English Club Short Film Festival is big on fun
Despite technology a few fun films are shown at event
Carly Wolfrom
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Entertainment
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Students were invited to submit a film of their own to the English Club via their mailbox in Student Affairs or digitally to englishclub@strose.edu. A length of 20 minutes or less was the only requirement. Films could have been submitted up to April 17.
"I first came up with this idea a few years ago," said Dana Cardona, a student at The College of Saint Rose and president of the English Club. "I am a big fan of independent film, especially shorts, and I see how much they parallel poetry; both use language and vivid imagery to convey thoughts in a small, but intense way. In the past, our events have focused on the language and story-telling as it is presented in the written word so now it seemed due time that the English Club branch out into this other area of communication as well. I suppose this is a way for us to reach out to the writers who create scripts instead of poetry or short story - forms catered to by our other events. Even if one isn't a writer they can still enjoy this event, more than likely movies have a special significance for them. Further, who among us hasn't caught on to the viral video trend and who isn't up for a good story?"
"We're just a bunch of English geeks trying to spread our nerdyness to the rest of the world," said Dan Henderson, a member of the English Club. "We want to get our name out there and get the student body actively involved in literature in a way that's still fun and engaging."
The first film started without a hitch. "A Tale of Two Piercings," created by Cecelia Martinez and Nick Teresi, was a documentary about the different experiences of piercings. The film provided an informational look at an increasingly popular form of body art. Close-up shots of a nose and tragus piercing made squeamish audience members wince in pain. The movie also used music by Sea of Trees, a local band.
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