Albert Green | Elle Rose
Sanford screenwriter Jessica Smith, in red, plays Elle Rose,
against Jean-Marc Mavingaâs turn as Dr. Donald Coley, for a scene
shot at the Comfort Suites here in September 2018. Asia Bullock, of
Sanford, operates the camera. Smith will premier her independent
film Jan. 22 at Spring Lane Cinema.
Jessica Smith
The movie poster for âElle Rose,â Jessica Smithâs first feature
film, is shown. It premieres at Spring Lane Cinemas Jan. 22.
Portions of the film were shot in Sanford.
Scenes from Sanford will appear on the silver screen next month as an independently produced romantic comedy, portions of which were shot in Sanford, premieres at Spring Lane Cinemas.
Scenes from Sanford will appear on the silver screen next month as an independently produced romantic comedy, portions of which were shot in Sanford, premieres at Spring Lane Cinemas.
âElle Rose,â a feature-length film, was written, directed and produced by Jessica Smith, of Sanford, a 2004 graduate of Lee Senior High School. It centers on best friends, Elle Rose and Carter, who fake a romance to satisfy a family memberâs dying wish.
âThis is my first time directing and producing an actual film work,â Smith said. âIt was absolute insanity. You have to be crazy to do any of this. But when itâs your passion .. when you finish doing it, the only thing youâre really thinking about is the next time you get to do it.â
malabar spinach over fufu. then texas beef brochettes marinated in chilies and cilantro and maggi bouillon with a ratatouille made from produce grown right here. what did you all think when, when you heard that you were going to be resettled in texas? constant: in, in in my country when people are talking about texas, they know that is where many farmer is. anthony: really? and now do you feel welcome? do you feel the community is happier here? gertrude: wonderful. constant: the first challenge was, eh, the language. gertrude: it wasn t easy. even now, it s not easy. anthony: but you already speak how many languages? gertrude: in congo, principal, we have three languages. anthony: of course. gertrude: we have french, lingala, and munukutuba. anthony: so don t feel too bad. most americans struggle with one. it s okay.
at the end of the war, he escaped to the united states. after attending the marine corps, he became the principal of this school, lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. reflective of the community? 80%. it s very well integrated. how did that happen? i think one of the reasons is the strong economic base. moth more than 40 languages are spoken here. leave quickly or die. often their first exposure to the american educational system
situations, people from somewhere else. what that means is that now, houston, you know, houston is a place where minorities are now the majority. at the end of the war, jonathan trid escaped vietnam on a makeshift raft with his family. after serving in the united states marine corps and obtaining a master s degree in education, he became the principal of this school, lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. what percentage of your student body english is not the first language? i would say about 80% of them. do those kids get sent here specifically, or is it just reflective of the community? oh, no, no, it s reflective of the community. by chance. 80%. in the city of houston and the surround suburban area it s very well integrated. why? how did that happen? i think one of the main reasons is the strong economic base here. it s because of the ability for