Young President Bartlett wannabes found their project in Ryan Hunter’s “Mr. Student Body,” a “West Wing”-esque 10-minute short set in a high school. Scheduled to air in October on the Poykpak YouTube Channel, “Mr. Student Body” is part of a bigger project for New Form, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s new digital initiative with Discovery Studios. Producer Teresa Lee says, “Right now we’re just trying to focus on getting the best possible short film out there and treating this like the project in and of itself. But that doesn’t mean it’s not going to become something bigger.” Having used Backstage to cast, Lee offers some advice to subscribers: “Always go for things, because you never who is involved or if it’s going to lead to something. Even if you don’t get something, someone might see you and think of you for something else.”
The short, starring Nicholas Barasch, Jenn Lyon, Emma Meyerson, and Zack Palomo, is a comedy revolving around the politics of student government. Lee and the creative team wanted to treat the situation as seriously as possible to create the comedic element of the short. “So the characters
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