After School Filmmaking Project Announces Film Lineup by Columbia County Students

(Chatham, NY) May 9, 2017 The Chatham Film Club has brought together students and filmmaker mentors to create a series of short films to be screened at the Crandell Theater on May 20th, 12pm. Middle school students from Chatham, Germantown, and Hudson worked within selected groups to come up with script ideas, take part as actors and learn the basics of directing and editing for each of their films. The Chatham Middle School student film is titled: ‘Snowed In’, and in a bit of serendipity the students had to work out filming logistics in the midst of the March snowstorm. Filmmaker mentor Susan Lucas says, “The underlying theme of the film is how we all try to balance outer actions with the voices in our heads. I was impressed with their ability to tackle the idea with honesty and humor!”…

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