Funky Friends Form Film Club
By Jenny Ozor
Are you a film fanatic? Sophomores Delaney Brewer and Lindsey Zinbarg are—and they founded a film club so other film fanatics can enjoy great movies too. The Saline Solution decided to interview the duo about their thoughts on the movie industry.
Saline Solution: What made you girls want to create film club?
Delaney: [laughs] I was bored! Lindsey and I often see movies together. We just enjoy that sort of thing. One day, Lindsey thought ‘Hey! Wouldn’t that be exciting if we could actually have a film club where other kids could come and watch movies with us?’ And here we are!
Saline Solution: What goes on at film club?
Lindsey: Well, it’s pretty much an open place for anyone who wants to come and get some culture...Sometimes we watch movies that have to do with society.
Delaney: You can just hang out after school...come for a couple hours and watch a movie and hang out!
Saline Solution: You were saying that you like movies that challenge society. Is there any one movie that comes to your mind that does so in a great way?
Lindsey: There are a lot of movies. We just watched Midnight in Paris, which deals with wanting to live in another time, and that’s a great movie.
Delaney: We’ve been kind of obsessed with the movie An Education with Carey Mulligan.
Lindsey: Yeah. It has to do with growing up too fast and losing your childhood and innocence. Growing up is something all of us are going through.
Saline Solution: Definitely. So how often do you guys meet for film club?
Delaney: We meet every two weeks. We alternate rooms between our advisers, Mrs. Mabley and Mr. Hill.
Lindsey: It’s mostly us running it along with CJ Slotten, our secretary, and Caitlin Cameron, our treasurer...It’s a very relaxed environment. It’s not like we’re going to give you a test on the movie afterwards. It’s a fun place to just come and hang. It’s a great way to introduce more culture into the school.
Delaney: …As opposed to Hot Tub Time Machine, that’s our famed example. Not a good movie. [laughs]
Saline Solution: What are all the movies you have shown at film club so far?
Delaney: Young Frankenstein, The Odd Couple, Charade, Elf, and Midnight in Paris. Our next movie is Back to the Future (Part 1).
Saline Solution: What is your favorite childhood film and current favorite film?
Delaney: I was obsessed with Lady and the Tramp as a kid. I watched it all the time. Right now, my favorite movie is An Education. It really symbolizes growing up, and I think if more people were to watch it they would really be able to relate to the main character and say ‘I’m going through that, too. It’s normal’.
Lindsey: My favorite childhood movie was a tie between Mary Poppins and Snow White. My favorite movie is Ghost World. It’s another movie that has to do with growing up.
Saline Solution: What is it about movies that have the ability to capture you?
Lindsey: I think movies are really another art form. Some people paint, some people write music. Movies are a way of expressing yourself. [They are] also a great way to deal with issues. Pretty much any issue is covered in a movie. It’s also a way to escape.
Delaney: When you feel like you can relate to something, it kind of gives you a chance to get rid of it in your mind and deal with it however the [character] is dealing with it. Sometimes it can be helpful, sometimes it cannot be helpful, but either way it lets you get somewhere else in your mind.
Lindsey: You definitely feel like your situation is just like theirs, and like you’re that person.
Delaney: If it’s a good film, you will feel like you are that person and you are dealing with those things. If you really are dealing with those things, then that’s on the next level...Characters can become your friends, too. For some people, that happens with books. For us, characters come alive in movies.
Saline Solution: What’s probably the worst movie you’ve ever seen?
Lindsey: Another Earth.
Delaney: Yeah. You don’t really know what’s going on!
Lindsey: Another bad movie is the Art of Getting By.
Delaney: Another indie movie gone wrong. It really makes you question society [laughs]. Indie
movies can either be amazing, or they just die.
Lindsey: There’s no in between.
Saline Solution: I have to ask: are you guys excited for the Oscars?
Delaney: Definitely. Together, we’ve seen pretty much all of them. The ones we haven’t seen we plan on seeing very shortly.
Saline Solution: What percentage of your life do you think you have devoted to watching movies?
Lindsey: Ninety-seven.
Delaney: I would say, probably a little less, but not much, like ninety-four. Instead of the Super Bowl I watched Rio. [laughs]
Lindsey: Yeah, instead of big sporting events, we look forward to the Oscars and the SAG Awards. We’re a little different than most people.
