Student Showcase of Films

Conferences & Seminars
Seminars

College Feature / Shorts Finalists

Picture Day - 17 minutes 20 seconds
High School is tough. Freshman Miles Dufort will risk everything to take a perfect school picture and give himself a chance to survive the next four years.
Directed by: Ken Adachi, Florida State University

Zimbabwe -16 minutes
Amidst the turmoil and uncertainty of a militant regime, two young children of Zimbabwe are forced into a fight they hardly understand when they are pitted one against the other during a sudden farm invasion.
Directed by: Anjuli Hinds, Florida State University

The Quartering Act - 17 minutes 40 seconds
France. 1944. A grieving mother confronts the enemy when three desperate German deserters guarding a dangerous secret invade her home in the dead of night.
Directed by: Stephen Bell, Florida State University

High School Feature / Shorts Finalists

Love Story - 6 minutes 19 seconds
What happens when a parent’s wishes come between two adults who are in love? Religion is powerful, but love should conquer all.
Produced by: Lori Perry, G-Star School of the Arts

Sunder - 5 minutes 43 seconds
A short experimental piece about the loss of childlike perspective.
Directed by: Kenzie Cooke & Marcos Gasc, G-Star School of the Arts

Lost and Gone Forever - 29 minutes 10 seconds
Andrew Gardener, a recent high school graduate visits his cousins in Miami.
Directed by: David Harrison, Design & Architecture Senior High School

Commercial / PSA

Listen Up PSA - 30 seconds
The Public service announcement lets children that listen to music at a high volume become aware of the dangers of listening to music so loud and how they can better themselves while still enjoying themselves.
Directed by: Jared Mizel, Produced by: Jordan Greenstein, Edited by: Adam Greenstein, Spanish River High School

Documentary

Nanny’s Untold Story - 5 minutes 23 seconds
This documentary tells the story of my grandmother and how she deals with her experiences from WWII. It highlights her most poignant stories and how she lives her life with those memories. It also highlights my frustration in how she does not speak about her experiences publicly. It is a chilling, personal and inspiring story about my grandmother and how she lives with her personal horrors.
Directed by: Sophie Green, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Music Video

Sleepyhead - 2 minutes 56 seconds
A boy wakes up, enters a dream world and experiences a whole new way of seeing the world, and ends up back in bed. This abstract music video is meant to explore the cycles in our lives, and the way we perceive them as dull or vivid.
Directed by: Aaron Kurlander, Assistant Director: Savannah Bailey, Assistant Camera: Jessica Davis & Sophie Green, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Screenwriting

Death & Life
Just as he is about to be executed, a killer learns that he is the only bone marrow match for a young girl dying of leukemia. He’ll donate his marrow - if - the Governor commutes his death sentence.
Written by: Michael Chasin, Miami Film School

Poster

Hailey Mears, Seminole Ridge High School

Burt Reynolds Scholarship

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