The Sprite Films Program started off as the Coca Cola’s “Refreshing Filmmaker’s Award” in 1998. The objective is to engage college students with life challenging problems that will showcase their talent and skills from behind the camera and beyond.
After being selected as a finalist, she was asked to pick a movie from a list that most inspired her script, “Lord Olivier.” She chose “8 Mile.” Jones said, “In ‘8 Mile,’ Eminem’s goal is to become a rapper. Like Lord Olivier, they both face rejection. In the end, they both overcome the rejection.”
Before attending SCAD, Jones was a writing major at Howard University. Her dream is to write, direct and produce films. Jones said, “I heard a lot about SCAD at Howard. I researched and most schools only focused on writing. SCAD had writing and film. I could major in writing while taking production classes for electives to enhance my knowledge of film.”
The winner of the competition will be chosen through a voting process that’s open to the public . There will be six films to chose from. Jones said, “I want to encourage everyone in the SCAD community to vote on Sprite.com. I am the only representative for SCAD.”