At a time when other schools are
dropping music and arts programs due to budgetary concerns, Sherwood High
School, Sandy Spring MD has managed to produce a highly entertaining,
incredible Rock and Roll Revival Show - and has been doing so for the past 45
years!
The first year that I saw this
show (2012), I was absolutely blown away. The entire show features over
250 high school students playing their instruments, singing, dancing as well as
doing all the behind the scene activities.
The parental and community
support is truly remarkable, it seems as if the entire towns of Olney,
Brookville and Sandy Spring MD, anticipate and assure that the show is a sell
out for all performances. Alumni come to help and parents that were in
previous shows are now watching their children perform.
Within the body of the
documentary, we will explore the history, planning, auditions, rehearsals, tech
week and the 45th show. We will interview current and previous student participants of the Revival. It will explore the trials and tribulations that
the student performers go through. We’ll follow a few students to get
their point of view. We will interview previous Musical Directors, parent volunteers and faculty that have made this show possible.
Most importantly we will pay
tribute to the person that has done so much for our kids and the community, Mr.
Bill Evans, who will retire after producing 36 shows.
Meet the Filmmakers
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Ed
Santiago is a feature film and documentary editor/producer. Ed is
currently the President /CEO of Meadow Oaks Pictures and an Adjunct Professor teaching a
graduate level class on Editing/Post production at Howard University, Washington D.C.
Ed served
20 years as a Motion Picture/Television Production Officer in the United States
Marines Corps. Studied at the University of Southern California School of
Cinema/Television. After retiring from the Marines, Ed Santiago started Digital
Cut Post Inc., in Los Angeles, CA. He served as President/CEO for 20 years. DCP provided editing equipment and support to over 200 major and
independent films. He had the pleasure of working with some the iconic
names in Hollywood, with Ed Harris, on Pollock, with Charlize Theron on Monster,
with Mel Gibson on Payback to name a few.
Ed
Santiago is Charles Burnett’s Producer/Editor and has worked with Charles
Burnett on Nightjohn, Oprah Winfrey's - The Wedding, Disney's
Selma Lord Selma, Martin Scorsese's - Presents the Blues, as
well the as the epic Namibia: The Struggle For Liberation.
In the
world of documentaries Ed received a Cine Golden Eagle as Producer/Editor on
Stephanie Castillo’s award winning Father Damien: An Uncommon Kindness
narrated by Robin Williams. With Alan Swyer, Ed Santiago recently
edited and post produced El Boxeo.
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Tim Murray
is the Vice President and one of two founding members of Ventana Productions.
Ventana is a full service video production company based in Washington, DC for
over 21 years. Tim has been a Director of Photography for over 27 years. 2 time
National Emmy Award Nominee for his work on, The Wall at 25, for the
Smithsonian Channel, in 2007 and for his work on PBS's, Chef's A' Field, in
2008. Tim has traveled extensively with his camera throughout Central and South
America, Europe and the Philippines.
He has shot interviews with Presidents
Bush, Clinton and Obama and has covered seven Presidential inaugurals, and
dozens of State of the Unions. In 1994 Tim was chosen as Nelson Mandela's
personal cameraman for his visit to Washington and White House meetings with
then president Bill Clinton. His clients include, Discovery Channel,
History Channel, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Animal Planet, MTV, CNBC, CNN and
A&E to name a few. Tim started his career in Seattle, Washington at the ABC
affiliate KOMO TV and is a graduate of Western Washington University.
