Karen Zipor

A montage of projects from 2021-2022. All clips were directed, edited, and mostly filmed by me.

After moving in together, ghostly phenomena start happening at an engaged couple's house. Is it the fiancé's deceased Jewish mother or is it all in his head? Written & Directed by Karen Zipor Produced by Chris Lin Cinematography by Kai Gibson Original Music by Sam Gerardi STARRING: Jack Clifford as NATAN Claudia Troy as LEAH Geri Schirmer as AIDA FEATURING: James Stringer Jr. as UNCLE Mylène Freeman as AUNT Zack Brown as NEPHEW Alexa Moore as NIECE Camera: Karen Zipor & Kai Gibson Sound: Eli Beaubien & Chris Lin Costumes: Danait Haddish Lead Editor, Color, & Sound: Karen Zipor Assistant Editor: Kai Gibson Assistant Color: Solomon Goluboff-Schragger Special Thanks To: Gidi Rosenfeld, Asher Biemann, Doug Grissom, Paul Wagner, Sam Flippo, and the UVA Department of Drama. Supported by an Arts Enhancement Grant from the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost of the Arts.

The animated results from a series of workshops over the week of March 1-4th 2022. Part of Karen Zipor's Distinguished Major in Computer Science thesis. Special Thank You To: Professor Mona Kasra, Professor Colleen Kelly, Camilla Galavis, and all the MFA Actors at the UVA Department of Drama (Jack Clifford, Auntais Faulkner, Haydn Haring, Christine Jacobs, Cortney Lowinski, Christian O'Neill, Brian Willis, and James Stringer, Jr.). Chapters: 0:00 Day 1 0:50 Day 2 1:10 Day 3 - Final Renders 1:18 Mouse on a Tightrope 2:28 "Alice in Wonderland" Shrinking 3:11 Knight with a Sword 4:05 Waffle House Monster

Audience Choice Winner & Actor Winner for The Adrenaline Film Project 2021. TEAM: Karen Zipor, Lucy Gilbert, & Isabelle Holway.

A montage of projects from Fall 2020. All clips were directed, edited, and animated by me.

This film is dedicated to H and the theatre alumni. Created with help from Mona Kasra and her MEAD VR research team.