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Volume CXXXII, Number 22 |
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The peak of filming
MAIA-CHRISTINA LEE
ORIENT STAFF
"Huey is a nickname he got in college, he's never actually told me the story. But it's all he ever goes by," said Sarah Coleman '03 of her father, whose film Wilderness and Spirit captivated audiences in Smith Auditorium last Friday night.
The film pays homage to Mount Katahdin, Maine's tallest and most famous peak. For 22 years, Huey has been making documentaries about everything from a 90 year-old dancer to photographer Todd Webb. His company, Films by Huey, raises all of the money for the films on their own. Coleman's mother does much of the fund-raising while her daughter has helped with everything from splicing together reels of film to carrying geer up a mountainside.
"My dad runs the annual Maine Student Film and Video Festival," said Coleman. "He also sits on a number of boards concerning the arts in Maine." Huey also teaches classes at schools across New England. "Our basement is filled with video copies of all those student films. They are very entertaining," said Coleman.
Of her father's many films, Coleman's favorite is his most recent: Wilderness and Spirit. "It raises important questions in the context of such a wonderful place. I also really like Honest Vision which is a portrait of photographer Todd Webb. He did one movie in the late 1970s which I also really like. It's called Graceland Catwalk. Elvis travels from his Graceland to Graceland, Egypt."
When asked what her father's next project is going to be, Coleman said she has no idea. "No one, not even my mother, is sure of that yet." Still busy with the distribution of Wilderness and Spirit, Huey may have some ideas floating around in his head but hasn't started filming his next documentary.
After watching the film in Smith Auditorium, I was ready to pack my bags
and head for Katahdin. Wilderness and Spirit is definitely worth viewing
at any time.
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