W&M FILMMAKING at Ampersand Festival
W&M FILMMAKING
The following programs showcase additional feature-length and short films created by members of the William & Mary community. All of the events below are free and open to the public with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. More Info
GROUP D’ETAT
Presented by Erik Wells ‘23
Friday, March 21, 8:30 PM, Tucker Theater, Free
2025, USA, 78 min, Not Rated
Can eight college students find truth, justice, and maybe even love before an undercover cop tears their group apart? Cast: Joshua Mutterperl ’24, Eamon Raftery-Sweeney ’23, Nadiah Cooper ’21, Christian Huggard ’23, Zoe Powers ’24
WM SHORTS PROGRAM #1
Saturday, March 22, 11:00 AM, Tucker Theater, Free
- An Undoing presented by Lyall F. Harris, W&M Staff Member
- Everyone Else Vanished presented by John Weisgerber ‘25
- Orion’s Knife presented by Tatiana Coleman ‘25
- See You Soon presented by Ted Hogeman ‘09
- Unresolved presented by William R. Coughan ‘91
- We Have A Show presented by Xudong Liu, W&M Staff Member
500 FIREFLIES
Presented by Zan Gillies ‘09
Saturday, March 22, 2:00 PM, Tucker Theater, Free
2024, USA, 107 min, Not Rated
Newly single dad Daniel moves his teenage daughter June to his small hometown for the summer, only to find that economic depression and population drain have hit the town hard. As he navigates money troubles and his relationship with his daughter, Daniel seeks hope and new beginnings in the small community.
THE TRIP
Presented by Zoë Bowen Smith ‘21
Saturday, March 22, 7:30 PM, Commonwealth Auditorium, Free
2024, USA, 90 min, Not Rated
After finding out their best friends have secretly ended their five year long relationship, two friends turned lovers attempt to hide their new found romance during their college reunion trip to the mountains.
24 SPEED: ALUMNI FILMMAKING COMPETITION SCREENING
Saturday, March 22, 9:30 PM, Tucker Theater, Free
Established in 2007, the annual 24 Speed Filmmaking Competition challenges participants to create a short film in 24 hours, including an assigned genre, prop, and line of dialogue. This screening features a showcase of the 2025 entries in the 24 Speed competition created by W&M alumni, culminating in an “awards ceremony” for the “top” films, including comments from “prestigious judges” and a completely legitimate Audience Award as voted on during the screening!
HIM
Presented by Tess Higgins ‘15
Sunday, March 23, 11:00 AM, Tucker Theater, Free
2024, USA, 80 min, Not Rated
The final five contestants on a reality dating show unite to confront their deceitful suitor and the producers who manipulated them into falling in love.
WM SHORTS PROGRAM #2
Sunday, March 23, 2:00 PM, Tucker Theater, Free
- Composed: A Wes Anderson Guide presented by Clara Whitney ‘25
- Master of the Flame presented by Sharon Zuber, Retired W&M Professor
- Minor Feelings presented by Hannah Montalvo ‘25
- Three Roommates presented by Blue Crew Productions
- Wren 10 presented by Clara Whitney ‘25
WE MAKE FILMMAKERS SHORTS PROGRAM
Presented by WeMake Filmmakers
Sunday, March 23, 5:00 PM, Commonwealth Auditorium, Free
- Dream On presented by Matthew Milkiewicz ‘25
- Forever A Never presented by Tatiana Coleman ‘25
- The Lake presented by Rob Hochstetter ‘25 and Alex Gerber ‘25
- Second Chance presented by Connor Murray ‘28
- Vitam Aeternam presented by Emnet Abraham ‘25, Kamila Miles ‘27, Elise Montes ‘27
W&M PROGRAMMING
The 2025 Ampersand Festival features guest conversations, films, and industry summit events from dozens of W&M alumni, students, and faculty.
Film highlight programming includes a film screening and conversation event with McVeigh Producer Joe Pirro ‘08 and Executive Producer Milan Chakraborty ‘00.
Live performance programming includes Like Minds, a comedy quiz show hosted by Joey Bland ‘00, produced by Greg Hess ‘03, and featuring Andrea Coleman ‘00 and Sara Schaefer ‘00, an original one-woman play written and performed by Andrea Coleman ‘00, a physical theater and dance performance by Dance faculty member Joan Gavaler and collaborators, an improvised soundscape performance by Music faculty member Victor Harris, and a script-read of a play written by Professor Kevin Smith.
Author talk programming includes a program and book signing with Professor Brian Castleberry.
Industry Summit sessions are presented by John Francis ‘03, Denzel Dykes ‘18, and many others.
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