Hop Brook Conservation Land to be the Site of a Short Film Project
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Michael Wright, a third-year Film & Television Production major at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts will be shooting a portion of his new film “Unfamiliar Faces” at the Hop Brook Marsh Conservation Land. Born and raised in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Michael was immediately attracted to the arts, primarily theater, which led him to explore the visual arts as a means of expression.
In early 2008, he traveled to east Kentucky, where he encountered some of the most devastating domestic widespread poverty he has ever witnessed. It was at that point that he realized his purpose as a filmmaker and storyteller: to bring attention to controversial contemporary issues that otherwise receive little attention and a lot of ignorance.
In the narrative short film “Unfamiliar Faces” Michael Wright explores the classification system built into our society which he believes cannot, under current circumstances, ever be abolished. The purpose of his film is to make people aware of these social constructions. By doing so, he hopes to make it easier for people to recognize the stigmas and barriers that they hold regarding homosexuals, women, or minority groups.
In “Unfamiliar Faces” Michael explores the isolation and detachment from family and friends faced by his homosexual lead character. His character’s struggle does not represent any one specific person or occurrence. It represents every person’s struggle to accept the other.
More information on the film and the issues portrayed can be found at http://.unfamiliarfaces.com