SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Students at Booker High School in Sarasota are continuing their education with help from Hollywood.
On Friday, actress Heather Graham spoke with students via Zoom. Graham is best known for films like Boogie Nights, The Hangover and Austin Powers.
She told the students how she got her start in the entertainment industry: “I started around the age of 16, when I had a driver’s license and could audition. For me it was definitely something very empowering, luckily I was able to start earning money when I was quite young and it gave me independence for my family which I really have appreciated.
This is part of the creative empowerment program led by Semkhor. This is a program in which students learn from those who have succeeded in the entertainment industry.
Booker High School student Rihaunna Stafford said, “It’s cool that actors and actresses from all over the world can talk to us and tell us firsthand about their experiences.”
John Timpe is a film and screenwriting teacher at Booker High School. He says the program is inspiring for kids: “Fantastic writers, directors and actresses like Heather Graham want to come and talk to students and really help them take a step forward in what they’re doing through her experience. We love it, we are grateful for it.
Heather Graham had these words of wisdom for the students: “It’s possible to make a living in the film business, I mean, it’s really hard and you kind of have to love it. We really have to continue. »
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