FILMS
Pittsburgh Connection
The final five single ladies on a reality dating show are all looking for Mr. Right. Shooting at a remote desert villa, they discover that their suitor—a man never seen on camera and referred to only as the titular "him"—has deceived them. In addition, the show’s producers have pitted them against each other to boost the show’s ratings. Banding together, the women exert their self-worth to take down those that manipulated them into falling in love. This fresh take on modern romance is directed by CMU graduate Rebecca Wahls with a crew made up of many Point Park University alums.
Winner — Directors Choice Award — Best Ensemble Cast – Woods Hole Film Festival
Post-Film Q&A
A filmmaker Q&A will follow the screening at the Harris Theater.
Tess Higgins
Filmmaker — Him
Tess Higgins is a LA-based writer, producer, and actor. After working in professional musical theater for five years in Washington D.C., she began pursuing comedy and film in LA. She performs improv regularly and was on a house team at the Upright Citizen's Brigade. Her training comes from The College of William and Mary and The London Dramatic Academy. She has appeared in numerous indie comedies and shorts, including the 2021 dark comedy Kringle Time. She is developing two new feature scripts that also highlight the topic of reality television.
Kelsey Myers
Editor — Him
Kelsey Myers attended Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh, where her passion for filmmaking took off, launching her on a path toward storytelling through editing. Now based in Los Angeles, she has established her career in television and film, working as both an Editor and Assistant Editor. Her recent credits include work on popular series such as the Max Original The Sex Lives of College Girls and Netflix’s Never Have I Ever. In her spare time, she enjoys editing short films, exploring the city, and biking around the streets of LA. Driven by her love for storytelling and the belief that a single cut can transform an audience's emotional experience, she looks forward to furthering her craft in editing. Last year, Kelsey collaborated with Director Rebecca Wahls to edit her first feature film, Him. Excited that the journey has come full circle, she returns to Pittsburgh to share this same film with audiences at the Three Rivers Film Festival.
Rebecca Wahls
Filmmaker — Him
Rebecca Wahls (she/her) directs, writes, and produces film, theatre, and new media. She is the Artist in Residence at Duke University and has served as Artistic Associate for Acting for Young People since 2015 where she has directed and written over 50 plays for children. In 2017, she founded the non-profit theatre Who What Where Productions, where she produced and directed the world premiere play Spills by Ruthie Rado, which has since run in NYC and London. Works in progress: found-footage queer horror feature GOLEM.AI and this old haunt, a new musical co-created with Maggie Kane, SMJ, and Dillon Feldman. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University (John Wells Fellow). BFA, George Mason University. She is also a TEDx speaker.