She has already started work on a second film.

She said, “I’ve got 70 pages written. I plan on making a lot of them.”

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Phantascope was set in motion in Richmond

The Phantascope Film Festival draws its name from the projector invented by C. Francis Jenkins, who was raised in Richmond. His machine projected moving images onto a screen. He also charged 25 cents to view the images.

In 2007, the festival had its debut year at the Richmond Art Museum. Then, it drew contestants from the region. This year, entries were open to any high school student in Indiana. Twenty-two sent in entries and the festival is screening 12 of those at 7 p.m. Saturday following a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. The event is at the museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway in Richmond.

The overall winner will receive $500. The top five will be shown at the Indianapolis International Film Festival on April 26.

The festival was created by Museum Director Shaun Dingwerth, who wanted to “push the boundaries of the medium,” said Stephanie Strait, educational director at the Richmond Art Museum.

The festival also showcases the museum as a Works Progress Administration-era building with a 500-seat auditorium. The building had lost some of its public events after the construction of a new high school theater.

“As far as we know only this is the festival like it for high school students in the state,” said Strait.