Some student films were shown as an added attraction with the regular once-a-week features at the TESC lecture halls. The most popular and frequently screened short film had to be "Eat the Sun." Produced by Jim Cox and others in 1974-75, the film is presented as a mockumentary about a California cult. Part of it was filmed in the legendary steam tunnels under campus. The main talent for this work was Malcolm Stilson, who portrayed the scam guru behind the religion.

Malcolm, known by many of us as the greatest librarian who ever walked the earth, was a fixture behind the reference desk from the very start of the school. He was also a playwright, writing several musical comedies about "Wintergreen College."

Seeing "Eat the Sun" dozens of times became almost a requirement for being part of the Evergreen community in the 70s. The final line in the film is spoken by Malcolm, "If they are old enough to pee, they are old enough for me." It was weird to see this film then take a short walk to the library, where within a few minutes you could see the screen guru in his solid-state librarian guise.

Some other films we saw over and over worth mentioning: Phosphenes, by Frankie Foster (1972), The 31st of September, by David Parrish and others (1973), and Voodoo in Budapest (197something. I can't find any info on this one, although I think David Worman had something to do with it?)