NAME: Spanky Luis Aguirre

AGE: 18

NAME OF SCHOOL & YEAR IN SCHOOL: Senior at Dewitt Clinton High School

FROM: Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx

NAME OF FIRST GFS PROJECT:
WHY ME?
A good kid gets into big trouble on the day of the SAT's.

REASON FOR JOINING GFS: Spanky has been interested in film since the age of 6, and joined GFS because he is eager to learn more about becoming a director. In addition to being a natural writer who visualizes every story he creates, he loves working with other people on projects.

NEXT STEP AS A FILMMAKER: Spanky is eager to continue his work with the Fellows Program, particularly as it relates to getting an internship with a film company. Once he's acquired this knowledge, he looks forward to moving up and gaining more authority in the industry.

LONG-TERM AMBITIONS: Spanky has a number of long-term goals, all of which place him at the top of an entertainment studio. Regardless of whether that studio works in the medium of film, photography, or video games, he is confident that being a media mogul is in his future.

NAMES OF FAVORITE FILMS:
- TONARI NO TOTORO
- RAISING VICTOR VARGAS
- KILL BILL VOL. 1 & 2

NAMES OF FAVORITE DIRECTORS:

- Hayao Miyazaki
- Robert Rodriguez
- Quentin Tarantino

Scenes from: WHYME?