Visions

I had so much fun at Visions! I am extremely proud of my friends who worked so hard on the festival around the clock to make it so special! My favorite part had to be the Keynote Address, where Kiva Reardon spoke about her experience after college and her astonishing accomplishments as a graduate. I like her advice on working professionally with people that are you’re friends. I agree with her when she said that talking on the phone is extremely important when it comes to decisions because email and text can get confusing. I was really inspired by all that Kiva had accomplished at such a young age. She seemed like such a normal, approachable person. The first conference block was very interesting also. So awesome to see fellow UNCW scholars up on stage doing their thing! The police procedural presentation was especially fascinating. I need to see the movie that Caleb was talking about in his split-screen presentation. Vincent Longo’s presentation on “Around the World” and “The Lady from Shanghai” was so amazing to see. Audra told me that he was being flown around the world to present his research, which is so awesome! I am so proud of my fellow 495-ers that premiered their films at Visions! I saw A Reel Farewell at the end of the year screening and really enjoyed it so I’m glad at Nathalie got to show it to an even larger audience.