The Fools
United States, 14 mins
Two friends have an unexpectedly warm farewell as they spend their last remaining moments at an absurd company employees only picnic.
Writer/Director: Andrea Studinger
Producer: Soumya Singh
Director of Photography: Sally Guo
Editor: Gabriel Colban
Composer: Andrea Studinger, El Michel
Cast: Emma Factor, Hannah Karpenko
Contact: Soumya Singh, ss6215@columbia.edu
Virtual Screening
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Program D
Saturday, May 13th at 5pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Andrea Studinger is a young French, Italian and Swiss German filmmaker and musician. He grew up in Paris, studied in the US and in the UK and then graduated in his native city Paris, with a double bachelor in International Law and in English Literature. He founded the musical duo About Rainor and was enrolled in a Screenwriting master’s degree in Paris before leaving for New York to pursue an MFA in Directing at Columbia University, where he graduates in 2023.
About the Producer
Soumya Singh in an Indian Producer and baking aficionado. When she is not making extravagant cakes at midnight, she is busy producing films and writing a TV show about her boarding school shenanigans which she hopes to produce and shownrun one day. Soumya has worked as a visual media producer in tech, fashion, music, art and has also volunteered as a media personnel for the comedy genius Dalai Lama. Soumya is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Producing at Columbia University and she looks forward to working with like minded creatives in the Television world.