a concert thrown in too!”
Walla, who teaches video production at Ohio University in
Athens, is excited to have the
film screened at the New Jersey
Film Festival with its connection
to Rutgers University. She’s a
big believer in the support of the
arts in higher education. Higher
education actually played a major role in her first documentary. The subject was Nancy
Cartwright, an actress who is
best known as the voice of Bart
Simpson. Cartwright returned
to Ohio University (where she
once was a student) as the commencement speaker in 2012.
Walla, a huge Simpsons fan,
used this opportunity to build a
documentary on Cartwright.
“That was my first taste of doing
a documentary,” she said. “This
is now the third or fourth one I’ve
done, but I couldn’t have done it
without Bart Simpson!”
Working at the Ranch is a dream
come true for Walla who admits
Watch Steve Earle Perform With Jorma At Fur Peace Ranch
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