NEWS
Three eyes, three films: spring directors talk vision, inspiration, and process
April 7, 2026
The Prospect spoke to the three writer-directors behind this semester’s film lineup: Juna Brother’s ’28 (“Scouting”), Jemima Smith ’28 (“Networking”), and Hannah Bonbright ’28 (“Proximity”). The directors discuss their writing process, from beginning their script in a playwriting class to writing it a week before the deadline. They reflect on the challenges they faced in production, but also the fun they shared with enthusiastic casts and crews. Drawing inspiration from media like Minari and Severance, their films are tied together by the element of suspense. We are so excited to watch this first wave of all-female writer-directors bring their stories of family drama, corporate horror, and thriller to life!
The Prospect
Campus goes hollywood with filmmaking club princeton pictures
March 27, 2026
The Princeton Alumni Weekly
We are proud to have been featured in the April 2026 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly. In the article, Chairman and founding member of PPic Connor Odom ’27 explains the process by which PPic produces three short films each semester. Committed to fostering creativity on campus, PPic welcomes a wide range of pitches—even one about a student who wishes becomes a Shiba Inu from Japan—and provides filmmakers with equipment, crews, and casting support. At the end of each semester, students flock to McCosh 10 for the premiere, where they are greeted by a red carpet, photographers, and stars dressed up for the occasion. Odom ends by sharing his aspirations to make Princeton an even greater hub of independent filmmaking.
Princeton pictures brings movie magic to campus
February 21, 2024
The Daily Princetonian covers PPic’s beginnings and its first cycle of short films. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Princeton Film Productions dropped off, leaving a gap in Princeton’s campus community. Founders Connor Odom ’27, Hailey Mead ’24, and Kate Stewart ’25 set out to fill that gap, and formed PPic as an outlet for filmmakers on campus. They aimed to make filmmaking accessible outside of an academic context, providing students with technical equipment that would otherwise be available only to VIS students. Their efforts were realized in the fall of 2023, when PPic produced its first two films: “Passenger” by Eric Fenno ’25 and “Paint Loss” by Paige Morton ’25. The Daily Princetonian spoke with both writer-directors about their creative processes and the opportunity to work with a full production crew for the first time.
The Daily Princetonian