The Impact
Being young comes with many things. Impeccable health, warmth in our blood, and most of all the drive to change the world. We must strive to make this world better. It is our belief that we can cause a change in perspective through cinematic story telling.
Straight and Narrow is a story that combines multiple topics and offers itself up as an alternative way of leading our lives without changing our beliefs, while still making your heart beat a little faster while you watch it.
As young filmmakers, we have found an opportunity to make our dreams come true by also offering audiences across the Chicagoland area stories that push us to think harder about our ways of life. This is our last chance as students before we head off into the entertainment business.
When it comes to leading projects by professional standards, Tribeca Flashpoint leads in that race compared to other film Colleges in the Midwest! We have been taught by working professionals in the art that we love, and have worked with professional clients in the art of film making. Along the way we have had the advice, guidance, and constant support of our faculty to ensure the highest quality work possible from us. For the students and faculty at Tribeca Flashpoint College failure is not an option.
The Team
Producer: Oscar Montesdeoca
Hello everyone, My name is Oscar Montesdeoca I am the Producer for this film and I am excited to be leading this Team of talented individuals. I would like to start off by introducing the Creatives who are working diligently to bring this project to fruition.
Director: Juan Jara
Juan Andres Jara was born in Bogota Colombia and attended school for nine years in Canada, finished his high school studies in Naperville IL and finally landed in Chicago to study Film and Broadcast at Tribeca Flashpoint College.
Throughout Juan’s life, he has been surrounded by many cultures and loves to learn every aspect of them. In many circumstances, Juan has been in difficult social relationships that require a full understanding of both cultures in order to resolve the issue peacefully. Juan hopes to use his knowledge of other cultures as a source of inspiration for films and stories that push humanity to question its methods and techniques to sustain a happy, healthy, and peaceful environment.
Director of Cinematography- Joe Gleason
As a filmmaker, I aspire to create intricate works of visual art that provoke various emotions within the viewer. The role that I focus my studies in, is the role of Director of Photography. Before beginning the actual process, I take time to mentally map out how the colors, actions, and shots affect the feeling of each scene. My goal is to use assortments of intriguing shots and properly placed cuts to engulf the viewer within my story, and allow them to live the journey of the protagonist.
Writer: Desmond Eugene Huey
A multi-talented young professional, Desmond is an actor, writer, speaker, and music producer. It is Desmond's mission to help raise the mass consciousness of this planet by breaking social barriers and challenging the status quo helping to usher in, what he sees as, a new emerging world paradigm of peace, love, prosperity, and abundance for all. It is his hope to encourage and inspire men to become more in tune with their divine masculine core, which he says is the definition of a true gentleman. Desmond envisions a world where all humanity is, flawlessly, at ease with their true nature and co-exists peacefully with one another despite race, gender, age, and ethnicity.