Overview
Aspiring young producers and actors are invited to dive into the creative and exciting world of filmmaking. Film pre-production, production, and post-production will be covered in this two-week program. Skills such as directing, videography, location sound, and editing with professional software will be taught. Students will collaborate in instructor-supervised groups to plan, shoot, and edit short films. Final projects will be premiered on the last day!
Early registration encouraged. Spots for this program fill quickly!
Program Details
Ages: 11–14 (rising grades 6–8)
Dates: July 13–24, 2026 (two weeks)
Tuition: $980
Location: George Mason University Fairfax Campus, Art and Design Building
Program Faculty
Rebekah Wingert-Jabi
Assistant Professor, Film and Video Studies
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Rebekah Wingert-Jabi runs Storycatcher Productions, a film and video company based in the Washington D.C. area. For 20 years, her focus has been on creating emotionally powerful, visually rich narratives about the people whose ideas and actions have inspired change in their communities. Her work has been screened at festivals around the world, and honored with numerous prizes including the prestigious George Foster Peabody award.
A commitment to international peacebuilding led Wingert-Jabi to live and work in Jerusalem and the West Bank for eight years. Wingert-Jabi worked with the nonprofit, nonpartisan group, Just Vision, to produce documentaries about the region. She co-directed, with award-winning filmmaker Julia Bacha, My Neighbourhood, about a nonviolent movement to resist the forced evictions of Palestinians. Next she directed, produced and edited Homefront, a series of five short films about the struggle to stop settlement expansion. Wingert-Jabi also produced and edited the feature length-documentary Naila and the Uprising about the women leaders of the first intifada.
Closer to home, Wingert-Jabi produced, directed, and edited Another Way of Living: The Story of Reston, VA, a feature documentary about how this planned community was designed to integrate citizens across racial, economic, and religious divides.
Passionate about giving young people the tools to tell their own stories, Wingert-Jabi mentors young people through the internship program at Storycatcher. She has taught video and film production at Dar Al Kalima College in the West Bank, and in the U.S. at American University and George Mason University.
Wingert-Jabi received her MFA in Film and Television Production from University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Notes
- Mason Community Arts Academy reserves the right to use photographs or videos taken of participants during classes or programs for use in Academy publications and social media channels for promotional purposes only. See more about our Media Release Policy.
- Please note that group classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not reached.
- Be sure to check our policies and procedures regarding registration, withdrawals, refunds, and more for summer group classes.
- All students will receive a Welcome Letter via email at least one week before the class starts with all necessary details.
- Tuition can be paid in full or split into a two-payment installment plan for a one-time $10 fee. Half of the total tuition is due at the time of registration with the remaining balance automatically charged on May 1. Registrations processed after May 1 require full tuition payment upfront. All registrations are subject to a $3.00 processing fee per receipt.
- Limited scholarship funds are available for families in need of financial assistance. To apply, please visit: https://masonacademy.gmu.edu/about-us/financial-aid/. For families in need of extended payment plan installment options, please contact the Academy at [email protected].
- For additional information, please contact the Academy at [email protected].
- For-credit programs only: A tuition refund minus a $125 cancelation fee will be given provided that notice is received by the Mason Community Arts Academy no later than one week before the program start date. No refunds will be granted after this date.