Ten films by twenty-one students in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program have been named Official Selections of the All American High School Film Festival. This is the largest high school film festival in the world; it receives entries from high school filmmakers throughout the country. The event runs October 7 - 9 in New York City at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, AMC Theatres Times Square, and the historic Kings Theater.
The
films were evaluated by prestigious judges such as screenwriter Diablo Cody,
documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, and actors Kristen Stewart and Dylan
McDermott. Official Selections are eligible for awards in a number of
categories. Awards will be presented at the Teen Indie Awards at the conclusion of the festival.
Here,
by category, is the list of Official Selections by Ballard High School Digital
Filmmaking students.
COMEDY
Criminal
Design by Miles Andersen, Jonathan Bowers, Jonny Cechony, PJ Hase & Cecilia
O’Rollins
DOCUMENTARY
GeoFORCE: A Journey to Understanding by Leo Pfeifer & Raven Two Feathers
Raven
Rock by Rachel Cole, Jaya Flanary & Meagen Tajalle
DRAMA
Comeback by Avery Davis,
Skala Leake, Aaron Miller & Cameron Miller
Anne by Rachel Cole, Jaya
Flanary & Meagen Tajalle
MUSIC
VIDEO
Big
Coat by Jaya Flanary, Duncan Gowdy & Leo Pfeifer
Voices by Aurore Bouriot,
Jonathan Bowers, Brian Cropp & Jake Rehfeldt
PSA
Protect Your Hearing by Elliott Atkinson, Cyrus Ogle & Bailey Wall
Two
pieces produced independently by BHS film students also made the festival: Climate Change by Leo Pfeifer and Meagen Tajalle is an Official Selection
in the PSA category, and Moving Forward by Leo Pfeifer is a finalist for the Josten’s
Project Yearbook prize.
