Meet the 2024–25 Film Media Theater department liaisons

Name: Max Paster
Pronouns: they/he/she
Class: 2025

Bio: Max lives in Nova Scotia, Canada but grew up in Burbank, California surrounded by film and TV influences, and their father works as an editor for reality TV. They are a senior majoring in Film Media Theater and minoring in Computer Science. On campus, they are involved with WMHC and Mount Holyoke News as a photographer and podcast editor. Max can usually be found analyzing films or learning about early Hollywood when they have a break from schoolwork and extracurriculars. Max aspires to become a film producer or editor after college.

Name: Wenqing Liao (Betty)
Pronouns: She/her
Class: 2027

Bio: I grew up in Shenzhen, China and double majored in FMT and Psychology. I am passionate about the performing arts particularly in directing, filming, and acting. My official program was playing Laurens in the musical My Shot in high school. In the following three years, I assumed leadership roles as Chair of the Santa Fe Musicals club and a core member of the Drama club. During the projects, I also served as an assistant director and acted in the musical Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Six and the play Romeo and Juliet. Last summer, I participated in a one-month internship at a Musical Camp in Shenzhen, where I was responsible for lighting and teaching assistant. During the school year 2023-2024, I participated in As You Like It as an actor, while this year as an assistant stage manager for The Addams Family. Besides, drama therapy is also a project that I am very interested in and still exploring! Feel free to reach out.

Name: Emma Platt
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: 2026

Bio: I am from Rhode Island and majoring in FMT and English. I have participated in FMT productions as an actor, assistant director, assistant stage manager, and several other roles behind the scenes, as well as being the director for “The Man in a Case,” one of the short plays in our 2024-2025 season’s Short Play Festival. My primary areas of interest are acting and directing for theatre. Outside of Mount Holyoke, I have worked in a variety of areas of theater. This summer, I used Lynk funding to do an internship at the Providence Fringe Festival. Other activities on campus include being the publicist for MHC’s creative writing club, being a podcast host for the Mount Holyoke News’s podcast, and writing for Her Campus.

Name: Nikki Hollis
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: 2025

Bio: I am a junior majoring in FMT and Critical Social Thought/ Critical Race and Political Economy. I am passionate about productive representation and filmmaking as a tool for hope and justice. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!