UConn Film

12/23/2020

NEW FILM — Coming Friday December 25th 🎥

The Society of Splendid Sharing

“Clark’s mom is very sick, and he needs money for her treatment - and he needs it now. With the help of his longtime friend Greta, he devises a risky plan to take advantage of his old, oddball roommate Jed and get rich quick.”

10/14/2020

Adjust your focus.
The official poster for The Color of You - Coming soon

09/22/2020

Congrats to the cast & crew of “The Color of You” who have officially wrapped production. Be on the lookout for the film coming soon! 🎥🎨

03/29/2020

The day has finally arrived.. Crystal Easy is now up on our Youtube channel!

We want to thank the 50+ people that helped out with this project. While we are upset we couldn’t show this film on the big screen, we couldn’t be more proud of how it came out.
Please give it a like and share it!
https://youtu.be/ACFWGcLDswY

09/13/2019

The best on-screen Joker will always be Joey from Opening Night 🤡 Check out our behind the scenes video now on our YouTube page!
https://youtu.be/1ihvnJPYvhU

07/19/2019

The newest UCFilm production to be released is Ryan Glista’s award winning MFA project Let’s Be Friends!

After winning many accolades on the festival circuit, this short and spooky horror flick is available for everyone to watch on YouTube! Check it out!

https://youtu.be/AXcpEpQmGeU

05/04/2019

The doors will open at 3:00 tomorrow! We would like to seat people quickly so we can begin the event as soon as possible, so please plan on being there a bit early.

Tickets are still available if you haven't gotten one yet.

See everyone tomorrow!

05/02/2019

First 100 Undergrads will receive UCTV backpacks!!! We can't wait to show off all of these amazing films!

04/30/2019

Come check out the great work that students of UCFilm 🎬 have put together over the past year!
Film at UConn continues to grow and thrive!
Doors will open at 2:30 PM and the screening will start promptly at 3 PM. There will be light refreshments before and after.
Tickets are FREE but are limited to the first 300 guests.

04/09/2019

This semester's productions are well under way! 🙌🏼🎉🎥🎬🎧 @ UConn

02/08/2019

Poker Night is a student film being produced at the University of Connecticut. To make this production possible we need your help! Every donation counts and to show our appreciation for your support we are offering different rewards for various donation amounts!

$25- social media shout-out
$50- digital copy of our film
$100- your name in the film’s credits
$250- your business logo in the film's credits

You can donate to our production on Venmo:

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2249689743228928942

02/08/2019

The Poker Night Team has decided to switch it up and use Venmo as our fundraising platform! We are starting our fundraising efforts from scratch and could really use your support. Any donation amount helps us to fund things like props, costumes, sets, and so much more.

Please send donations to on Venmo. If you are not comfortable using Venmo but would still like to donate please message us for other options.

Thank you for helping us to bring this story to life.

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2249689743228928942

11/13/2018

UConn Film Club is proud to announce that we will be joining UCTV as their newest department, UCFilm! Check out the Link in the Bio, a message from the Director of UConn Film Christian Partenio ! 😁🥳🎥

11/13/2018

UConn Film Club is proud to announce that we will be joining UCTV as their newest department, UCFilm! Check out the video below featuring the Director of UConn Film, Christian Partenio! 😁🥳🎥
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waqgBchnJOQ

11/13/2018

UConn Film Club is proud to announce that we will be joining UCTV as their newest department, UConn Film! Check out the message below from the Director of UConn Film Christian Partenio!

10/30/2018

Kick off 🎃 HALLOWEEN 2K18 👻 by tuning into the MIDNIGHT PREMIERE of "Dreams", 's latest psychological thriller, directed by Follow the LINK in BIO to the YouTube Premiere Page where you can hang out with the creators in the minutes leading up and then watch it with us when the clock strikes MIDNIGHT. Also, check out 's screening of The Nun tomorrow at 9:30PM in the SU Theatre to see "Dreams" on the big screen before the feature! 🎥 🍿 🎃 @ Student Union Theater

10/15/2018

Exit, an award winning short film written and directed by .bilmes, is now available for everyone to watch! Matt and the rest of the cast and crew put in a lot of hard work making this film last year, and it certainly paid off! Check it out: https://vimeo.com/260859486

