Lee, Israel Vasquez
Editor: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates
