We love all things FILM and are excited to be, for the first time, a business sponsor of the 20th Annual Nantucket Film Festival in June. We have been following, with great interest, the acting doings of Charlotte and Madeleine Ruley, children of broker Meg Ruley and her husband Bob.
Ten year old identical twins Madeleine and Charlotte are fifth graders at the Nantucket Lighthouse School who like reading, knitting, lightship basket weaving, and storytelling. They have recently had several opportunities to work on various film projects.
Last winter, the girls auditioned for a period film Peter and John. This movie project was an intriguing collaboration between film students and professionals as part of the Movies at Marlboro program. The girls were delighted to be cast as girls playing and especially excited that the movie was to be filmed on Nantucket in March and April. It was a special opportunity for them to be invited and included on a project in their hometown. They filmed for two days and three different scenes. The wardrobe was really fun. They can’t wait to see the movie on the big screen on Nantucket in the spring of 2015.
This experience led to other off-island film opportunities. This past summer they were cast as schoolmates in the made for TV film Wishin and a Hopin’ which aired on Lifetime. In December, they worked on an independent short film The Quantified Self that was filmed near Hudson New York (ironically this town was founded by Nantucket whalers). The girls play identical twin sisters, in a sci-fi thriller about a family that takes self-tracking to the next level. This movie will be submitted to film festivals all over the world. It is the girls hope that it will be submitted to the Nantucket Film Festival and eventually shown in their hometown theater.
Madeleine and Charlotte have had a fun time making films and have learned a lot with each project they have worked on. They have always loved going to the movies and every year look forward to attending the Nantucket Film Festival. Thank you Atlantic East for the commitment to help celebrate 20 years of the NFF! See you at the movies!