AAFF Intern Spotlight #2: Meet Emma Burton, Ricky Grossman, Danielle Havrilla, and Asher Tannenbaum!

We continue with our spotlight introductions of our amazing interns! We are excited for you to meet Emma Burton, Ricky Grossman, Danielle Havrilla, and Asher Tannenbaum who are experiencing their first Festival with us. Watch for the third set of spotlight introductions coming soon!

Emma Burton

She/Her

Operation Management Intern

I am a Junior FTVM major at the University of Michigan! I am the Operations Management Intern at the Ann Arbor Film Festival this year. In my free time, I enjoy exploring the U of M campus with my friends, and making films!

What are you most looking forward to doing in your new position?

I am most looking forward to helping the entire festival come together, so everyone can enjoy the week of the film festival!

What's your go-to comfort film?

Pretty in Pink

If you could hang out with any filmmaker who would it be and what would you do?

If I could hangout with a filmmaker for a day it would be Tim Burton! I have loved all of his films growing up from Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie in the Chocolate Factory. I probably would want to come to set with him and see his creative process when it comes to the projects he works on, especially the show Wednesday that he has just worked on!

Ricky Grossman

He/Him

Sponsorships Intern

Hello! I am Ricky Grossman and I am originally from South Africa, but I live in California now. I am a sophomore at the University of Michigan, and I have a passion for film!

What are you most looking forward to doing in your new position?

I am realy looking forward to connecting with people interested in film and experiencing the world of experimental cinema! I have really enjoyed dealing with the sponsorships so far, and I am excited to continue my work!

What's your go-to comfort film?

I really love Election (1999) and I basically just put it on every time I need a good laugh or anything like that.

If you could hang out with any filmmaker who would it be and what would you do?

I think I would choose Paul Thomas Anderson because a lot of his movies are really fun and I think he would be a very intersting person to talk to. I would love to just pick any random movie and go see it with him and then talk about the film after.

Danielle Havrilla

She/Her

Tech Assistant

I graduated from Central Michigan University in May 2022 where I received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Broadcast & Cinematic Arts with minors in Multimedia Design and Cinema Studies. I plan to move out to California in about a year and hope to get a job in the film industry and eventually work my way up to a film director.

What are you most looking forward to doing in your new position?

I'm looking forward to making connections with the different filmmakers participating in the festival and learning more about the process of putting a film festival together.

What's your go-to comfort film?

Any of the Harry Potter movies

If you could hang out with any filmmaker who would it be and what would you do?

I would want to have a cup of coffee with Martin Scorsese and just have a conversation about different films because he has such a deep appreciation for them.

Kanoh (Asher) Tannenbaum

He/Him

Operations Intern

I am a senior majoring in Economics with a minor in Entrepreneurship. I am from Westchester, New York and love baseball, soccer, and all things music.

What are you most looking forward to doing in your new position?

I am most looking forward to learning about the production of a festival that bridges people from around the world through film as a vehicle.

What's your go-to comfort film?

Moneyball

If you could hang out with any filmmaker who would it be and what would you do?

I would eat at an old Italian restaurant with Martin Scorsese.