Testimonials

Here are some of the wonderful things people have to say about the Mobile Film School:

Jonathan Estrin

….I am writing to express my strong support for the Mobile Film School. I find the idea of such an enterprise both unique and unprecedented. It will fill a vital need to make technical film training available beyond the reach of conventional schools. I believe that it will encourage new voices, and empower a whole new batch of filmmakers, ones whose visions and stories might never have been seen otherwise.

I both applaud your plan and believe in it. As a demonstration of my support, I would like to place some of our Film & Video students with you as their ‘co-operative education’ portion of their Drexel education.

I look forward to the Mobile Film School’s maiden and subsequent voyages, as I believe it will enrich the tapestry of film created in this country. You deserve much praises for your efforts.

Best regards,
Jonathan Estrin,
Formerly, Dean MAD
College of Media & Design
Drexel University

Formerly, Executive VP of American Film Institute

Sharon Pinkenson

“What a Brilliant idea! The Mobile Film School is a creative solution to engaging young people in the craft of storytelling through film. Everyone wins, the teachers give to the community that they otherwise couldn’t reach; the kids get to tell their own stories and discover their untapped talent by learning to make movies in their own environment and for (almost) free; and the rest of the world is forever enriched.”

Sharon Pinkenson, Executive Director
Greater Philadelphia Film Office

Sydney Levin

"I think that education in media and filmmaking is as important as education in any other discipline and that without it, the underserved of our nation will not be prepared to participate in our democratic society. Aside from helping the top few who might develop into real artists who can articulate, such an organization as the Mobile Film School can help all those interested in learning to articulate their private and public selves in ways that can help themselves and the fabric of American society."

Sydney Levin, President
Film Finders

Haskell Wexler

".....I would like to concentrate on community projects utilizing video tools......... before or concurrent to learning craft we must have a serious interest in what we communicate as responsible artists."

Haskell Wexler

Albert Maysles

"…After all, knowledge of the real world is exactly what we need to better understand and therefore possibly to love one another. It is my way of making the world a better place……

"...When I make a documentary I know I am truthfully recording life experiences as they occur. For me, this process is how people from all walks of life can actually feel what it is like being in one another’s shoes and share a gift – for the author, the film or video: for the subject, the act of recognition: and for the viewer, a humanizing of life, an engagement in all its infinite possibilities…"