"CC Dances the Go-Go" makes its hometown premiere at the 29th Annual Arizona International Film Festival

CC Dances the Go-Go, the latest short film by writer/director Erin Buckley and produced by School of Theatre, Film & Television Adjunct Faculty member Roweena Mackay, will screen virtually as part of the 29th annual Arizona International Film Festival, April 14-15, 2021. The film follows Nicky, an aspiring actress, during a night at the local go-go bar where she Nicky encounters the woman of her dreams.

CC Dances the Go-Go was filmed in Tucson, AZ in June 2019 and premiered at Frameline in San Francisco in June 2020. The film went on to win the Alan Ira Dusowitz Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker of Short Film at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and has been Officially Selected by festivals nationally and internationally, including Out on Film, the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival, Queer Screen Film Fest, and Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, among others.

The film’s crew features the talents of multiple TFTV alumni including Chance Roberts (Director of Photography), Pancho Oritz (First Assistant Camera), Hasan Taleb (Assistant Camera), Galen McCaw (Sound), Matt Cole (Gaffer), Brittney Olsen (Grip), Jalon Jackson (Wardrobe Supervisor), Sean Phelan (Best Boy), Destiny Moreno (Best Boy), and Nolan Veneklasen (Sound).

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When the world takes your smile, you put a new one on! Rachel Newcomb keeps a smile on her face and finds her groove in "From the Fishbowl."

From the Fishbowl, a co-presentation of the School of Theatre, Film & Television and The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, is streaming now! Watch from anywhere, any time through April 18. Tickets are $11 per device and can be purchased at:
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In a recent story for The Theatre Times, "From the Fishbowl" director Wolfe Bowart and lighting designer Forrest Tallbull reflected on the journeys that brought them to this theatrical moment, the process of devising physical theatre in a digital space, and what new value “a world interrupted” has brought to their theatre-making.

"From the Fishbowl" also served as Lighting Designer Forrest Tallbull's MFA Senior Capstone Project in Lighting Design. "From the Fishbowl features vignettes that combine our digital culture with the stage," Forrest said in the article. "The stories are about shared messages of emotional humanity that show our true selves—selves we evade in the digital world. When I arrived, there was no script or outline. Wolfe [Bowart, director] wanted to hear ideas from the entire creative team, including the actors, designers, and even the stage managers. Wolfe said, “if you had a minute onstage to talk to the world—what would you say?” That was the starting point of the creative process. Designers not only contributed to the design elements of the spectacle; we were invited to tap into the emotional creation of the stories."

Watch the magical result online now. From the Fishbowl streams online April 1 - 18, 2021. Watch any time, from anywhere. Tickets are $11 per device. Read more at:

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TONIGHT :: In "From the Fishbowl," MJ Barbee plays a contestant in a raucous game show where panelists goad him into being the personality they want him to be.

From the Fishbowl began with a question and a challenge. Director Wolfe Bowart asked 7 cast members – all students at the School of Theatre, Film & Television – what story would they tell if they had a minute to say something to the world right now. And could they tell their story using visual theatre? With the help of sound effects, movement, illusion, shadow puppetry, film interaction, comedy - and an occasional call from mom - discover some serious subject matters told with heart and humor.

Join us as we stream the PREMIERE SCREENING followed by ARTIST TALKBACK tonight, April 1, 2021, at 6pm MST.

FROM THE FISHBOWL, a co-presentation of the School of Theatre, Film & Television and The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, streams online April 1 - 18, 2021. Watch any time, from anywhere. Tickets are $11 per device. Tickets available at bit.ly/tftv_ftfb.

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Move over La Sirena. Linda Paola Varela picks up a magical remote control and brings all new lotería cards to life in "From the Fishbowl".

"We combined live performance and video performance with animated visuals, puppetry and magic. It's intricate, hopeful, deep and magical, and it’s been a privilege to have been able to create this new work that speaks so uniquely to the time we’re in," says Linda.

Join members of the creative team for a premiere screening and artist talkback about creating new theatre in a socially distanced world on April 1, 2021 at 6pm.

FROM THE FISHBOWL, a collaboration of the School of Theatre, Film & Television and The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, will stream online April 1 - 18, 2021. Watch any time, from anywhere. Tickets are $11 per device. Tickets: am.ticketmaster.com/arizonaarts/fromthefishbowl#/

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