Dreya Webber, the star of "A Marine Story"
It’s been an amazing journey (a la Journey with Janelle) to be on the crew for “A Marine Story,” the new film by influential producer JD Disalvatore and writer/director Ned Farr. These same talented peeps brought you “Shelter” and “The Gymnast.” This new film provides the platform for an important and relevant conversation about the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that currently exists in the United States Armed Forces.
As an LGBT activist, and a former employee of GLAAD, I always pay attention to how our stories are portrayed in the media. When I left the company back in August of last year (almost a year ago!), I said I was leaving to become a “starving artist” and to go make films that would be worthy of a GLAAD Media Award.
Suffice it to say, less than 12 months after my departure, I am smack dab in the middle of the world that I want to be in. Huge thanks to JD and the team for providing me the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing project.
My good friends on set as extras
One of the perks of working on such a small project is that I get to dabble in multiple areas of production. It’s really all hands on deck, all the time! Some of my responsibilities have included creating a blog for the film (www.amarinestorymovie.blogspot.com) and taking on set behind the scenes photography (which you’re looking at in this post) and videography for the Producer’s vlogs (below). When the producer found out that all of these side jobs are a secret passion of mine- it sealed the deal!
I feel spoiled that I am literally swimming in opportunities to combine my passions. If you’re interested in following the film and learning more, Check us out on:
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