Dryden school film to be shown at fest
A film described as a "bristling tale of neglect" is winning all kinds of awards.
The film, "Young Sloppy Brush," came out of Tricia Fuglestad's Dryden Elementary School art class. It was recently accepted into the Chicago Children's International Film Festival, which will be held in various theaters in Chicago from Oct. 18- 28.
"Young Sloppy Brush" will be presented at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Facets Cinema, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, alongside other child-made movies from around the world.
"Young Sloppy Brush" is a musical video of how a once-handsome paintbrush succumbed to the evils of sloppiness in the hands of a careless artist. This camel-hair-raising story had to be told so other innocent paintbrushes wouldn't have the same tragic fate, Fuglestad said.
The film will also he honored at "Kids for Kids," an international film festival that will he held in Naples this fall. Only 56 films out of 500 were accepted.
The students involved in the film are Jenny Ruda, Elizabeth Vasilogamgros, Alexis Hall, Hannah Walsh, Gina George, Medeleine Ives, Megan Marfilius, Maci Sepp, Dylan Tarver-Andersen, Julia Dacy, Angela Grande, Sebastian Buczynski, Troy Phillips, Danny Huizinga, Alexandra Gueli, Kristina Myers, Abigail Lawson, Felix Saji, Jack Mannix, Nick Lazarz, Colin Orr and Robby Loverher.
Check out the "Young Sloppy Brush" at youngsloppybrush.notlong.com.
Rachel's Challenge: Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her brother, Craig, was in the library that day and lost two friends and narrowly escaped death himself. Rachel's acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation of "Rachel's Challenge." The program is coming to Thomas and South middle schools in Arlington Heights.
The one-hour school assembly with will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday at South Middle School and Oct. 18 at Thomas Middle School.
There will be a 45-minute training session involving both adult and student leaders following the assembly. Parents are invited to attend.