Garland High School's
IB Film Program
Who We Are
The Garland High School IB Film Program, also known as Reel Owl Cinema, is a unique four-year high school narrative International Baccalaureate (IB) film program which has been producing films at Garland High School since 2005.
We began in the IB program as a part of the pilot program for film. We were the first Fine Arts film class offered in a public school in Texas. We are now the only public high school in Texas offering a four-year narrative film program.
As of the fall of 2023, we have been educating, inspiring and celebrating students and the stories they tell through film for 19 years.
As of the fall of 2022, we are proud to announce, our organization is now funded in part by the Garland Cultural Arts, Commission, Inc. and the City of Garland Cultural Arts Division.
Our curriculum is based off of a combination of syllabus and guidance shared by the staff of the Southern Methodist University Film Department. At the time of inception of our program, Rick Worland, was the Chair of the Film and Media Studies at SMU. When we consulted him regarding creating a curriculum for the program, he not only provided invaluable information and guidance, he also graciously provided syllabus of their classes, recommended books and ask other people in the department to do the same. We will be forever in his and the faculty debt for helping us create our award winning program.
