This guest episode is a conversation with young filmmaker, ShiJie Weng. On November 5th, 2022, he traveled to Boston from Spain to accept an award for Best of Festival in the High School Student Filmmaker category at the Arlington International Film Festival. Winning filmmakers from all around the world presented their work and met with industry professionals at the Voices of Youth screening and awards ceremony. ShiJie's winning film entitled “I Have A Dream, A Movie Dream” is a message to other young filmmakers about pursuing their dreams. 

The Arlington International Film Festival is an annual film competition and red-carpet event for indie filmmakers. For information about the festival and the student call for submissions, please visit https://filmfreeway.com/arlingtoninternationalfilmfestival.