History Archive

Covid slows our progress

Hey everyone! 2020 was a wild year. And, as such, our original plan to have Aria Appleton Shines out to the public in 2020 did not materialize. We had a number of setbacks personally and corporately that slowed our progress. We did, …

BACK IN POST

Aria Appleton had several festival appearances between 2017-2019, however the film has yet to be released to the public. We are back in post-production for a short while amidst some conversations about potential distribution. We appreciate your patience with us! We have …

Aria is ready for prime time.

So, the Lonestar Film festival and our private screening at the Omni in Fort Worth were a huge success, but we’re still plugging away here at the Grafted Studios, inc. home office getting Aria Appleton’s EPK ready for prime time. Photos from the …

Lonestar Film Festival 2016

SO, the time has finally come.  Aria Appleton, after one year in post production, is finally ready for prime time.  Catch the film in its first festival appearance on November 12th, at Fort Worth’s own Lone Star Film Festival. (Four Day Weekend …

April 1st Aria Update.

No, this is NOT an April Fools joke.  It is a legitimate update.  😉  It’s been a few months since we’ve updated you on our progress, but we want you to know that, though we’ve been quiet, we’ve been ‘nose to the …

Aria Appleton The Movie

A BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Eleven year old, only child, Aria Appleton, (Sara Grace Prejean) a trouble-making musical ‘diva,’ is trying desperately to get famous using her talents and utilizing technology like Youtube to make fun of others, bully, and try to make herself …