Southern Storytellers

The Slammer: A struggling designer competes for the money to kickstart his dreams in an epic championship of the 90s fad game, Pogs- chasing adult success by facing the demons of his childhood. You won't want to miss this hilarious 90's nostalgia comedy that matches the emotional journey of self discovery of films like Garden State and Elizabethtown with the hilarious action of movies like Dodgeball and Balls of Fury. Tara Cocco accomplishes a fun, heartwarming story that will speak to the collective journey, and the collective memory, of the Millennial generation. Written By: Tara Cocco Directed By: Nathan Edwards Produced By: Nathan Edwards, Heather Lannan Narrated By: Brad Oxnam Post Audio and Foley Mix By: Derek Slawson Cast: Jay Putnam Olivia Evans Sara Antonio Colin McCann Brenna Greene Allison Shrum Michael Leidel Dean Shortland Sam Brooks Leonard Jackson Carla Christina Contreras Presented by Watkins College of Art and the Grand Divisions Production Company

On the Side [Comedy]: When Drew's girlfriend calls him at work to say she's leaving him and moving in with another guy, literally at that moment, Drew brings production at Michael's Sandwich Company to a halt until she's agrees to say with him. Written by Jay Putnam Produced and Directed By: Nathan Edwards Starring: Jay Putnam- Drew Allison Shrum- Girl Olivia Evans- Line Cook/Additional Voices Dean Shortland- Chris Brad Oxnam- Narrator/Additional Voices Edited/Sound by: Derek Slawson https://slawsoncreative.com/ Sponsored by Watkins College of Art www.watkins.edu

Allison Shrum (The Son, Nashville, Yes God Yes)plays Isolde in this fantastical drama about love and family. Logline: "With death hovering over her, Isolde navigates the waters of an unexpected romance while trying to settle a lifetime of pain and hatred with the only family she has, her older sister Morgan." "Isolde" was recorded in front of a live audience at Watkins College of Art in November 2017. The screenplay was written by Knox Hargrove, directed by Nathan Edwards, and Narrated by Kathryn Baker. Cast: Allison Shrum- Isolde Olivia Evans- Rose Tiffany Montgomery- Morgan For more information on Southern Storytellers go to: www.granddivisionsproductions.com/SouthernStorytellers