Worcester Preparatory School technology teacher Nancy Raskauskas, along with four of her incoming eleventh graders, Davis Mears, Thomas Polk, Alex Abbott and Jordan Welch spent a marathon weekend together in July to enter the 2015 Toronto 50-Hour Film Competition with their film, Little Time. All their hard work paid off when Little Time won an award for “Best Use of the Dialog Line” and was chosen for screening at the festival.
The team was also honored for their fine use of special effects used in such a short window of time to produce a film. This was the first time WPS students entered the contest.
“My goal was to step outside the classroom and give these talented young men a first-hand experience of the challenges of independent filmmaking. Obviously winning these honors at such a young age makes it even more extraordinary,” said Raskauskas.