'Debutante Hunters' acclaimed
BY BILL THOMPSON - Post and Courier - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Just having her short film "The Debutante Hunters" selected for the Sundance Film Festival was a triumph for Summerville native Maria White.Having it win the Audience Award, complete with a $5,000 check, was validation.
The Los Angeles-based producer-director was basking in the glow Monday.
"I was standing way in the back -- eating, of course -- when they called my name, and I ran up," White said from home Monday."I was so moved. I felt strongly about the piece but was just grateful to be in the competition. Sundance always has been a huge inspiration for my husband (writer-producer Matthew Mebane) and I. It definitely has helped shape us as filmmakers. This has been an amazing experience."




