Special honor earned by Hollyfield, FHS Class of ’02
Periscope RAD is an online training and mentorship program uniquely designed to be a transformative experience empowering rural artists with the entrepreneurial skills to help them thrive. Training sessions are led by expert business advisors and small group work is facilitated by arts professionals from across Tennessee.
“Hollyfield’s short film, ‘Goodfriends’ (2013), screened at more than a dozen film festivals, including two Oscar qualifiers, and was endorsed by national disability organizations,” an SOFF press release stated.
“He also created The Assisted Stories Project — a collection of video essays that aims to preserve the narratives of the South’s elder population,” the release further stated. “Hollyfield’s academic research examines the American South within a settler-colonial context.
“His book, Framing Empire: Postcolonial Adaptations of Victorian Literature in Hollywood, was released in 2018 by Edinburgh University Press. His other academic work has appeared in several journals and edited collections.”
Hollyfield and other 2024 Periscope RAD classmates were selected from applications submitted by rural artists throughout the state. The program is generously supported by funding from the Tennessee Arts Commission.
