Fresh Films selected hundreds of teens to spend the summer working alongside filmmaking veterans in eight cities – including Metro-Atlanta – to produce new episodes of Emmy-nominated kids’ TV show, Detectives Club.

The group of teens from Metro-Atlanta enjoyed the weeklong, hands-on experience for free, thanks to sponsors SUBWAY® and Best Buy. Each teen spent his/her week rotating through various filmmaking roles, from camera to effects to sound to editing, with one-on-one mentoring from veteran film professionals. The shoot location for the episode was Atlanta's Fernbank Science Center!

“Many teens dream of working in the film industry, but don’t realize that most of the career opportunities aren’t for ‘directors’ or ‘actors,’” says Estlin Feigley, Fresh Films’ director. “Within the $650 billion dollar entertainment/media industry, many in-demand jobs require science, math and technology skills, and Fresh Films arms teens with the exposure and experience to go pursue those careers.”

The summer program is part of Fresh Films’ year-round initiatives for teens, which include school tours, teacher grants, filmmaking workshops and more. Not only did the teens get to run the show on the film set, but they also gained career insights, building their resumes for college and inspiring interest in science and tech for future generations. Fresh Films doesn’t just expose kids to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers behind the scenes, but also through the content of many of its film projects: Traveling Without Moving (starring Steve Guttenberg and Harry Lennix) will debut in fall 2016 and is a fun, fictional sci-fi film based on real quantum physics; Emmy-nominated kids’ TV show, Detectives Club inspires children’s curiosity about the world around them with help from real scientists.

ABOUT DETECTIVES CLUB

First launched in 2015, Detectives Club is a fictional kids’ TV series that stars real scientists and museums. The show inspires kids to discover science through fun, fast-paced and funny adventures. The first eight episodes followed the “kid detectives” as they jetted off to museums across Chicagoland on their fact-finding missions. This summer, the teen filmmakers filmed new episodes of Detectives Club at attractions across the country – including Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta! 

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Each episode begins with the “kid detectives” listening to a far-fetched tale from “crazy Aunt Eileen” (played by actress, Olivia Tracey), and then jetting off on a fact-finding quest to discover the truth. The “kid detectives” visit real museums and institutions across the country to get help getting to the bottom of things from real scientists. The new episodes will debut in mid 2017.

As with all Fresh Films’ projects, 100% of proceeds will benefit youth charities and programs. For more information, go to www.fresh-films.com/