Are you a film fanatic? Sophomores Delaney Brewer and Lindsey Zinbarg are—and they founded a film club so other film fanatics can enjoy great movies too. The Saline Solution decided to interview the duo about their thoughts on the movie industry.
Saline Solution: What made you girls want to create film club?
Delaney: [laughs] I was bored! Lindsey and I often see movies together. We just enjoy that sort of thing. One day, Lindsey thought ‘Hey! Wouldn’t that be exciting if we could actually have a film club where other kids could come and watch movies with us?’ And here we are!
Saline Solution: What goes on at film club?
Lindsey: Well, it’s pretty much an open place for anyone who wants to come and get some culture...Sometimes we watch movies that have to do with society.
Delaney: You can just hang out after school...come for a couple hours and watch a movie and hang out!
Saline Solution: You were saying that you like movies that challenge society. Is there any one movie that comes to your mind that does so in a great way?
Lindsey: There are a lot of movies. We just watched Midnight in Paris, which deals with wanting to live in another time, and that’s a great movie.
Delaney: We’ve been kind of obsessed with the movie An Education with Carey Mulligan.
Lindsey: Yeah. It has to do with growing up too fast and losing your childhood and innocence. Growing up is something all of us are going through.
Saline Solution: Definitely. So how often do you guys meet for film club?
Delaney: We meet every two weeks. We alternate rooms between our advisers, Mrs. Mabley and Mr. Hill.
Lindsey: It’s mostly us running it along with CJ Slotten, our secretary, and Caitlin Cameron, our treasurer...It’s a very relaxed environment. It’s not like we’re going to give you a test on the movie afterwards. It’s a fun place to just come and hang. It’s a great way to introduce more culture into the school.
Delaney: …As opposed to Hot Tub Time Machine, that’s our famed example. Not a good movie. [laughs]
Saline Solution: What are all the movies you have shown at film club so far?
Delaney: Young Frankenstein, The Odd Couple, Charade, Elf, and Midnight in Paris. Our next movie is Back to the Future (Part 1).
Saline Solution: What is your favorite childhood film and current favorite film?
Delaney: I was obsessed with Lady and the Tramp as a kid. I watched it all the time. Right now, my favorite movie is An Education. It really symbolizes growing up, and I think if more people were to watch it they would really be able to relate to the main character and say ‘I’m going through that, too. It’s normal’.
Lindsey: My favorite childhood movie was a tie between Mary Poppins and Snow White. My favorite movie is Ghost World. It’s another movie that has to do with growing up.
Saline Solution: What is it about movies that have the ability to capture you?
Lindsey: I think movies are really another art form. Some people paint, some people write music. Movies are a way of expressing yourself. [They are] also a great way to deal with issues. Pretty much any issue is covered in a movie. It’s also a way to escape.
Delaney: When you feel like you can relate to something, it kind of gives you a chance to get rid of it in your mind and deal with it however the [character] is dealing with it. Sometimes it can be helpful, sometimes it cannot be helpful, but either way it lets you get somewhere else in your mind.
Lindsey: You definitely feel like your situation is just like theirs, and like you’re that person.
Delaney: If it’s a good film, you will feel like you are that person and you are dealing with those things. If you really are dealing with those things, then that’s on the next level...Characters can become your friends, too. For some people, that happens with books. For us, characters come alive in movies.
Saline Solution: What’s probably the worst movie you’ve ever seen?
Lindsey: Another Earth.
Delaney: Yeah. You don’t really know what’s going on!
Lindsey: Another bad movie is the Art of Getting By.
Delaney: Another indie movie gone wrong. It really makes you question society [laughs]. Indie
movies can either be amazing, or they just die.
Lindsey: There’s no in between.
Saline Solution: I have to ask: are you guys excited for the Oscars?
Delaney: Definitely. Together, we’ve seen pretty much all of them. The ones we haven’t seen we plan on seeing very shortly.
Saline Solution: What percentage of your life do you think you have devoted to watching movies?
Lindsey: Ninety-seven.
Delaney: I would say, probably a little less, but not much, like ninety-four. Instead of the Super Bowl I watched Rio. [laughs]
Lindsey: Yeah, instead of big sporting events, we look forward to the Oscars and the SAG Awards. We’re a little different than most people.
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