Stage Left films “Shooting Stars”

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Neighbors | Submitted.Stage Left Dance Academy of Canfield participated in an independent film in Mahoning County in August. The film's director and crew from New York City heard about Stage Left through a local relative and asked them to audition back in November of 2013.

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Neighbors | Submitted.Stage Left Dance Academy of Canfield gathered together for the filming of "Shooting Stars," a coming of age film about a group of dancers as they travel the dance convention scene. The film has wrapped production and is now in the process of being edited. There is a scheduled premiere to happen late this fall hosted by the De'Yor in Youngstown. For more information about Stage Left, visit www.stageleftacademy.com.

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Neighbors | Submitted.Pictured are some of the members of Stage Left Dance Academy of Canfield on the set of "Shooting Stars," an independent film shot in the Mahoning Valley.

Stage Left Dance Academy of Canfield participated in an independent film shot in Mahoning County in August.

The film’s director and crew, from New York City, heard about Stage Left through a local relative and asked them to audition in November of 2013. Jackie Mallis, the film’s director, then decided to use Stage Left for the film and invited the entire studio to participate.

The director met with the dancers and set up rehearsals to prepare them for the coming shoot. In August, the crew arrived for a two week shoot that filmed the dancers at various locations across Mahoning County. The movie is titled “Shooting Stars,” and is a coming of age film about a group of dancers as they travel the dance convention scene. Many of the dancers were also given small parts in the movie as well as dance scenes.

The film has wrapped production and is now in the process of being edited. There is a scheduled premiere to happen later in the fall, hosted by the De’Yor in Youngstown.

For more information about Stage Left, visit http://www.stageleftacademy.com.