Please join fellow alumni and the Executive Producer of 'Trailerpark,' Professor Frederick Lewis, for a special New York City screening of this student made feature film.

'Trailerpark,' the feature-length film based on a Russell Banks short story collection that has been entirely produced by students in the School of Media Arts and Studies (formerly Telecommunications) here at Ohio University. Over 70 students from different schools within the university have collaborated on this project. The students have shown their commitment and dedication to making this dream a reality, spending countless hours each week not just on the film, but also maintaining full academic course schedules. Trailerpark may be the only feature-length film to be produced completely by undergraduate students as part of a course in a college curriculum. Extensive research has found no similar structured project.

'Trailerpark' is a film centered around the lives of rural Ohioans who reside in a rundown trailer park. There is Flora Pease, the newest resident, who has a fondness for erratic behavior and small creatures; Merle Ring, the oldest resident, with a strange streak of luck and an even stranger sense of humor; Bruce Severance, the town hippie, who has a dangerous plan up his sleeve; and Terry Constant, the single black resident, who finds himself out of place. There are other residents, each unique and interesting, and all living under the motherly eye of Marcelle, the owner of the park. Throughout the year the residents face conflicts with drug dealers, lottery winners, and guinea pigs, but, most of all they have to learn to live with and support each other.

Click here to learn more about the 'Trailerpark' movie and see a preview of the film.

Complimentary popcorn, soda, and water will be served during the screening. (Register Now)