Wolman Family Rocks 2015

By DAYNA DRUM | Reporter

Nurturing a family while maintaining personal interests can be tricky, but the Wolman family of Pacific Palisades seems to have figured it out and had a successful 2015.

Dad Adam Wolman premiered a documentary he produced and co-authored at the 2015 DOC NYC film festival, the largest documentary film festival in the country.

“Tested” was also named one of the best films at the festival by Village Voice. The film features a look at New York City’s Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), which determines which students gain admission to the city’s specialized high schools.

Adam’s wife, Eileen Heisler is co-creator and producer of “The Middle,” which is currently in its seventh season. Eileen and her co-creator DeAnn Heline have also been nominated as Humanitas Prize finalists.

The couple’s twin sons Ben and Justin, juniors at Palisades Charter High School, are not only learning how to drive but deciding on colleges and getting a head start on their careers.

Ben held a research internship position over the summer at the California Institute of Technology where he researched galaxy clusters. Using this research he was named a semi-finalist in the 2015 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.

Ben hopes to enter the astrophysics field after college.

“I can’t think of anything more fundamental than the grand scale of everything,” he told the Palisadian-Post.

Justin is an aspiring filmmaker. He earned an honorable mention in the 2015 YoungArts competition for a music video he began creating in his freshman year. With the $750 prize money, Justin purchased more camera equipment.

“It runs in the family,” Justin said of his interest in film.

He is also currently working on a short film, which he hopes to submit to festivals once it’s completed.

With both parents being in the communications industry, Adam said they are aware of how important it is to talk to each other and to be patient.

Although it isn’t easy balancing so many different things, Adam said, “We all have to find a way to link arms.”