‘Native Boy’ earns award for Pocopson native

Henry Roosevelt’s short film earns first place at USA Film Festival By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Henry Roosevelt, who remembers experimenting with filmmaking during his freshman year at Unionville High, earned first place at the USA Film Festival this past weekend for his short film, “Native Boy.” A Pocopson Township native’s short film about a boy chasing...

Long-burning curiosity finds way to silver screen

Pocopson native’s film, a tribute to firefighters, makes its debut  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times At the premiere of “Native Boy,” Henry Roosevelt (right) poses with Dave Lichter, who teaches at Pocopson Elementary School. Roosevelt said he remembered Lichter as a particularly positive role model when he was a student  in Lichter’s 5th-grade class. After...

Pocopson roots an anchor for filmmaker’s project

Scenes from narrative short that debuts Saturday shot in area By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Pocopson native Henry Roosevelt marvels at the flames created on the set of “Native Boy.” His producer, Brad Gulick, said,  “As soon as we knew the story involved a firefighter, we knew we had to film firefighting in a way that had never been done before – raw, intimate,...