WHS Students’ Work Premiered at Seattle Film Festival

Two students from Woonsocket High School and Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center, April Tout and K-Lee Durand, spent the past weekend filmmaking in Seattle after being accepted into the Eighth Annual SuperFly Filmmaking Experience, a partnership between Longhouse Media and the Seattle International Film Festival.

They joined 48 other young filmmakers to create 5 short films in 36 hours. While lodging on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, students planned, shot, and edited short films based on stories found within the Suquamish Tribal Community. The documentaries were premiered at SuperFly Shorts and the Native Shorts Showcase on Saturday, June 1^st, to a sold out house, in Seattle's Harvard Exit Theater.  

The students, April and K-Lee, worked under the guidance of Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center's Digital Media teacher, Jason Marzini, to create and submit the individual short films, which gained them acceptance into the festival.

Mr. Marzini acts as the students’ “Teacher Mentor” on this project through the Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Program at Woonsocket High School. The ELO Program provides students with high-quality, experiential, and personalized learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom setting as a pathway to graduation.