Afresh Collective

01/24/2022

Happy New Year! Our first post of the year is from one of the final projects we worked on last year for Newman’s Own Foundation in collaboration with Steege Thomson and the amazing animation team from Long Summer Days located in Mexico! We hope you enjoy it.

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11/30/2021

The Cutting Room Floor - I think depending on the project and video, I’d say a lot of times when I edit something, my favorite cut is the first cut. At least certain aspects of that original cut. And it was no different with the recent video we did for Moore College of Art and Design.

So, we’ve decided to start sharing our favorite bits that didn’t make it into the final video. This was the original intro I edited. The first cut was over 15 minutes long and we had to get the video down to 12, so the intro had to be cut down a lot! We also changed the music but I really fell in love with this track and I’m happy to be putting this out in the world. Hope y’all like it! — Melanie

Also a BIG thank you to for once again killing it on the color!!!

11/16/2021

Take a look at a talk our Co-Founders had about the Film & Digital Cinema major at Moore.

For our new Film & Digital Cinema Q&A series, we’re asking local film industry leaders and influencers to share their excitement about the program and tell us more about why Philadelphia is a great place for film and cinema. The latest installment: Melanie Silva and Davecia Horton from Afresh Coll...

11/16/2021

It was an honor to produce this year's Visionary Woman Awards video! Thank you Moore College of Art & Design for giving us this opportunity!

The Visionary Woman Awards (VWA) (https://moore.edu/give/visionary-woman-awards) are presented to women who have had major impacts in their fields, exemplify...

11/09/2021

Afresh is officially 1 year old and to celebrate we're very excited to share our biggest project to date! The Visionary Woman Award Video for Moore College of Art & Design.

We spent many months working on this project while both Davecia and myself (Melanie) became mothers for the second time, so adding two newborns to the mix certainly made this project a little more challenging but it's finally out in the world and we're thrilled to be able to share it with our friends and family.

Thank you to our wonderful crew for all your hard work in helping bring our vision to life.

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And a very special thank you and shout out to Uncle Matt for coming through and helping us on the NY shoot.

We hope you enjoy the video!

08/17/2021

More BTS shots of our shoot yesterday by the very talented

08/17/2021

Day 1 down. Thanks again to our amazing crew!

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08/10/2021

Scouting for our next project! Very excited for this one.

06/25/2021

As Pride month comes to an end, we wanted to take some time to speak on the importance of equality. Listen to Sam Mendes share her experience of embracing her identity and the need for representation within the industry.

03/17/2021

Amazing news!!

Iconic director Spike Lee is set to preside over the 2021 Cannes Film Festival making him the first Black president of the festival's jury.

03/08/2021

Today is International Women’s Day and we wanted to share some thoughts from the amazing producer Sheryl Gauntlett Jadrosich. She talks about women’s roles in the film industry as well as creating spaces where women come together to share, talk about and promote their work.

01/27/2021

We're finally back this with another segment of our IGTV series. This time we have Amanda McDonnell who has worn many hats in this industry talk about how sees the situation with women working in film.