Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for a screening of Milkshake Kiss presented by PMA Studios, on Friday, May 2, at 5:00 pm, in the Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Get your free tickets.
Milkshake Kiss is the first film developed by PMA Studios! This exciting new collaboration brings together students, faculty, staff and guest artists to write, produce and direct a professional movie. Don't miss this special screening as we showcase their incredible work! The screening will be followed by talkback sessions with the cast and crew.
Milkshake Kiss is a fantasy drama film about Charlie, a man drained by a difficult day, who went into a mysterious diner and drinks a magical milkshake. Suddenly, he finds himself face-to-face with people he thought he had forgotten. Through these unexpected encounters, Charlie begins to realize what truly matters in his life. But as the lines between memory and reality blur, one question remains: can he ever leave the diner?
1611: PMA Studios is a production company, class and event. Led by three industry professionals - Jeffrey Palmer (Producer, Director, Documentarian), Doorim Kim (Independent Filmmaker), and Carolyn Michelle Smith (Actor) - students developed, cast, and shot a short film written by one of their peers. Throughout the experience, special guests illuminated the inside of the studio system, sharing expertise from production to photography to post-production.
At PMA Studios, students focused on one aspect of production while gaining knowledge of the entire filmmaking process. The program successfully brought together aspiring filmmakers across all specialties: Actors, Directors, Assistant Directors, Producers, Directors of Photography, Grip and Lighting, Sound, Set Design, Production Assistants, and Writers.
