Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Photo Credit: Ben Lerchin

Documentary work on armpits inspires young filmmakers

McCaulay Singer-Milnes May 16, 2011

Having made armpit hair the main topic for a documentary, seniors Rebecca MacFife and Anastasia Andreas are now planning to pursue film after Whitman. Both students completed introductory and advanced...

‘Dry Creek’: Second episode creates romantic parallels

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 6, 2009

The second episode of 'Dry Creek,' the new web series from writer/directors Evan Cartwright and Ben Kegan, leaves a lot to be desired in terms of actual content - because of its brevity -, but will...

Postmortem meditation drives ‘Dry Creek’

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 5, 2009

The inescapable concept of death both suffocates and drives the first installation of Evan Cartwright and Ben Kegan's web series 'Dry Creek.' Affectingly silent and cinematographically precise, the...

Subtlety lacks in conceptual ‘Thinking of You’

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 2, 2009

Sean Day, Obreanna McReynolds, and Jessie Neill's 'Thinking of You,' a short film about a stalker's stalker, presents a profound shift in style from the insert's first film 'EmPlosive.' Whereas the latter...

Artistic weight drowns ‘EmPlosive’

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 28, 2009

  The first film in the insert, Tyler Calkin's 'EmPlosive,' is perhaps the most difficult to grasp because of its lack of plot. That's not to say, however, that it needs one. Calkin's exercise here...

‘blue moon’ short films leave much to be desired

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 28, 2009

Our award-winning art and literary magazine, 'blue moon,' added something welcomely new to this year's issue: visual media. Until now, 'blue moon' has been a seemingly traditional annual college literary...

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