The Virginia Screenwriters Forum(VSF) held its first short film lab for the public at the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA). “Make It Short: The Three Pillars of Short Films” featured best practices from the following award-winning members: Brian Weakland, screenwriting; Michael C. Ivey, producing, and Adam Lapallo, directing. Held Sunday, Feb. 21, the lab presented two shorts from the annual VSF Showcase, “Handsy” written by Brian Weakland and “Blowhard,” written and co-directed by Rachel Weatherly. Director Robin Farmer called the shorts good examples of “concise, clever, cinematic and cheap” movies.
