Tag: Season 8

Red is a sophomore at UMW with aspirations in screen writing and journalism. With some minor experience in editing and an ever shifting imagination, there is a 50/50 chance he is as excited as a dog or as bemused as a cat, depending on the access to Dr Pepper and stimulant medicine. He is a cast/crew member for Season 8

Fanny Sibrian is a junior at the University of Mary Washington, double majoring in Business Administration with concentration in Management and Entrepreneurship, and in Communication and Digital Studies. She was born in El Salvador and moved to Northern Virginia 12 years ago. This is Fanny’s first experience working on a digital media project or anything similar. Her focus is on continuing to learn how people work together as a team to achieve shared goals in various contexts and how collaboration impacts the final product.

Amber is a senior at University of Mary Washington. She is a Theatre Major and Digital Studies Minor. She is from Maryland and wants to pursue a career in acting or something behind the scenes. She loves fashion, anime, kpop, the color pink, and enjoys crocheting or playing guitar in her freetime!

Ale is a senior at UMW, majoring in Accounting. She’s from Peru, and her native language is Spanish. She’s an international student and a dreamer. She’s on TikTok and always jokes that she’s famous (maybe she will be someday!), and she’s even received free products. When she’s not working or studying, she’d love to be sleeping, haha! But the truth is, she’s always busy because she’s now married.

Laurel Butikofer (he/they) is a sophomore studying Communications and Digital Studies. He enjoys learning new camera techniques, and hopes to one day be a cinematographer. They can be found pacing their room and sewing frogs, usually while listening to Citizen Soldier or playing The Lord of the Rings in the background.

Matthew Clinton is a senior at UMW and is majoring in Communications and Digital Studies. He is from Navan, Ireland and has always been involved in amateur stage performances since a young age before transitioning to back stage roles in his teenage years. Matthew has a passion for video production and editing and looking to go into a world of Video creation after his studies. Away from the camera Matthew is on the UMW Men’s Rugby team and has been playing rugby for 16 years. Matthew’s hobbies include going to the gym, barbering and learn to DJ.
Matthew can be contacted at mclinton@mail.umw.edu

This is April Paredes, she is a senior at UMW majoring in Communication and Digital Studies with a minor in Entrepreneurship. She hopes to move to the Big Apple (NYC) to pursue her career in Marketing and someday be the CEO of her own Marketing agency. She is excited to be a part of UMWs “Are We Live?” Season 8!

Oliver Brown is a junior Computer Science student at the University of Mary Washington. Despite the demanding nature of his major, he has a keen love for filmmaking and editing taking up most of his free time. He acts as the vice president for the University of Mary Washington Film Club.

Erin is a senior Communications and Digital Studies student from Virginia Beach, VA. Outside of class, she serves as a social media intern for the UMW Communications Department where she helps provide assistance with social media projects. When Erin’s not working, she is usually spending time with her friends and working on anything creative she can find.

Joel is a Junior at University of Mary Washington, double majoring in Communications and Digital Studies, and Theatre with a minor in Sports Management. Joel likes to play video games and is a big Soccer and Tennis fan. Joel is on the Rocket League Esports Team on campus and plays piano for Voices of Praise.

Kelsey Skees (she/her) is a Communications and Digital Studies major at UMW. She enjoys editing and creating digital media. She hopes to increase her skills and gain new experiences. Outside of college, other than digital media, Kelsey can be seen skiing, scuba diving, and engaging in other thrilling activities.

Izzy is a senior at the University of Mary Washington, majoring in Theatre with a minor in Digital Studies. She is born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Izzy works as a box office assistant at the UMW Klein Theatre where she looks forward to engaging with the community and working with her peers. In her free time, she loves to have game nights, go to concerts and musicals, craft, and watch movies. She is passionate about exploring scenic and costume design and hopes to pursue a career within film or theatre.

Brandon Wallace is a Junior at UMW and is majoring in Communication and Digital Studies. He was born and raised in the beautiful city of Newport News, Virginia. Brandon enjoys playing many sports, games, traveling, and spending time with his family. He would also like to one day travel to Dubai to see the beautiful city, cars, and beaches.

Eric (the closet to the camera in the image) is a sophomore at UMW taking the Digital Media Studio (DGST 301) class. He is from Gordonsville, a small town on the edge of Orange County, VA. He spent a lot of time reading and gaming in his youth, which led to an interest in story-making in various mediums. He is currently majoring in Computer Science, with the goals of being in both software development and game design.

Denver is a musician from northern Virginia. They play bass, tuba, and mandolin and play in multiple metal bands (Urban Apocrypha, Stoned Prophet, Askemane, etc.) and a folk band (Heirs of Blair Mountain). He also enjoys photography, videography, cooking, pro wrestling, and the outdoors. They want to go into a media production field for work. His extracurriculars include leadership of UMW’s campus radio, leadership of the Campus Christian Community (CCC), and playing in UMW’s concert band.