Film Industry Panel 

Armstrong High School

May 2017

We hosted our very first event at Armstrong High School. We invited Virginia film industry professionals to talk with art students at Armstrong High School about their positions and how they got where they are today.

Speakers:

  • Gina Adler, set costumer, Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Turn

  • Andy Edmunds, director, Virginia Film Office 

  • Clark Johnson, director, Juanita; actor/director, The Wire

  • Aba Mfrase-Ewur, casting assistant, background PA, Loving

  • Enjoli Moon, founder/director, Afrikana Film Festival

  • Kenneth Morton, key rigging grip,The Wire, House of Cards

  • Jessica Navran, art director, Juanita

  • Brian Palmer, documentary filmmaker, Full Disclosure

  • Erik Robert, production designer, Juanita

  • Patrick Storey, prop master, Loving, Permanent, Homeland

  • Nicole “Nikki” Tucker, key hair, Juanita

  • Nakoya Yancey, hairstylist, Turn, Mercy Street, Ithaca