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Eliza Noell · 2026 · 3 minutes

In a desperate attempt to quit smoking, a woman throws away her cigarettes, only for them to start turning up…everywhere.

Eliza Noell is a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in cinema studies and journalism. She’s known for her work at Land Grant Films, a documentary production program at UT’s College of Communication and Information. Her work with Land Grant has received Awards of Excellence at the BEA Festival of the Arts (Shooting for an A, 2024, Carving the Creative Vision, 2024), as well as being a semifinalist in the Stockholm City Film Festival (Making Space, 2026).

Zoe Winterbotham is a filmmaker and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in journalism and electronic media. While at UT, she produced and directed 600 Meals with Land Grant Films, a short-form documentary about a food sustainability nonprofit that distributes free meals to students on campus. She is currently working in freelance video production and content creation, as well as continuing to direct and produce personal creative projects.