2025 Program
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Meet the moMENTum Team
Four creatives join together to create content for the moMENTum course. Enjoy a special look into each of our imaginative pieces to share our unique perspectives and styles.
Narrative | Run time: 5:44
-Hyde Wilkerson-
I'm an aspiring video editor with hands-on experience creating engaging content for local and corporate businesses like Terra Wealth and Waffle House. I've crafted promotional and informational videos that effectively captured attention and drove results. My skills include footage editing, compilation, and design, allowing me to transform raw material into compelling visual stories.
Flavors From Home
Born in Guyana but raising her children in America, Kesa does not leave her roots behind. Her culture and heritage are reflected in the dishes she prepares. This short documentary shows the process of making metemgee, a beloved dish from her homeland. Through her cooking process, we not only see the ingredients and techniques but also the personal and cultural stories tied to the dish. The documentary captures how food can become a bridge between generations, and reminds us that food is not just fuel, but a form of identity, history, and love.
Documentary | Run time: 6:44
-Leihana Smith-
Leihana Smith is a Junior Honors College student at Kennesaw State University, majoring in Media and Entertainment with a minor in Legal Studies. She has a passion for film, entertainment, and music, and strives to make an impact through her creativity and strategic storytelling. Leihana aims to connect with audiences with both visual and auditory media, blending narrative, sound, and style to spark connection. When not behind the camera, she enjoys creating music and exploring diverse media cultures. Leihana draws from different perspectives and experiences to inform and expand her work.
The Callback
A young actress receives a callback for an audition but the role she’s given isn’t anything like what she was expecting.
Narrative | Run time: 6:35
-Kynaali Skerritt-
Kynaali Skerritt, a MENT major student who writes and directs narrative films.
Operator 112
The year is 1928. In a world defined by the bold geometry and stark palettes of Soviet Constructivism, Operator 112 follows a dedicated woman scientist stationed at a high stakes monitoring hub. Amidst a landscape of rigid propaganda and industrial machinery, she is tasked with overseeing Project Earth, a mission of immense scale and questionable intent. As she navigates the technical demands of her console rendered in sharp reds, deep blacks, and aged creams, she begins to uncover fragments of a truth hidden beneath official Cyrillic directives. The film explores the tension between individual discovery and state mandated progress, framing her intellectual struggle as a visual ballet of shadows and silhouettes. Caught between her duty to the Take 112 protocols and her own burgeoning conscience, the Operator must decide if she will remain a cog in the machine or redefine the very blueprint of the world she monitors.
Narrative | Run time: 2:21
-Abiola Batiste-
I am a creative director and visual storyteller focused on animation, world building, and experimental design. My work explores the space between culture and technology, often blending traditional craft with emerging AI tools to push what independent filmmaking can look like. I am deeply interested in process, building custom workflows and systems that make production more efficient and expressive. Through short films and conceptual projects, I develop original narratives that reflect personal themes while reimagining familiar forms in new ways. I approach each project with curiosity, research, and a willingness to experiment. Whether I am directing animation, designing environments, or prototyping AI driven tools, I aim to create work that feels thoughtful, innovative, and grounded in strong visual storytelling.
Like Father, Like Son.
Jorge explores his childhood and the different moments that have led him to be successful in life. But his biggest accomplishment relies on how he instilled his values onto his son, whose name is also Jorge. Like a reflection, son follows his dad’s model and navigates life how he taught him. Jorge’s legacy makes all his hard work worth it all.
Documentary | Run time: 5:17
-Ariana Garcia-
Ariana Garcia is a Media and Entertainment storyteller whose work explores human connection, vulnerability, and everyday moments through film. She draws inspiration from her cultural background as a Peruvian and combines it with what she has learned at her time in the US, creating emotionally resonant visuals that feel authentic. Ariana wishes that her audience let themselves free and just feel the story she’s about to tell.
KEBAB!
A man starts to experience strange things when his friend has a grilling incident.
Narrative | Run time: 4:05
-Everett Johnson-
A MENT major student, writer, director, and producer.
Home
During her first three months in America, a daughter listens to her mother’s memories of loneliness from twenty years earlier. Through these stories, she begins to confront her own emotions and slowly expand her sense of self.
Documentary | Run time: 9:53
-Grace Kim-
Grace Kim is an exchange student from Hanyang University in South Korea, currently studying Media and Entertainment at Kennesaw State University. She is interested in exploring inner emotions and observing the quiet moments of everyday life.
Off-Script
Bill and Joan Fitzsimmons' marriage is on the rocks, but they have to keep it professional when the cameras are up. Co-anchors on the local news, the couple report live on the latest victim of the Pinesfield Pickler, a serial killer still at large. The couple's marriage unravels further amid the broadcast, culminating in the Pinesfield Pickler's identity being revealed.
Narrative | Run time: 5:48
-Mikayla Williams-
My name is Mikayla Williams. I have a deep passion for storytelling whether it be through animation, screenwriting, or live action film. I hope to write and direct more films in the future regardless of medium.
That Feeling When We Dance
An entitled thief tries to go down in history as the worlds greatest burglar but enters a fierce tango with a dastardly unexpected guest.
Narrative | Run time: 9:07
-Camryn Charles-
A MENT major student, producer, and actor.
Under Lock and Key
Under Lock and Key is a noir mystery short film in homage to the classic detective movies from the 1940’s through 1960’s. The story follows thew worlds greatest detective as he is facing an unsolved mystery that may take him down. He exhausts all possible resources as he tracks down his coveted car keys before going to work in the morning. This parody flips the conventions of the noir genre on its head as it takes comedic turns and plays off the overly dramatic and serious tone found in the classic pictures, while maintaining its striking noir aesthetic.
Narrative | Run time: 10:21
-Dawson Jolicoeur-
My name is Dawson Jolicoeur, A Media and Entertainment recent graduate from Kennesaw State University. I am a filmmaker with ambitions to one day work as a grip in the film industry. I have been working on short film crews for three years and finally got the opportunity to direct a short film of my own in October of 2025. I have always loved movies, and getting to make my own is a real dream realized. Some of my favorite movies are the ones with incredibly stylized visual looks so I jumped at the chance to make a film with the noir aesthetic. I hope to work in the film industry and continue making short films with my friends.
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