{"id":11724,"date":"2018-03-16T14:43:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T21:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2018\/03\/16\/friday-focus-alumni\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","slug":"friday-focus-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2018\/03\/16\/friday-focus-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Focus: Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Friday is an opportunity to focus on an aspect of Dodge College. This Friday the focus is on alumni and the work they are doing.<\/p>\n<p>If there is something you&#8217;d like to have included please feel free to email Jon Hernandez, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at jonherna@chapman.edu or fill out the <a href=\"http:\/\/fs18.formsite.com\/dcfma\/form184\/index.html?1420743545345\">online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11795\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypurposeoverprofit.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11795\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/03\/Group-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Riley\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Riley\u00a0(BFA\/TBJ &#8217;11) has started a new organization called Purpose Over Profit. They focus on encouraging anyone who will listen, to find and pursue their true self<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ela Alyamac&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>(BFA\/FTP &#8217;00) feature film\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lost-Birds-Sarkis-Acemyan\/dp\/B07B4V85SY\/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1520462648&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=lost+birds\">Lost Birds<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>has been added to Amazon Prime for distribution.\u00a0<em>Lost Birds\u00a0<\/em>is about an Armenian Village in 1915. Redo and Maryam return from their secret dovecote only to find an empty house and a ghost village. The children embark on a journey to search for their mother, along with their bird Bacik.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DJ Dodd\u00a0<\/strong>(MFA\/FTP &#8217;12) will\u00a0be announcing distribution news soon on his feature <em>Warning Shot<\/em> starring David Spade, James Earl Jones, and Bruce Dern. He&#8217;s currently in post on <em>River Runs Red<\/em> starring John Cusack, Taye Diggs, Luke Hemsworth, and George Lopez and <em>Supercon<\/em> starring John Malkovich, Maggie Grace, Mike Epps, and Ryan Kwanten. DJ is currently in production on <em>The Winemaker&#8217;s Son<\/em> starring Richard Dreyfuss and Joe Pantoliano. He&#8217;s set to produce <em>Supreme Ruler<\/em> in July starring Juliette Lewis, Tom Berenger, Anthony Anderson, and Garrett Dillahunt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Swetnam&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>(MFA\/SW &#8217;05) spec script\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/03\/invasion-blumhouse-spec-script-john-swetnam-harris-wilkinson-jason-blum-1202319497\/\"><em>Invasion\u00a0<\/em><\/a>has been picked up by Blumhouse. The thriller revolves around a home invasion that happens during an alien invasion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madison Wade\u00a0<\/strong>(BFA\/TBJ &#8217;16) has accepted a new role with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/entertainment\/tv\/article203718024.html\">ABC10<\/a> in Sacramento, CA as the weekend evening anchor and reporter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Skidmore\u00a0<\/strong>(MFA\/FTP &#8217;10) will have the New York premier of the VR experience\u00a0<em>Dinner Party\u00a0<\/em>at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribecafilm.com\/stories\/tribeca-immersive-2018\"> 2018 Tribeca Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11796\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.producedbyconference.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11796\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2018\/03\/Justin-Simien.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Simien\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Simien\u00a0(BFA\/FTP &#8217;05) will be speaking at the Producers Guild of America&#8217;s &#8220;Produced By&#8221;, held in June 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kyle Higgins\u00a0<\/strong>(BFA\/FP &#8217;08), New York Times Best Seller, will screen his short\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/theshadowhours.com\/\">The Shadow Hours<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>at WonderCon 2018 on March 25th. 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