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TO DUST ALL RETURN
Folk Horror | 9m | 2021
In Colonial New England, a Puritan girl is visited by a man of stature who suspects she is following in her mother's footsteps of practicing witchcraft.




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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
The first Fairhaven High School alum and the first University of Rhode Island student to win a College/ University Production Award from NATAS
July 2022 | Fairhaven Neighborhood News
It’s an honor to be recognized by such a noteworthy organization
June 2022 | The University of Rhode Island
Filmmaker Speechless After Winning Two Emmys
June 2022 | 1420 WBSM
Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Alyssa Botelho
October 2022 | Paul Santos Live
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
For the first time in eight years of developing my craft as a filmmaker, I felt my artistic voice came through loud and clear
July 2022 | The Independent RI
Whether looking at the distant past, present or any point in between...Alyssa Botelho believes 'there's something to the core of humans that stays the same
July 2022 | SouthCoast Today
History is filled with incredible women who have outwitted themselves out of situations where they were stripped of power
May 2021 | The Independent RI
It explores the nature of good vs. evil, the power dynamics between men and women in this time, and the lengths someone will go to make things right again
April 2021 | Fairhaven Neighborhood News
She and her cinematographer even ventured to Salem in October to do research for the production
April 2021 | The Independent RI
Even though it is a student-led film, she would not consider it to be a student project because of the professional attitude the cast and crew maintained throughout
April 2021 | The Bourne Enterprise
Her sheer attention to the details is incredible
April 2021 | The Good 5 Cent Cigar
Filmmaker Alyssa Botelho Films Period Drama on Cape Cod
April 2021 | Cape Media News
SouthCoast Filmmakers Create Drama Set in Colonial New England
April 2021 | FUN107
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