Jake Honig
Encyclopedia
Jake Honig is an American
filmmaker and former student of Amity Regional High School
in Woodbridge, Connecticut
. He is the grandson of actress Ruth Gilbert
who played Alice
in the first talkie version of Alice in Wonderland
in 1931.
In March 2009, Honig's short film, Outside In, was screened at the Kent Film Festival in Kent, Connecticut
.
In July 2009, Honig's documentary
, Invincible, was recognized with an official citation by the Connecticut State Senate. The documentary investigated the motives of teenagers when they get behind the wheel of their car and begin to speed. Honig was inspired to make the documentary after two students from his high school, Francis Zefi and Salvatore Semmonella, were killed in a car accident in March 2008.
United States
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filmmaker and former student of Amity Regional High School
Amity Regional High School
Amity High School is a regional public high school located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA. It provides high school education for the children in the towns of Woodbridge, Orange, and Bethany...
in Woodbridge, Connecticut
Woodbridge, Connecticut
Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,983 at the 2000 census. It is one of the wealthiest towns in Connecticut, ranking 16th in the state in terms of per capita income, and is home to many of the faculty of Yale University...
. He is the grandson of actress Ruth Gilbert
Ruth Gilbert (actress)
Ruth Gilbert was an American actress, best known for her role as Alice in the first sound version of Alice in Wonderland in 1931, and as Max in The Milton Berle Show.-Career:...
who played Alice
Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
Alice is a fictional character in the literary classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There. She is a young girl from Victorian-era Britain.-Development:...
in the first talkie version of Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1931 film)
Alice in Wonderland is a 1931 black-and-white American-made film based on Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The first sound version of the story, and therefore the first film to use Carroll's original dialogue, the film starred Ruth Gilbert as Alice and Leslie King as the Mad...
in 1931.
In March 2009, Honig's short film, Outside In, was screened at the Kent Film Festival in Kent, Connecticut
Kent, Connecticut
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, alongside the border with New York. The population was 2,858 at the 2000 census. The town is home to three New England boarding schools: South Kent School, Kent School and The Marvelwood School. The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located...
.
In July 2009, Honig's documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
, Invincible, was recognized with an official citation by the Connecticut State Senate. The documentary investigated the motives of teenagers when they get behind the wheel of their car and begin to speed. Honig was inspired to make the documentary after two students from his high school, Francis Zefi and Salvatore Semmonella, were killed in a car accident in March 2008.