Stefan A. Lambert can add another element to his vast curriculum after he was accepted to join the Disney’s college program – if he can get the money for the housing deposit.
Lambert attended the seminar held on Feb. 25 in the Fireside Room where he learned about the program. Then he had a telephone interview and a few weeks later he received a call informing him that he was accepted into the program.
The problem is that Lambert had to come up with $100 by April 1 for housing deposit, money that he is trying to get. “I’m going to ask them for an extension,” said Lambert who hopes the people from Disney will give him more time. “When things happen that can change your life you always find obstacles.”
According to Lambert, the people from Disney explained to him that thousands of students apply every year for the internship and only a few hundred get admitted.
Disney’s college program provides students with an internship that offers pay and learning of useful skills for almost any major.
“Every film student wants to have Disney on his resume,” said Lambert, who is excited for the opportunity that the internship may bring for his future.
Lambert is a graduate student from Hollywood Film Institute. He double majored in movie line producing and cinematic directing at the top of his class in 2002. He worked as assistant director in a short film from HBO called “The Shadow of Michael” and produced one episode “Screen Scene,” for Black Entertainment Television (BET).
Everything was working well for Lambert until there was a problem with his 2-year-old son’s mother. “I was called while I was in Los Angeles and came to Bakersfield. I received full custody of my son and became a single parent overnight,” Lambert said.
Lambert is currently working on a communication major with an emphasis in multimedia journalism at Bakersfield College.
Lambert has been an active student at BC.
“I realized that the only way I can share my love for film was creating a club,” Lambert said.
Lambert is running against time to get the money he needs for the housing deposit. His economic situation is not the best at this moment, but he is willing to do anything it takes to follow his dream.
“I don’t care if I have to sleep in a homeless shelter. I’m still going to Disney,” Lambert said.