Announcing our High School Film Competition Finalists
COUNTDOWN
(USA/2015/6:51mins/Narrative) Directed by Valeria Hansen
Michael Gemelli sees countdowns above people’s heads that indicate how long they have left to live.
DOMAR: TO TAME
(USA/2015/6:47mins/Documentary) Directed by Benjamin Ades
Portrait of a horse tamer from Uruguay.
INCUBUS
(USA/2015/5:42mins) Directed by Jacob ChangRascle
After a boy finds a mysterious key, the day takes a turn for the worse.
JUVENILE JUSTICE: THE ROAD TO REFORM
(USA/2015/8mins/Documentary) Directed by Gandhi Brigade Youth Media
It was a turbulent spring of 2015 as protesters and rioters took to the streets of Baltimore.
LUCIDITY
(USA/2015/5mins/Narrative) Directed by Ellis Kauffman, Eli Idunate, Meredith Morran, Paxton Tye
The line between dream and reality is often blurred.
MY TIGER AND I
(USA/2015/3:59mins/Narrative) Directed by Josh Leong
A tale of loss and loyalty.
PICKING UP THE PIECES
(USA/2015/27.27mins/Documentary) Directed by Joshua Tebeau
The perspectives of Jewish Child Holocaust Survivors as they rebuilt their lives after the Second World War.
SOMETIMES, MAYBE
(USA/2015/5:41mins/Narrative) Directed by Cole Bacani
While packing for college one evening, Anna stumbles upon a mysterious letter.
THE RINGING
(China/2015/5:24mins/Narrative) Directed by Zhe Chen
A short story about domestic violence and its subsequent influence on a child’s growth.
THE CLASSROOM
(Brazil/2015/2:32mins/Animation) Directed by students from NAVE Recife – Cícero Dias Technical School
Just a regular day in the classroom.
THE WORM
(UK/2015/5mins/Narrative & Animation) Directed by Alex Rafael Rose
A boy’s doodle comes to life and wreaks havoc all over his house and body.
WOUND – A FILM DIARY
(USA/2015/3mins/ Experimental) Directed by Lauren Loesberg
A film about the director’s relationship with ambition and pressure.
YOUNG
(UK/2015/12mins/Narrative) Directed by Jack Hochschild
The elder of two orphaned teenage sisters has a child.