WSU media arts Prof. Kelly Donnellan named Best Female Director...

Assistant Professor Kelly Donnellan, media arts and studies, received the award Woman to Watch, Best Female Director at the 2013 Underexposed Film Festival of Rock Hill, SC, for her film titled I is Another.

The Underexposed Film Festival took place November 14 through November 16, 2013, at the Community Performance Center of Rock Hill, SC, showcasing 39 films accepted into competition. The juried competition was open to independent filmmakers of all levels and featured narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films running 45 minutes or less.

I is Another is a personal essay shot by Donnellan over a six year period chronicling her struggles with agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder which makes life beyond her apartment especially difficult. The filmmaker confronts her fears head-on during the project, filming herself tackling the outside world and, at times, watching the world win. Undaunted, Donnellan soldiers on to small and big victories, demonstrating that the only thing to fear is fear itself. View a short clip from I is Another online.

The winners of the 2013 Underexposed Film Festival were announced at an award ceremony that immediately followed a final screening Saturday, November 16. View the Underexposed Film Festival's announcement of 2013 winners.