By Paige Montrieul
Esprit De Corps
Eisenhower HS
1st Place
Division 2, Yearbook
Academic Writing
Seven-year-old Alisha Newsom sits on her couch with her pink blanket laid out on her lap. In her right hand she holds a pencil and in her other hand she holds her notebook. Newsom closes her eyes as her mind goes somewhere out of this dimension.
She might be too young to be certain of many things, but she does know one thing: she has a great passion for writing and creating movies.
Fast forward 10 years and Newsom still sits on her couch with that pink blanket, a pencil in her right hand and a notebook in the other, doing what she does best: writing stories.
Her mind is different than most people because for her, ideas and projects come easily. She can see herself making movies and films in her future.
She is a senior and has been working hard on this story, with an entirely original sound track, for a year.
“It’s both action packed and a thriller all in one,” she said. All of Newsom’s hard work paid off, because her movie will premiere at the end of the year at Partridge Creek.
“There are a lot of talented local kids who either write music or perform, so I want to incorporate local talent as much as possible,” she said.
The hardest part about writing the story was finding the time to focus, sit down and translate what she saw in her head onto paper.
But even when she doubted herself and was going through the struggle of writing, she had lots of friends and role models who helped her get through the editing process.
“It’s crazy how when a bunch of random people who are strangers get together, they can make something wonderful and create a bond that will last entire lifetime.”
Newsom will attend a school in either Chicago, New York City or Atlanta for college and study in the field of film and television.
“I was in a rough place for a while and having a chance to work on this and making something that people will be watching a large scale is honestly so amazing and brought me so much happiness.”