Lights, Camera, Action: Chilmark School and Cinema Circus
Films were created as collaboration between school and Cinema Circus.
Films were created as collaboration between school and Cinema Circus.
Clara Athearn and Oona Carroll are ready for their closeup.
Clara Athearn and Oona Carroll are ready for their closeup.
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival directors Brian Ditchfield and Lindsey Scott.
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival directors Brian Ditchfield and Lindsey Scott.
Thea Keene, Imogen Taylor and Kiera McCarthy share a laugh.
Thea Keene, Imogen Taylor and Kiera McCarthy share a laugh.
Chilmark School project is part of Cinema Circus’s growing educational mission.
Chilmark School project is part of Cinema Circus’s growing educational mission.
Jack Lionette and Clyde Smith show their baseball allegiances, too.
Jack Lionette and Clyde Smith show their baseball allegiances, too.
Nour Sulaiman hands out popcorn to Clara Athearn and Oona Carroll.
Nour Sulaiman hands out popcorn to Clara Athearn and Oona Carroll.
Chilmark School student Oisin McVay.
Chilmark School student Oisin McVay.
Children’s programs director Lindsey Scott addresses students.
Children’s programs director Lindsey Scott addresses students.
Behind the scenes at Cinema Circus.
Behind the scenes at Cinema Circus.
The common room of the Chilmark School rustled with popcorn bags and whispers on Friday afternoon as the entire school, kindergarten through fifth grades, prepared to become the audience for their own animated films. The projector screen lit up and animated puppets hula-hooped, built forts, played four square, shared snacks and engaged in lively dialogue about conflict, compromise and cooperation.
For more information about the film program, see our article No Need to Run Away for Cinema Circus.