{"id":524,"date":"2021-06-03T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2025-08-07T02:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:40:12","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/index.php\/about\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"524\" class=\"elementor elementor-524\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f22a422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f22a422\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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This cycle we have two amazing rooms filled with talented, passionate South Asian writers.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fecfdd\" data-id=\"9fecfdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483f7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"483f7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQbcuMZrJtW\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-1024x1021.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-1024x1021.png 1024w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-768x766.png 768w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-1536x1532.png 1536w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-8.41.52\u202fPM.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbcba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdbcba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleypublishing.com\/daily_gate\/former-peo-scholarship-recipient-visits-chapter-lz\/article_832a6c0b-8e47-5565-9422-b6419efb128a.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"Aloo\" elected for the Focus Film Festival<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10a673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10a673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>&#8220;Aloo&#8221; dir. by Priya Kiran wa an official selection of the first-ever Focus Film Festival in New York City. 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https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8771-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1424280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1424280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CLo7a77J_Pg\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-07-at-1.31.44-AM-1024x342.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 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elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CLo7a77J_Pg\/\" target=\"_blank\">SLEEPTALKING TEAM SPOTLIGHT: 1ST AD PRIYA KIRAN<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14244a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14244a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Watch our outreach member Kyle Tsang interview our assistant director Priya Kiran; along with conversations about filmmaking and Asian representation within the entertainment industry!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d88485f\" data-id=\"d88485f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70742b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70742b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleypublishing.com\/daily_gate\/former-peo-scholarship-recipient-visits-chapter-lz\/article_832a6c0b-8e47-5565-9422-b6419efb128a.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5d89476b6ee6e.image_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5d89476b6ee6e.image_.jpg 640w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5d89476b6ee6e.image_-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf53a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf53a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleypublishing.com\/daily_gate\/former-peo-scholarship-recipient-visits-chapter-lz\/article_832a6c0b-8e47-5565-9422-b6419efb128a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Former PEO scholarship recipient visits Chapter LZ<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f5bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f5bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Priya Khanolkar visited PEO Chapter LZ, bringing with her vibration and enthusiasm.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5baf00f\" data-id=\"5baf00f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ace393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ace393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tisch.nyu.edu\/film-tv\/news\/2019\/fusion-film-festival-2019---make-your-own-dreams-happen\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM-1024x795.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM-1024x795.png 1024w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM-1536x1192.png 1536w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-4.55.30-PM.png 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeae557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeae557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tisch.nyu.edu\/film-tv\/news\/2019\/fusion-film-festival-2019---make-your-own-dreams-happen\" target=\"_blank\">Fusion Film Festival: Make Your Own Dreams Happen<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0b49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0b49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Outside the Iris &amp; B. Gerald Cantor Film Center in New York City, warm spring weather greeted a long line of audience members, who gathered for the annual Fusion Film Festival competition screening. Currently in its 17th year, Fusion is New York University\u2019s premier student-run festival dedicated to celebrating women in film, television, and new media.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a15f39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a15f39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec93c6\" data-id=\"5ec93c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bac00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4bac00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/bwwtv\/article\/Fusion-Film-Festival-2018-to-Celebrate-Diversity-and-Inclusion-in-Film-and-TV-20180403\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o-1024x687.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/29983127_1786562354736011_6030076176433911894_o.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3242dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3242dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/bwwtv\/article\/Fusion-Film-Festival-2018-to-Celebrate-Diversity-and-Inclusion-in-Film-and-TV-20180403\" target=\"_blank\">Fusion Film Festival 2018 to Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion in Film and TV<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a9293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a9293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Against the backdrop of the #MeToo and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/bwwtv\/tvshows\/Time-s-Up\">TIME&#8217;S UP<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0movements, this year&#8217;s theme &#8220;Where Change Begins&#8221; will celebrate diversity and inclusion efforts and honor the artists and storytellers changing the entertainment industry.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7285734\" data-id=\"7285734\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8316776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8316776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aMR0MLb-8WM\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-1024x573.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-12.10.29-AM-2048x1146.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a8553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a8553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aMR0MLb-8WM\" target=\"_blank\">2017-2018 LAUNCH EVENT: Q&amp;A with SIGNATURE MOVE's Fawzia Mirza<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e264642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e264642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Q&amp;A with\u00a0 with star and co-writer of Jennifer Reede&#8217;s new film &#8220;Signature Move&#8221;, Fawzia Mirza. Moderated by Fusion Co-Directors Priya Khanolkar and Rachel Lambert. This event marks the opening of submissions to Fusion Film Festival, NYU&#8217;s premier student-run film festival promoting the works of women in film, TV, and new media.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-406fc4d\" data-id=\"406fc4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b132a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b132a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleypublishing.com\/daily_gate\/news\/khs-graduate-to-have-film-shown\/article_60feb27f-22f3-5f7e-af58-f097b1d7178a.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16392_797882876935405_7447790806753396251_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16392_797882876935405_7447790806753396251_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16392_797882876935405_7447790806753396251_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16392_797882876935405_7447790806753396251_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/priyakiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16392_797882876935405_7447790806753396251_n-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5180d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d5180d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleypublishing.com\/daily_gate\/news\/khs-graduate-to-have-film-shown\/article_60feb27f-22f3-5f7e-af58-f097b1d7178a.html\" target=\"_blank\">KHS Graduate to have film shown at festival<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a4f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80a4f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Priya Khanolkar, a 2015 graduate of Keokuk High School, recently received word that her film, \u201c<strong>Eleutheromania<\/strong>,\u201d will be shown on Nov. 19th at the first National Communication Association Film Festival in Las Vegas.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6957222 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6957222\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-709647a\" data-id=\"709647a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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