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Santo Pelletier (BFF 2019): A Remembrance
Two days before the start of the 2022 Bates Film Festival, we received some devastating news. Santo Pelletier, a BFF…
Remembering Santo Pelletier ’20
I first met Santo during the fall of my freshman year, in Professor Myronn Hardy’s class, “The Aesthetics of Seeing:…
Students get the credit for organizing the upcoming Bates Film Festival
Nolan Potter’s film course this semester comes with some fairly unusual requirements. He and his classmates at Bates College in…
Obituary: Victoria “Torri” Santo Pelletier
TUCSON, Ariz. – Victoria “Torri” Santo Pelletier, 23, passed away on March 17, 2022 inTucson, Ariz. Torri was raised in…
Bates remembers Santo Pelletier ’20
Two days before the start of the 2022 Bates Film Festival, we received some devastating news. Santo Pelletier, a BFF board member in 2019, had passed away at the age of 23. We dedicated the program to them, and I made mention of their loss at the first screening but neither was a sufficient way to remember Santo.
Judy Garland centennial celebration part of Bates Film Festival
The 2022 Bates Film Festival will pay tribute to screen icon Judy Garland with a centennial celebration. In honor of…