TSTV Student Pilot Showcase

DESCRIPTION

Join us as we screen five original pilots created by students of the TSTV (Texas Student Television, University of Texas) Incubator Program, a year-long, student-led program that guides a select group of students through the process of pitching, writing, and producing their first half-hour television pilot. Designed to teach the fundamentals of modern independent filmmaking within a student setting, the Program gives students the opportunity and skills to bring their unique stories to life.

Over the past year, ATX TV has partnered with TSTV to provide the Incubator Program's students with feedback on their original pilot ideas, scripts, and production plans; and organize guest industry speakers for the class. Now, the pilots they've produced will premiere on the big screen as part of our first TSTV Student Pilot Showcase.

Pilots

The Division, created by Jakob Ortiz, David Lerma, Abby Shewmaker, Maggie Wang, and Isabella Reyes – a drama that follows a naive lawyer who must investigate a four-victim murder case entwined with paranormal activity. As he tries to prove a college girl’s innocence in the court of law, he risks his career and credibility within the FBI’s Paranormal Department.

Earshot, created by Oscar Wisner, Seiya Ishigami, Kenobi Corrales, Casey Giles, and Reed Barnett – a thriller that follows an elderly man who becomes the sole witness to a murder. With only sound as his guide, he must take it upon himself to piece the missing pieces of the mystery together.

Hag Ridden, created by Georgia Horton, Syssa Burks, Stella Melucci, Lauren Cogbill, and Jarob Abbott – a dark comedy that follows a young witch who, in an attempt to contact her dead mother, accidentally traps her sleep paralysis demon in the waking world, setting off a series of events that bring her darkest secrets into the daylight.

Let There Be Light, created by Sarah Barker, Morgan Lenamond, Mia Alaniz, and KC Cerda – a coming-of-age series that follows Eve, a college freshman overwhelmed with grief, who must reconcile her burgeoning sexuality while deciding whether to honor her late father's religious legacy or forge her own path in an environment that challenges everything she was raised to believe.

Hysterical, created by Bella Otte, June Burick, Lauren Corkhill, and Oliver Hanchey – an absurdist satire that follows a young elementary art teacher who, fed up with men, finds liberation through violence as she yearns for artistic greatness.