2025 Sunflower County Film Academy Presents:
Toxic Set: A dark comedy where chaos strikes a movie set when the disgruntled cast and crew members start dropping dead - one by one. 
Mississippi Delta high school student Shanarius Ross developed her first film, "Toxic Set" for our 2025 Sunflower County Film Academy. She talks about her idea and directorial debut in our Behind the Scenes video below left. Shanarius Ross talks about deveoping her first film, "Toxic Set" for the 2025 Sunflower County Film Academy in this Behind The Scenes video.Watch: “Toxic Set” 
SCFA Students Merion Turner, Nick Ales (Camera Operator) and Madison Dozier (Sound Operator) film an aerial scene
Camera operator Nick Ales
SCFA instructor Glenn Payne works with the production crew Merion Turner, Nick Ales and Madison Dozier
Aerial shot of the cast and crew of Toxic Set
SCFA Students and production crew Libbi Jenkins and Ashley Hernandez
Student production crew on set
Student production crew on set
SCFA Student Darren Chau holds the slate for a scene
Darren Chau prepares the cast and crew for another scene
Production crew on set
Student production crew on set
SCFA Instructor Ben Powell supervises students on set
Production crew on set
SCFA Instructor Ben Powell and students on set
SCFA Instructor Glenn Payne works with the student production crew on set
SCFA Student Shanarius Ross on the set of Toxic Set
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SCFA Student Makenzie Jones on set
SCFA Student and camera operator Nick Ales
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SCFA Student production crew of Toxic Set
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SCFA Students and actors Darren Chau, Makenzie Jones and JaMyra Walker lay "dead" on the movie set
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The Sunflower County Film Academy is part of the Fannie Lou Hamer's America K-12 Educational Curriculum, Find Your Voice. Hamer loved young people and sought to bring them unique educational opportunities. All student films are dedicated to her memory and legacy.
Co-director Shanarius Ross on set with Libbi Jenkins and Ashley Hernandez