He is studying anthropology at Brown University, but Andrew Green's real passion is film-making -- something he plans to pursue following his graduation in 13 months time.

And small wonder, because the Ivy League student has had the honour of having his first-ever film, White Caps, included in this year's Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) line-up.

"I made the film with BIFF in mind, and actually it was quite convenient that they didn't have a Festival last year because it wasn't ready then,'' he explains.

The budding filmmaker is home especially for the screenings, and says he can't wait to see what happens.

"It is a thrill to show it in Bermuda, and the greatest thing for me. It is all I wanted.'' The nine-minute feature, made in 1998 while he was attending the University of Southern California film school (which numbers directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas among its alumni), is based on Mr. Green's great childhood passion: fishing.

"Growing up in Bermuda I used to love fishing. That was my life when I was little, which is interesting because I am a vegetarian now,'' he says.

Andrew fishes for success So it comes as no surprise that Mr. Green selected Bermuda and its beautiful waters for the film's location, and wrote the script around his childhood memories.

With himself as director, he chose a locally based cast of three, but brought in an eight-strong film crew from Los Angeles to work with Bermudian assistants.

The film is produced by A & A Productions -- a company owned by Mr. Green and his brother Alexander, who is also interested in film-making but not to the same extent as Andrew.

"I'm working on him though,'' his sibling says.

Pronouncing himself pleased with his first film, Andrew Green pays tribute to his family's support, and everyone else who worked on it with him.

Given that he "adores'' film making, it may seem curious that he switched from studies in this field midway through a degree course to concentrate on anthropology at Brown University instead.

"It is an enormous switch,'' the college student admits, "but I realised that, in doing my first film without any help from the film school I could do that on my own. Therefore, I decided I would rather study something else that I couldn't do on my own.'' With his own production company already up and running, and no doubts about where his interests lie, Mr. Green has a clear vision of his future after graduating from Brown.

"In the short term I might try film making in London. It seems an untapped industry there,'' he says. "Obviously, I would love to make films in Bermuda, but I need more successes before I can do that''.

Review of White Caps: See below