Manhattan, Kansas, the class project of the May/June 2005 six-week course, is premiering at the SXSW festival on March 10. Directed by Tara Wray and edited by Edit Center alum Cindy Lee, Manhattan, Kansas is the Opening Night Selection of the Emerging Filmmakers section of the festival. Alum Lilah Bankier was the supervising editor on the film, alum JJ Evans was the associate editor, and alum Andy Pang was the assistant editor.