@ University of Connecticut

10/12/2018

10/12/2018

10/11/2018

On the set of ’s film with DP , Producer , , , and Stay tuned for more photos and info about the film! @ Merrow Meadow Park Nature Trail

09/22/2018

to the set of "Dude Where's My Socks?!" Here, Director, Ken Asada, looks on as DP, Chris Partenio, and Sound Mixer, Malik Harris, capture a pivotal scene featuring Coleman Churchill and Nick Nudler. 🎥

09/13/2018

to the set of Dude Where's My Socks. Club VP sets up the Ronin Camera Gimbal while looks on.
This semester, Maggie is producing the Film Club production "Milkman" and Regan is producing two separate UConn Idea Grant projects. We can’t wait to screen them! 📽

05/05/2018

Here's a photo from our last meeting of the semester. Have a great summer everyone! 😊📽☀

04/29/2018

04/26/2018

Screening countdown pt. 7
LET’S BE FRIENDS / 2018 / Directed by Ryan Glista
Connor, the new kid in school, is a lonely boy whose only friend is a stuffed toy named Beadie. When Conner brings Beadie to school, despite his father’s warnings, a run in with a bully leads to horrific consequences.
Event link in bio.

04/25/2018

Screening countdown pt. 6
DUDE, WHERE’S MY SOCKS / 2018 / Directed by Ken Asada & Christian Partenio
The story of two nerds whose lives are transformed when one of them inherits a lucky pair of socks from his dying grandmother. When they lose the socks at an epic party, the duo risk it all in a quest to get them back.
Event link in bio.

04/24/2018

SUNNY SIDE UP / 2018 / A 24 hour film
While making breakfast, a struggling couple faces the absurdity of obsession. Created for the LDS 24 hour film contest by Ken Asada, Matthew Bilmes, Coleman Churchill, Ryan Glista and Sarah Jensen
Event link in bio.

04/23/2018

Screening countdown pt. 4
EXIT / 2018 / Directed by Matt Bilmes
Olivia works at the local Exit Bureau, where she spends her nights convincing people to end their own lives for society's greater good. One evening, after her supervisor issues a chilling ultimatum, her world begins to fall apart.
Event link in bio.

04/22/2018

Screening countdown pt. 3
OPENING NIGHT / 2017 / Directed by Ryan Glista
Chris is the drama director for a high school production of ‘The Dark Knight: The Musical’, and the show is falling apart. In order to heighten the drama between his leads, Chris begins a series of manipulations to pit them against each other. His thirst for a standing ovation leads him down a dark path on a violent night the audience will never forget.

04/21/2018

Screening countdown pt.2
The Pond / 2017
Directed by Christian Partenio
This 16mm experimental psychological thriller was created with a small team of students in collaboration with the Cuban experimental filmmaking duo, Juan Carlos Alom and Aimara Fernandez. The film was shot on two 100ft rolls of Kodak Tri-X and a Bolex H16 Reflex.
Event link in bio.

04/20/2018

Screening Countdown pt.1
CITIZEN’S ARREST / 2015
Directed by Alex Rouleau
When college student Kevin Lewowski is tired of crime and bullying on his campus, he decides to take matters into his own hands. After discovering a shocking betrayal, his vigilante methods are put to the ultimate test.
Event link in bio.

04/19/2018

Don't miss our 2018 Film Exhibition next weekend at the Ballard Institute! We can't wait to share our projects with you. 📽😊🔥 Tomorrow we're starting a daily countdown to the screening with a a preview post on each film- stay tuned!

04/16/2018

Your Film Club President and Vice President for the 2018-2019 academic year! 📽😊🎬

04/07/2018

Today’s is Eve Dorsey. Eve transferred to UConn to study communication (with a focus on film) this past fall and quickly became our proudest new recruit. She dabbles in every field of production and is your cool best friend on every film set and screening. When she is not organizing movie trips and making sure the gang is gettin along, you can find Eve enjoying Moe's and giving good advice to her friends. 😍📽

03/27/2018

We would like to wish “Opening Night” star Darren Lee Brown a happy birthday! We are eternally grateful for his awesome performance and dedication to last year’s film, and wish him well on his adventures in Dayton, Ohio
Follow him on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/flannelhobbit/
“Opening Night”: https://vimeo.com/235203224

02/20/2018

Testing the wireless follow focus

02/11/2018

Testing out a new setup 🎥