Starship Farragut at Illinois Central College

Farragut Films is going where no fan film production has ever gone before—to college!

In a first-of-its kind event, Farragut Films will conduct a program devoted to independent filmmaking—with Starship Farragut as the centerpiece!  The event will be hosted by Illinois Central College’s (ICC - http://www.icc.edu/) Adult Community Programming Office and will take place on North Campus (5407 N University Street, Peoria, IL) on Friday, November 20th from 7 to 9 PM at Arbor Auditorium.

The event will feature a screening of Starship Farragut’s 3^rd installment “A Rock and a Hard Place” and a Q & A session with series Executive Producer John Broughton, Producer/Director of Photography Michael Bednar, Producer and Director of HR/Casting Holly Bednar, and Film Director Mark Hildebrand.  The discussion panel will include a wide range of topics pertaining to independent filmmaking, including producing, writing, acting, costuming, prop-making, set construction, and anything else film students and audience members wish to ask.

Farragut Films was invited to lead the event at ICC after English and Language Studies faculty member Ronald Malcolm came across Starship Farragut’s website and was impressed by the quality of our film efforts.  As an instructor of film, Malcolm appreciated the high production values and began an acquaintance with some members of the Farragut team.  Working with Farragut Films, Malcolm incorporated some of the episodes in his film class as part of a “how to” instructional exercise and this segment became an immediate success.  After sharing the results with the Producers, it was decided to take the show on the road and give ICC and Central Illinois the complete Starship Farragut experience!

To complete the experience, the Producers will have a display of props and costumes, and will be giving away complimentary DVDs of Starship Farragut productions.  Be a part of the Starship Farragut adventure and come out to Peoria!