A new club aims to teach high schoolers to create their own films so they can share their perspectives and experiences, and submit them to a national student film contest.
Meeting every Wednesday during lunch in C211, the U-High Film Society will introduce members to the basics of filmmaking and help them hone their skills so they can submit work to the All-American High School Film Festival.
Club president Zoe Alphonse, a sophomore, says she wants to help students “take their ideas off the page.”
“It’s a lot of freshmen who have never even touched a real camera other than their iPhone, so we’re trying to teach them beyond TikTok and formulate real stories and real concepts,” Zoe said.
More experienced filmmakers will be eligible for leadership positions and mentorship roles.
Zoe is also interested in collaborating with other clubs. She said she is hoping to work with film-watching clubs and help plan an assembly with affinity groups.
“I’ve always had a passion for film, and when I was in eighth grade I really wanted to join a club in high school that had that as its theme… and I realized that there was none,” Zoe said. “I took a poll from the students, and everybody said they would be interested in something like this.”
