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Winning Films and Official
Selections from the 2008 Young
Filmmakers Competition:
THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF (Lauren
O'Malley with Saint Mary's Hall
School, San Antonio, TX)
What happns when three billy
goats decide to move from their
dreary barn to greener pastures.
WINNER -
ANIMATION
THE
INVENTOR (Steven Ojeda with
Clarkstown High North, New City,
NY)
Follows a man through the
process of creating a new
electronic device.
ANIMATION
ERAS (Creative Arts at Park
School, Brookline, MA)
An
animated video celebrating the
main eras of geologic history.
ANIMATION
JERRY (Conor Long with SpyHop
Productions, Salt Lake City, UT)
A
musical comedy about a day in
the life of an everyday zombie.
WINNER -
COMEDY
FIVE STEPS TO THE BEAUTIFUL
EMOTIONAL HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE
FAIRY TALE ROMANCE (Melissa Wee
with Bay Area Video Coalition)
COMEDY
THE
COUNTDOWN (Rene Dongo with the
Fast Forward Program at the
Institute of Contemporary Art,
Boston, MA)
A
powerful remembrance of 9/11 by
spoken work artist Sofia Snow.
WINNER -
EXPERIMENTAL
THIS LITTLE SECRET (Kao Choua
Vue with In-Progress, St. Paul,
MN)
The
filmmaker uses the medium of the
video poem to explore and face
down her own insecurities.
EXPERIMENTAL
IN
LOVE WITH THE '80s (David
Williams with Fayetteville High
School, Fayetteville, AR)
WINNER - MUSIC
VIDEO
DAYLIGHT AND DARK'S "AND DIE"
(Fountain Lake High School, Hot
Springs, AR)
A
music video of the song "AND
DIE" by Daylight and Dark.
MUSIC
VIDEO
BULLYING HURTS (Brittany Rich
with N. Broward Preparatory
School, Coconut Creek, FL)
A
look at the physical and
emotional pain caused by
bullying.
WINNER -
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
WHERE'S THE JUSTICE? (Sharmaine
Pearson, Daniel McDuffie, Nyasia
Alicea with Youth Rights Media)
Addresses the racial disparity
in the justice system.
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
AMERICAN CITIZEN (Kathy Vega
Munoz, Michael Muro, Hugo
Delgado with In-Progress)
U.S. citizenship through the
eyes and voices of young
Latinos.
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
IS
IT WORTH IT? (Justin Elbourn
with Val Verde High School,
Perris, CA)
A
realistic depiction of teens who
decide to drink and drive and
the horrifying consequences.
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT (Michael
Maldonado with Bay Area Video
Coalition)
Encourages young women to
understand their rights when
dating.
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
THE
LAST GIFT (Brian Neris with The
Ghetto Film School, Bronx, NY)
Tragedy befalls a young man who
seeks a token of affection for
his dying mother.
WINNER - DRAMA
WILTING LILY (Isangi Ozuna with
Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA)
Looks at the tension that
develops between mother and
daughter when the daughter
develops an eating disorder.
DRAMA
THE
EVIL COYOTE (Ricky Hermosillo
and Victor Guzman with
In-Progress)
About a group of Latinos trying
to find their way to the United
States with the "help" of an
underhanded "Coyote."
DRAMA
AMANDA'S CHOICE (Kerry Kolbus
with Batesville High School,
Batesville, AR)
A
girl struggles to make the right
choice about illegal drug use.
DRAMA
TAKING A STEP BACK (Joey
Brenneman and Derrick Dawkins
with Youth Channel, New York,
NY)
A
story about taking a step back
when things are rushed in a
relationship.
DRAMA |
