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Variety reports that Jeremy Garelick has spent the last several years executing an unusual production strategy: purchasing an actual high school in upstate New York and converting it into a dedicated filming hub for coming-of-age comedies. The operation, launched in 2017 as American High, has since expanded to include American High Shorts in 2022, with a focus on developing emerging comedic talent through hands-on production experience. The model treats the facility as both a working set and a training ground, embedding new voices directly into the machinery of professional filmmaking rather than isolating them in development pipelines.
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