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It could be considered the most
[prominent and revealing form of ex
pression employed by our society. It
[has become a quick fix for society to
[escape the mediocrity of an everyday
routine. It is the drug of escape
[known as film.
At Texas A&M, it has had the most
[pronounced effect on the group of
film enthusiasts who make up the
Film Society.
They are a breed of student who not
[only use film for themselves, but ac
tively supply it to the rest of the student
body. Although they share similarities
[ with the average college student, there
| is an intrinsic difference that separates
them from the rest of the student body
— their passion for film and its expo
sure to the public.
Through their efforts, students at
A&M have the opportunity to experi
ence the product of today’s greatest
movie makers and to meet the movie
makers, themselves.
Though A&M is known by some as
an institution lacking in cultural diver
sity and appreciation for the arts, the
MSC Film Society seeks to dismantle
the stigma. Through numerous pro
grams including Texas Film Festival,
the group aims to educate and draw
people away from the mainstream and
the heart of film. Film society vice
chair and junior English major Francis
Hernandez said the group uses big
name movies to expose people to the
deeper aspects of film.
"The things that get the biggest
turnouts are things like our sneak pre
views and Aggie Cinema. We try and
use those to promote the other things
about film ... where people can learn
about film as art,” Hernandez said. “It’s
kind of an avenue for us to get that
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across
and also just
to show movies that
everyone will like.”
Members of the Film Soci
ety said they have found it necessary
to devote a considerable amount of
time to their passion. There is seldom
a week this group fails to make a pub
lic presentation.
"We’re one of the most heavily pro
gramming groups on campus,” Her
nandez said. "We average out at about
one program per week, which is a lot.”
As an officer of the club, most of
Hernandez’ spare time is spent work
ing on something related to the group.
“I’m up in our cubicle probably
seven to 10 hours a week.” he said.
“This week we have two programs
back to back, so I can spend four hours
on each of those. In an average week I
probably spend between 15 to 20 hours
[working for Film Society}.”
Members of Film Society, mem
bers claim that the rewards make it
worth the trouble. One such reward is
an opportunity to be a part of the
Texas Film Festival. It often attracts
many big names and skilled profes
sionals from the film industry. This
gives the public an opportunity to
learn about film as well as view films
that otherwise would never be seen in
College Station. It also gives Film So
ciety members a chance to meet some
of their heroes.
"You have the directors and actors
in the movies, and we hang out with
them,” Brent Humphrey, Film Society
aide, said. “We take them
in the dark
Higjti times and long hours come along with a
membership in the MSC Film Society
around
and make sure
they’re not bored.
Then you get to know a lot
more about the film industry.”
The film festival also allows the
Film Society to take part in the activ
ity they love — watching movies.
“It was a lot of fun for us,” Hernan
dez said. “We got to go and sit in the
aters for hours at a time and watch
things we would never ever get to see
here.”
Another benefit of being involved
with Film Society is the social interac
tion of members. Given the specific fo
cus of the group, it can be an excellent
way to encounter people who share the
same passion for film.
Hernandez said he views the social
aspect of the club to be one of the most
significant rewards.
“You get to meet lots of really cool
people,” Humphrey said. “I’ve made
more friends in Film Society than
probably any other organization that
I’ve been in.”
Although the members of Film So
ciety are not in the spotlight often for
bringing people and films to the
campus,
some only need to
know there is someone
being reached by the message
of film appreciation they send.
“Everything we put on seems to
bring in a pretty good number of peo
ple,” Humphrey said.
Despite little personal recogni
tion, Hernandez said the group’s
contribution to the University justi
fies his hard work and devotion to
the Film Society.
“Even though some people
don’t know who we are, they see
the work we do and a lot of peo
ple come to the films we show,”
Hernandez said. “That’s really
the big thing. That’s really what
I’m interested in.”
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