S1E4: "I Love Making Movies"

On this episode of We Are EG, Elk Grove senior Ben Jaeger discusses his love of movie making. From making films in middle school and high school with his collaborator Nic Baggetto to branching out on his own projects, Ben discusses his evolution as a filmmaker, his opinion on violence in movies and why the arts are important in education.

Below, you can also find a short documentary produced by Elk Grove Film Club with footage from behind the scenes on Ben's new film, Hero.  Plus, there are links to the films that Ben has worked on over the years.


Last month, Elk Grove Film Club spent a Saturday with Ben and his cast and crew. The result is the first episode of "Behind the Podcast." See Ben in action below as he films some scenes for his new film, Hero.


Below is Phantom, a film that Ben wrote and directed. This film won the Audience Award at the 2017 CinéStudent Film Festival.



Samantha was a film submitted to the 2016 CinéStudent Film Festival, directed by Nic Baggetto and written by Ben Jaeger and Nic Baggetto. This film won best picture that year.




The following film is 1967, submitted by Nic and Ben for the 2017 CinéStudent Film Festival.