The Very Short Film Festival returns to the Little Theater on Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 PM as part of the Spring Arts Week celebration at Peninsula College. It’s free and open to the public. Dr. Lara Starcevich and filmmaker Mark Schwartz co-teach the spring drama class that covers the fundamentals of screenwriting, acting and directing. In this production-centered environment, students write and produce original films for the festival.
Also, check out an exclusive Q & A with the filmmakers during the preview of the VSFF on Friday, June 6 at 7:30pm in the Little Theater, also free and open to the public.
Starcevich has been teaching Speech and Drama at Peninsula College since 2008. She's a writer, actor, director, teacher, empty nester and mom of fur babies now (three cats, two dogs). Schwartz is an award-winning filmmaker whose diverse experience as a producer, director, and writer ranges from indie feature films (selected for New Directors, Santa Barbara, Mill Valley Festivals), to screenplays optioned by major entertainment industry producers and studios, to social justice documentaries (selected for Sundance, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Berlin, Chicago Festivals).
Tickets are free but seating is limited. This show is made possible through the generous support of the Peninsula College Associated Student Council (ASC). Peninsula College recognizes that the arts contribute to the economic vitality of a community and develop skills—critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, communications, and teamwork—that prepare its students for future employment.
For more information contact Dr. Lara Starcevich at laras@pencol.edu or (360) 417-6478.