By Georgia Jackson, College of Arts and Sciences
When Hilda Sheridan-Hewlett moved from London, England to Tampa, Fla. to study literature and film at the OB体育官网, she was so swept away by the natural beauty of the local beaches that she decided to write and direct a short film. The final product, has so far been selected for inclusion at the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, FilmGate Miami, the Lule氓 International Film Festival and the Gasparilla International Film Festival.
On April 26, it appeared at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Pete.
Like Sheridan-Hewlett, the short film鈥檚 protagonist 鈥� a young art student named Aria 鈥� worries about sustaining her creative pursuits and finds inspiration at the beach.
鈥淎ria constantly finds herself torn between the commercial demand