Behind the Scenes of Say Cheese

Students work on a film set in a movie theater.
 

Say Cheese
Behind the Scenes

Go inside the production of Say Cheese, the RIT student-made, grand-prize winner of the 2022 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program

Say Cheese was a collaborative effort between students, faculty and staff in RIT's School of Film and Animation and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The project, conceived and led by director Anna McClanahan '24 production option (film and animation BFA) and producer Gabriel Ponte-Fleary (film and animation MFA), featured a cast and crew that was a mix of hearing and deaf and hard of hearing. The film screened on more than 10,000 screens in Cinemark and AMC theaters. 

The Making of Say Cheese

People work on a film set as someone operates a clap board that reads Say Cheese.
Anna McClanahan and Munjal Yagnik look at a screen.

Meet the Camera Team

Three people perform American Sign Language in a movie theater.

Driving Diversity

Crew members work on set of a film, in an empty movie theater.

Production Design

A group of people pose for a photo.

Special Thanks