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==Early life==
==Early life==
Samuel Felinton was born in 2004 in [[Huntington, West Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/felinton-loses-30-pounds-following-lap-band-surgery-and-exercise/article_76facf4d-7fcb-5335-873c-8dd7382aee27.html|publisher=[[Herald Dispatch]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=January 15, 2008|last=Chambers|first=Bryan|title=Felinton loses 30 pounds following Lap-Band surgery and excersize}}</ref> and [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvahed]] at the [[Ohev Sholom Temple]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/christian-revival-has-no-place-in-school-adl-cleveland-says/article_5446c348-8fef-11ec-bab2-2f599ec79bb2.html|publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 17, 2022|last=Kaufman|first=Jane|title=Christian revival has no place in school, ADL Cleveland says}}</ref> Felinton began attending [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington High School]] in 2019 and graduated in 2023. He currently attends [[West Virginia University]] pursuing a degree in [[Stagecraft|Theatre Technology and Design]].<ref name=excel>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/01/04/huntington-high-graduates-excel-wva-film-industry/|publisher=[[WSAZ]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=January 4, 2024|last=Ellison|first=Hunter|title=Huntington High Graduates Excel in W.Va. Film Industry}}</ref>
Samuel Felinton was born in 2004 in [[Huntington, West Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/felinton-loses-30-pounds-following-lap-band-surgery-and-exercise/article_76facf4d-7fcb-5335-873c-8dd7382aee27.html|publisher=[[Herald Dispatch]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=January 15, 2008|last=Chambers|first=Bryan|title=Felinton loses 30 pounds following Lap-Band surgery and excersize}}</ref> and [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvahed]] at the [[Ohev Sholom Temple|B'Nai Sholom Congregation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/christian-revival-has-no-place-in-school-adl-cleveland-says/article_5446c348-8fef-11ec-bab2-2f599ec79bb2.html|publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 17, 2022|last=Kaufman|first=Jane|title=Christian revival has no place in school, ADL Cleveland says}}</ref> Felinton began attending [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington High School]] in 2019 and graduated in 2023. He currently attends [[West Virginia University]] pursuing a degree in [[Stagecraft|Theatre Technology and Design]].<ref name=excel>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/01/04/huntington-high-graduates-excel-wva-film-industry/|publisher=[[WSAZ]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=January 4, 2024|last=Ellison|first=Hunter|title=Huntington High Graduates Excel in W.Va. Film Industry}}</ref>


===Religous freedom advocacy===
===Religious freedom advocacy===
In 2022, while Felinton was a high school junior, he was forced to attend a Christian revival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079712717/religion-public-school-protest|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 9, 2022|title=Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival}}</ref> He was obliged to stay and watch the assembly despite attempting to leave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/us/christian-assembly-huntington-high-school-west-virginia-trnd/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|last=Ebrahimji|first=Alisha|title=High school students stage a walkout after they say they were forced to attend a Christian revival assembly during school hours}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/10/christian-revival-west-virginia-students-walkout/|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|title=Students walk out in protest after public high school holds a Christian revival: ‘Is this legal?’}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christian-revival-high-school-prompts-student-walkout-west-virginia-rcna15612|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 9, 2022|last=Leah|first=Leah|title=Christian revival at high school prompts student walkout in West Virginia}}</ref> This assembly would later make international news, by causing a multi-day walkout alongside Max Nibert and himself, including hundreds of their peers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-696175|publisher=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 11, 2022|last=Hanau|first=Shira|title=Jewish student forced to attend Christian prayer assembly in West Virginia}}</ref>
In 2022, while Felinton was a high school junior, he was forced to attend a Christian revival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079712717/religion-public-school-protest|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 9, 2022|title=Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival}}</ref> He was obliged to stay and watch the assembly despite attempting to leave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/us/christian-assembly-huntington-high-school-west-virginia-trnd/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|last=Ebrahimji|first=Alisha|title=High school students stage a walkout after they say they were forced to attend a Christian revival assembly during school hours}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/10/christian-revival-west-virginia-students-walkout/|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|title=Students walk out in protest after public high school holds a Christian revival: ‘Is this legal?’}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christian-revival-high-school-prompts-student-walkout-west-virginia-rcna15612|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 9, 2022|last=Leah|first=Leah|title=Christian revival at high school prompts student walkout in West Virginia}}</ref> This assembly would later make international news, by causing a multi-day walkout alongside Max Nibert and himself, including hundreds of their peers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-696175|publisher=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 11, 2022|last=Hanau|first=Shira|title=Jewish student forced to attend Christian prayer assembly in West Virginia}}</ref>


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Felinton and his two siblings, Charles and Elizabeth, are the children of Bethany and [[David Felinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/west-virginia-high-school-students-protest-evangelical-assembly/|publisher=[[New York Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|last=Brown|first=Lee|title=West Virginia high school students protest evangelical assembly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusjewishnews.com/news/local_news/lawsuit-filed-over-christian-revival-at-high-school/article_6b03fd3c-908e-5b22-acbe-3205886cb821.html|publisher=[[Jewish News Syndicate|Columbus Jewish News]]|access-date=December 8, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|title=Lawsuit filed over Christian revival at high school}}</ref>
Felinton and his two siblings, Charles and Elizabeth, are the children of Bethany and [[David Felinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/west-virginia-high-school-students-protest-evangelical-assembly/|publisher=[[New York Post]]|access-date=December 7, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|last=Brown|first=Lee|title=West Virginia high school students protest evangelical assembly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusjewishnews.com/news/local_news/lawsuit-filed-over-christian-revival-at-high-school/article_6b03fd3c-908e-5b22-acbe-3205886cb821.html|publisher=[[Jewish News Syndicate|Columbus Jewish News]]|access-date=December 8, 2024|date=February 10, 2022|title=Lawsuit filed over Christian revival at high school}}</ref>


