WYO PLAY Future Filmmakers application deadline

Lifelong educator and current SCSD#2 School Board Trustee Dana Wyatt joined film writer and director Josh Lobo and actor producer and director Rowan Russell on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to discuss the WYO PLAY Future Filmmakers program. 

The Future Filmmaker Program provides a unique opportunity for Sheridan area youth to learn about multiple areas of film production, including screenwriting, directing, sound recording, and editing. 

Wyatt helped develop the program after learning many of her students had a desire for filmmaking skills during her extensive teaching career. After 27 years of operating an after school program known as Kid Witness News, a video production program supported by Panasonic, Wyatt partnered with Justin Stroup, the founder of the WYO Film Festival and Nancy Bannon, a producer and director based out of Washington D.C., the first classes were taught through Zoom. 

D. Wyatt  

The program includes a series of classes and hands-on training covering the production of a short film. Students are taught by local and national film professionals, such as Lobo and Russell. 

Lobo is a former student of Wyatt, and found his passion for filmmaking under her guidance. 

Students will have the opportunity to write their own screenplays, collaborate on a film shoot, and present a short film during the WYO Film Festival held in October. 

Students learn teamwork, compassion, and self-worth by being empowered to lead with their creative ideas throughout the program in a collaborative process guided by seasoned professionals. 

The first workshop will be held 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Feb. 18. Classes meet during the evenings Tuesdays and Thursdays with some weekends required. Applications for registration need to be completed and turned in by Jan. 24. 

Find a full schedule and register by clicking here.