Cinematographer Amy Faust is being honored as one of the 2026 Emerging Cinematographers for her work on "Photography". The award is bestowed annually by IATSE 600, the national motion picture camera union, to seven honorees for their work as cinematographers Amy and her family call Cincinnati home, while traveling the world for her craft. "Photography" is a short film produced by Tri-C's film academy. The film takes place in 1964 Manhattan and examines sexism, ageism and pr

The short film "Photography" has won an Emmy Award for Best "Entertainment - Short or Long Form. The short film, directed by Adam White, examines the professional pitfalls of women working in 1964 Manhatten. The short film was produced by Tri-C through their workforce development program "Film Internsive Workshop" in 2025. The instructors of the program serve as the department heads of the film produced, with the studets rounding out the rest of the crew. This is the 14th

In April 2026, two of Hemlock Film's movies were screened at the Queen Bess Aviation Centennial Film Festival held in Chicago, IL. Rise Above: WASP and Beyond the Powder: The Legacy of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race highlight the stories and achievements of women in aviation throughout history, the theme of the film festival. Beyond the Powder took home the award for Best Feature Film! An honor for our writer/director Kara White and for all involved in the making o

The short narrative film "Photography" enjoyed an energetic screening at the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival last week. The packed audience included cast, crew family and friends as part of the Local Heroes 1 program. Director Adam White participated in filmmaking panels, and was joined onstage for the after-screening Q&A by cinematographer Amy Faust. Not stopping there, "Photography" has been nominated for two Emmy awards. The film is nominated for Best Entertai

Two of Kara White's documentary films have been selected for screening at the Bessie Coleman Aviation Film Festival . Both written and directed by Kara White, Beyond the Powder and Rise Above: WASP will be shown at the festival. Beyond the Powder, produced in 2014, is the story of the first women's cross coutry air race, and also about those who run this race today. The award winning film has screened contiuously on national PBS for over 12 years, and will contiue on for

The short film " Photography " has been selected for screening and competition in the prestigious 2026 Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) . Directed by Adam White, " Photography" is a short narrative film now making the international festival circuit. " Photography " will screen April 14th at 7:25 pm in Playhouse Square . " Photography " is set in 1964 Manhattan, where Margaret, a renowned world-traveling photographer, is tasked with mentoring a younger photograph

The new short film "Photography" has two separate festival screenings in March. Coming up... Dayton Independent Film Festival - Sunday, March 1st @12 noon Short. Sweet. Film Fest - Thursday, March 5th @ 7:00pm More Festival Announcements Soon!! Actors Gregory James and Adaeze Dozie in “Photography" Photography takes place in 1964 Manhattan, where world-renowned photographer Margaret works for a popular global magazine. Having fought for every success she’s had, Margaret is

The new short film "Photography" had a successful premiere in Asia, becoming a Semi-Finalist at the Tokyo Women Film Festival. The semi annual event welcomes films from across the world to Japan for online screening and judging. The festival centers on female voices or films centered on women's lives. Filming a scene for “Photography” Photography takes place in 1964 Manhattan, where world-renowned photographer Margaret works for a popular global magazine. Having fought fo

The new short film "Photography" has a good 24hr span. Within that time, the film won three awards at one festival, and was accepted into two more. Best Short Competition Outstading Achievement (Short Film) Best Director (Adam White) Best Cinematography (Amy Faust) Best Writing (Kara & Adam White) Along with the wins, "Photography" was admitted into: California Women's Film Festival - Event 01/10/26 Tokyo Women Film Festival (semi-finalist) - Event 01/07/26 Photography t

A new documentary film about the P.E.A.C.E park, located in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, Ohio will air this week on PBS. Directed by Kara White, "Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Park: A New Beginning" was created through the Building Heights educational program, designed to educate high school kids in the vocation and arts of filmmaking.