Apprentices in Action
A Day in the Life of Our Students
Film Connection student Giovanna Caruso (front, in red) with cast and crew of “A Life Worth Living”
Congrats to Film Connection grad
Giovanna Caruso on a great pitch to Hollywood! The award-winning filmmaker recently flew out to Los Angeles to pitch her film
A Life Worth Living to producers.
The film deals with the emotional struggles of a terrible loss, and the different ways people face grief. Giovanna sees how far she’s come in a relatively short period of time:
“Making this short film was one of the best and most terrifying experiences of my life. When I first moved to this country, I wasn’t able to speak English and I used movies as a tool to learn this wonderful language. Seven years later, I have written a script and produced it alongside the amazing Rocco Michaluk [her former Film Connection mentor].”
We’ll keep you updated on Giovanna’s progress!
Radio Connection student and rapper Lady Rocka Chi
Radio Connection student
Lady Rocka Chi recently discovered just how much persistance can pay off. Here’s an excerpt from her student blog:
“This week’s chapter focused on something I’ve been looking forward to doing. We were asked to find a radio disc jockey and interview them. I did it finally, after almost two weeks of trying to pin somebody down. I actually went all the way to Atlanta to try to catch up with Big Tigger and never got to the place to see him. However, I did a cool interview right here in DC. I decided to catch an up-and-coming radio DJ who has made waves as a DJ before getting hired last year at 93.9 WKYS. I loved the interview. I got even more excited about it after doing my research. He was a rapper, like myself, who later became a DJ. I figured it would be interesting to interview someone who I could relate with in that way. As it turns out, it was very inspiring in that he even commended me on all my efforts and encouraged me to never take no for an answer! Like Jo’Iyce said, ‘No means not now and not now means, try again later.'”
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