WINSTON-SALEM – A North Carolina School of the Arts student film has won the Audience Choice Award at the Starz First Look Student Film Festival in Denver, Colo. THE TRAGEDY OF GLADY, written and directed by then-School of Filmmaking college senior Karrie Crouse in 2004, was singled out from a field of 70 films screened at the festival, which drew 400 entries. GLADY was also one of three finalists in the Best Narrative category – a category won by a $100,000 musical, titled WEST BANK STORY, from the University of Southern California. Crouse, who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in directing from the NCSA School of Filmmaking in 2004, grew up in Winston-Salem and, when she was eight, moved to Durham, where she studied still photography at the Durham School of the Arts.
Crouse said that the USC film was “well-made but not really comparable – story wise or budget wise – to GLADY.” Crouse, who now lives in Los Angeles but was flown out to Colorado for the festival, said that she was excited about telling Gladys’ story. “I always start with a character that I both like and dislike,” she said, “and as I started working on Gladys, I realized I was creating a character that I wanted to get to know.” Asked why she used the name “Glady” in the title, Crouse said, “Glady is a nickname for Gladys that her parents use, and that she really doesn’t like.” THE TRAGEDY OF GLADY tells the story of a misunderstood young woman who depends on the acceptance of her best friend, Claire, for support. After the tragic death of Claire’s parents, she and Gladys begin to grow apart. In an attempt to reconnect and empathize with Claire, Gladys begins searching for a tragic event to call her own. Just when Gladys realizes she must change her ways and make amends with Claire … Gladys gets her tragedy. Gladys is portrayed in the film by School of Drama alumna Trieste Dunn, then a student at NCSA Crouse said she has been told that as a prize-winner at the festival, Starz will analyze GLADY for acquisition. Starz is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States. It is based in Englewood, Colo.
This is the first year that NCSA has entered the Starz First Look Festival, which ran April 21-23. “Wade Gardner, one of the festival creators and directors, loved GLADY and was impressed with the quality of our films overall,” said Kate Miller, special assistant to School of Filmmaking Dean Dale Pollock. Now in its fifth year, the Starz First Look Festival is viewed as the premier film festival for university and graduate student filmmakers. It was founded by Gardner and Josh Weinberg, then students at The Colorado Film School, in 2001. The School of Filmmaking is one of five professional schools that make up the North CarolinaSchool of the Arts, a leading conservatory for training talented students for careers in the arts.The School of
Filmmaking offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts and College Arts Diploma in cinematography, directing, editing and sound, producing, production design and screenwriting, and a Master of Fine Arts in film music composition. Among the school’s busy alumni are David Gordon Green (director, ALL THE REAL GIRLS), Tim Orr (cinematographer, DANDELION) and sound designer Will Files (assistant sound designer, THE INCREDIBLES).
For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu.
Crouse said that the USC film was “well-made but not really comparable – story wise or budget wise – to GLADY.” Crouse, who now lives in Los Angeles but was flown out to Colorado for the festival, said that she was excited about telling Gladys’ story. “I always start with a character that I both like and dislike,” she said, “and as I started working on Gladys, I realized I was creating a character that I wanted to get to know.” Asked why she used the name “Glady” in the title, Crouse said, “Glady is a nickname for Gladys that her parents use, and that she really doesn’t like.” THE TRAGEDY OF GLADY tells the story of a misunderstood young woman who depends on the acceptance of her best friend, Claire, for support. After the tragic death of Claire’s parents, she and Gladys begin to grow apart. In an attempt to reconnect and empathize with Claire, Gladys begins searching for a tragic event to call her own. Just when Gladys realizes she must change her ways and make amends with Claire … Gladys gets her tragedy. Gladys is portrayed in the film by School of Drama alumna Trieste Dunn, then a student at NCSA Crouse said she has been told that as a prize-winner at the festival, Starz will analyze GLADY for acquisition. Starz is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States. It is based in Englewood, Colo.
This is the first year that NCSA has entered the Starz First Look Festival, which ran April 21-23. “Wade Gardner, one of the festival creators and directors, loved GLADY and was impressed with the quality of our films overall,” said Kate Miller, special assistant to School of Filmmaking Dean Dale Pollock. Now in its fifth year, the Starz First Look Festival is viewed as the premier film festival for university and graduate student filmmakers. It was founded by Gardner and Josh Weinberg, then students at The Colorado Film School, in 2001. The School of Filmmaking is one of five professional schools that make up the North CarolinaSchool of the Arts, a leading conservatory for training talented students for careers in the arts.The School of
Filmmaking offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts and College Arts Diploma in cinematography, directing, editing and sound, producing, production design and screenwriting, and a Master of Fine Arts in film music composition. Among the school’s busy alumni are David Gordon Green (director, ALL THE REAL GIRLS), Tim Orr (cinematographer, DANDELION) and sound designer Will Files (assistant sound designer, THE INCREDIBLES).
For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu.
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