Description
A Light House Studio film by Savia Ronchetti and Mohammed Alsheikha, and edited by Aaron McGinnis. Light House Studio, located at Vinegar Hill Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, was founded in 1999 by a group of local filmmakers, artists, and educators who began with a small pilot workshop, “Video Diary.” They have helped youth create thousands of documentaries, dramas, and animated films. Their student work has been broadcast on PBS, CNN, IFC, and TNT. Work has been exhibited at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, Second Street Gallery, and Live Arts, among others. Light House films have been shown in festivals all over the United States. Many of its students have received national awards for their films, including a Peabody Award, a Gold World Medal at the New York Festivals World’s Best TV & Films, and a CINE Golden Eagle Award (from the Light House Studio website).
