"This was a dream come true."
– Mike Martino
– Mike Martino
Shoot from the Hip's First Year
Last summer, fourteen stalwarts trekked up to Hunter, New York, to participate in the inaugural year of the Shoot from the Hip improvisational film intensive. Hosted by the Catskill Mountain Foundation and led by Armando Diaz, (renowned improv teacher
and founder of Magnet Theater in New York City) these brave students embarked on a unique journey to improvise, create, direct, edit and star in their own film. On the final night of the program they sat in the movie theater at the foundation, ate popcorn, and watched the first ever screening of their work. What they accomplished defied the constraints of space and time, and will be
viewable here soon.
and founder of Magnet Theater in New York City) these brave students embarked on a unique journey to improvise, create, direct, edit and star in their own film. On the final night of the program they sat in the movie theater at the foundation, ate popcorn, and watched the first ever screening of their work. What they accomplished defied the constraints of space and time, and will be
viewable here soon.
Participants
Dan Abrams Elihu Dietz
Joshua Friedman Richard Jopson
Jess Lane Luke Manson
Alex Marino Mike Martino
Blake Merriman Ron Palais
Jen Sanders William K. Scurry Jr.
Elena Shumskaya Austin Smith
Darrick Smith Julie Stainer-Loehr
Drew Tarvin Rachel Werbel
Joshua Friedman Richard Jopson
Jess Lane Luke Manson
Alex Marino Mike Martino
Blake Merriman Ron Palais
Jen Sanders William K. Scurry Jr.
Elena Shumskaya Austin Smith
Darrick Smith Julie Stainer-Loehr
Drew Tarvin Rachel Werbel
Faculty
Armando Diaz (Artistic Director)
David Etkin (Technical Director)
Mark Grenier (Artistic Director)
Jen Sanders (Producer)
Drew Tarvin (Production Manager)
Josh Weinstein (Technical Director)
David Etkin (Technical Director)
Mark Grenier (Artistic Director)
Jen Sanders (Producer)
Drew Tarvin (Production Manager)
Josh Weinstein (Technical Director)































