Ask 12-year-old Mary Hilbrink of Cary all about the history behind the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars. Just don’t ask her to eat them. “I actually don’t like them,” she said. Read more:
Northwest Herald, IL: Cary girl’s short film earns national recognition (with video)
“If people don’t accept you, or look down on you for age, race, gender, just keep trying,” says Hilbrink, who suffered four years of rejection before she won her first contest at the McHenry County Fair.
Read more: McHenry Chronicle, IL: Cary girl gains recognition as a performer
Mary Hilbrink, a seventh grader in Cary, will have her documentary on her hometown screened at the American History Film Project’s exhibition on June 6. Read more:
Daily Herald Chicago, IL: Reel life: Cary student’s hometown film going to exhibition
Mary Hilbrink, a Cary seventh grader at Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, is one of four students around the country to be chosen to show short films about their hometowns at the American History Film Project’s exhibition this weekend.
Her movie, a report on Cary and the Curtis Candy Company headquarters there, will be presented on Saturday, June 6, in Annandale, Virginia. Hilbrink, the daughter of Mark and Marcy Hilbrink of Cary, will Skype an intro to her short. Read more:
Daily Herald Chicago, IL: Reel life: Cary student’s hometown film going to exhibition