Felinton is the [[Family|great grandson]] of [[Burl Stafford Bridge|Burl Stafford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mingomessenger.com/obituaries/article_234deaf6-af27-11e9-b91e-5f5a1ea8c94d.html|access-date=October 3, 2024|title=July 2019 - Obituaries|publisher=Mingo Messanger|date=July 26, 2019}}</ref>
Felinton is the [[Family|great-grandson]] of [[Burl Stafford Bridge|Burl Stafford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mingomessenger.com/obituaries/article_234deaf6-af27-11e9-b91e-5f5a1ea8c94d.html|access-date=October 3, 2024|title=July 2019 - Obituaries|publisher=Mingo Messanger|date=July 26, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 16 December 2024

Samuel Felinton
Samuel Felinton in 2022.
Born
Samuel Felinton

2004 (age 19–20)[1]
Huntington, West Virginia, United States
EducationWest Virginia University (BFA)
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2023 - Present
Notable workT-130

Samuel Felinton is an American filmmaker and religious freedom advocate.

Early life

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Samuel Felinton was born in 2004 in Huntington, West Virginia,[2] and bar mitzvahed at the B'Nai Sholom Congregation.[3] Felinton began attending Huntington High School in 2019 and graduated in 2023. He currently attends West Virginia University pursuing a degree in Theatre Technology and Design.[4]

Religious freedom advocacy

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In 2022, while Felinton was a high school junior, he was forced to attend a Christian revival.[5] He was obliged to stay and watch the assembly despite attempting to leave.[6][7][8] This assembly would later make international news, by causing a multi-day walkout alongside Max Nibert and himself, including hundreds of their peers.[9]

In 2023, Felinton, alongside other parents, students, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation, settled a lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education to implement a ban on teacher-run religious events being held within school hours on campus.[10]

Career

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In 2023, Felinton created an animated short Ho-Hum, to submit it into his state's Thespian Festival.[4][11] Later in 2024, Felinton made T-130, an animated short on mental health, which has been recognized by the Appalachian Film Festival and MTN Craft Film Festival winning the MTN Craft award, making it the highest rated West Virginia Film in 2024.[12][13]

Later in 2024, Felinton announced the productions of As the Sunflower Whispers, a documentary on Ukrainian refugee crisis in collaboration with MUkraine, and Project Butterfly: Flatwoods, a found footage movie on the Flatwoods Monster.[14]

Filmography

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Short film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref(s)
2022 Ho-Hum Yes Yes Yes [11]
2024 T-130 Yes Yes Yes [12][15]
2024 Time Junction Yes Yes Yes [16]

Feature film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref(s)
2025 As the Sunflower Whispers Yes Yes No [17][14]
2025 Project Butterfly: Flatwoods Yes Yes No [14]

Other work

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In 2022, Felinton wrote his first book, Teenager Business, on his entrepreneurship methods and journey through esports.[18][1]

Personal life

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Felinton and his two siblings, Charles and Elizabeth, are the children of Bethany and David Felinton.[19][20]

Felinton is the great-grandson of Burl Stafford.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pace, Fred (September 18, 2022). "Huntington High student achieving entrepreneurship dreams". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Chambers, Bryan (January 15, 2008). "Felinton loses 30 pounds following Lap-Band surgery and excersize". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Jane (February 17, 2022). "Christian revival has no place in school, ADL Cleveland says". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ellison, Hunter (January 4, 2024). "Huntington High Graduates Excel in W.Va. Film Industry". WSAZ. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival". NPR. February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Ebrahimji, Alisha (February 10, 2022). "High school students stage a walkout after they say they were forced to attend a Christian revival assembly during school hours". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Students walk out in protest after public high school holds a Christian revival: 'Is this legal?'". Washington Post. February 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Leah, Leah (February 9, 2022). "Christian revival at high school prompts student walkout in West Virginia". NBC News. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Hanau, Shira (February 11, 2022). "Jewish student forced to attend Christian prayer assembly in West Virginia". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Judge: Families can sue over W.Va. religious revival". Freedom from Religion Foundation. February 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  11. ^ a b McAuliffe, Merrily (May 16, 2024). "Huntington native's 'T-130' makes an impact at film festivals". WOWK. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "T-130 - MTN Craft Film Festival". MTN Craft Film Festival. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Appalachian Film Festival - Official Selections". Appalachian Film Festival. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Samuel Felinton - Film". Samuel Felinton. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "Centrally Isolated Film Festival - Cornell University". Cornell University. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Pittman, Caine (January 11, 2024). "WVU freshmen create film". WDTV. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "End of Year Review and Appeal - Sunflower Seeds". Sunflower Seeds, Tristate Aid for Ukraine. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Lackritz, Matt (September 29, 2022). "Teenager writes book about how to succeed in business". WSAZ. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Brown, Lee (February 10, 2022). "West Virginia high school students protest evangelical assembly". New York Post. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "Lawsuit filed over Christian revival at high school". Columbus Jewish News. February 10, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "July 2019 - Obituaries". Mingo Messanger. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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