34th Young People's Film Festival
This year we divided the winners into two programs – the 2010 Kids Division showcased films by students’ ages 6-12, with a lively program of animations, dramatic shorts, and documentary films on Sunday, September 26 in the Whitsell Auditorium.
The Teen Division screened on Sunday, November 7 to an enthusiastic crowd of family, friends, teachers and community members. For a DVD copy of the complete Festival, please contact Kristin Konsterlie at 503-221-1156 x16 or kristin@nwfilm.org
Teen Division
THE RETURN OF THE NOSE – How the Sphinx finds its nose. (4 mins.)
by Monica Kamin / 9th grade
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy / Beaverton, Oregon
HENRY – An uncensored disagreement between art and critique. (7 mins.)
by Amelia Elizalde, Sheridan Koehler, Levi Friedman & Sean Hendricks / 10th grade
Ballard High School / Seattle, Washington
SPACESHIP: THE MOVIE – An alien conspiracy makes use of trap doors and marshmallows. (4 mins.)
By Corbin Coleman / 9th grade
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy / Beaverton, Oregon
REFLECTION – A Hitchcockian exploration of the space between dreams where morality confronts human nature. (6 mins.)
by Blair Scott & Sheridan Koehler / 11th grade
Ballard High School / Seattle, Washington
MOHAWK MOE – A lo-fi epic drama with pyrotechnics! (5 mins.)
by Axel Kozber & Aidan Cowne / 9th grade
Beaverton, Oregon
ANTI-SMOKING PSA – The lungs do the talking in this punch at nicotine. (1 min.)
by Hunter Smith & Girodan Bomano / 8th grade
Whitman Middle School / Seattle, Washington
SIGNS – Hope is delivered in serendipity, buoyed by random acts of strangers. (5 mins.)
by Rikke Heinecke, Tony Meyer & Elizabeth O’Laughlin / 11th grade
Ballard High School / Seattle, Washington
BAR INK – A family story of delinquency, tattoos, and redemption. (6 mins.)
by Spencer Miller, Georgia Peck, Justin Smith-Mercado & Robyn Cochrane / 12th grade
Ballard High School / Seattle, Washington
SLEEPING LESSONS – Classic mad scientist meets cardboard and a tin can. (4 mins.)
by Kevin Gilgan, Grant Lewis & Zachary Jones / 11th grade
The Center for Advanced Learning / Gresham, Oregon
SMELL THE ROSES – A meditation on going without, and taking time to smell the roses. (1 min.)
by Nathanial Solum & Bradly Tucker / 8th grade
Whitman Middle School / Seattle, Washington
THE MILLION-DOLLAR WATCH – The story of a thief, a henchman, and a young girl, and about the time they went to the zoo. (6 mins.)
by Joseph Yao, Joshua Yao, Jonathan Yao & Elaine Yao / 10th grade
Portland, Oregon
BECOMING CEPHALOPOD – Becoming oneself, in spite of everything. (6 mins.)
by Katherine Nilsen, Rebecca Ramsey & Ariel Aman / 12th grade
Reel Grrls / Seattle, Washington
BORDERLESS SKY – A glimpse into the struggles living within three individual journeys from Iran to the USA. (8 mins.)
by Gwyn Martin-Morris, Sahar Shakeri, Emma Marmor & Caitlin Gaylord / 11th grade
Reel Grrls / Seattle, Washington
PULP – Questioning violence and the culture of boxing. (1 min.)
by Michael Lipton / 11th grade
Lake Oswego, Oregon
STICKS – Raymond Chandler meets The Coen Brothers. (8 mins.)
by Dennis Noack & Lincoln Webb / 11th grade
Portland, Oregon
HONORABLE MENTION:
BIOGRAPHY OF A RUNAWAY – When things look bad, but only for a moment.
by Nate Oliver & Jake Matos / 6th grade
Portland, Oregon
Kids Division
IMPRESSIONS OF FLIGHT – Poetry & birds, naturally together. (10 mins)
by the class of Ms Danielson: Anjali, Aiden, Camilia, Temma, Myles, Jewell, Cadence, Brennan, Julian, Mady, Liam, Jovi, Zoye, Grayson Eden, Veejaya, Oliver, Stella, Kate, Katherine, Aspen, Mila, Josey, Gavyn, Aurora & Harrison. The class of Ms Pepitone: Mathew, Lirit, Camille, Ariana, Magpie, Sophie, Tosh, Anthony, Elliot, Zoe, Lucy, Henry, Talia, Jaida, Eli, Risa, Isabelle, Rowan, Tesfa, Molly, Natalie, Elizabeth, Luna, Jessica & Royce. The class of Ms Roberts: Simona, Ilex, Lindsay, Anya, Lupine, Julianne, Ethan, Keana, Maeve, Madrona, Maya, Nathan, Jesse, Mychal, Avery, Ryan, Aviana, Brandon, Choe, Phoebe, Liza-Jane, Neva, Ida, Lili, Lyla & Shyla / 2nd grade
Buckman Elementary / Portland, Oregon
WESTRIDGE THINKS GREEN – What happens when a school embraces green-thinking. (7 mins)
by Emily Bell, Sam Wolf, Monica Holliday, George Irving, George Selick, Bryden Auer, Eva Harn, Jackie Zawada, Kristin Kuran, Morgan Kaye, Eric Restic & Mark Farrenkopf / 6th grade
Westridge Elementary / Lake Oswego, Oregon
THE VALUE OF VALUES – What we need to know, at any age. (8 mins)
by Katie Aamodt, Tatiana Bennett, Bradyn Brunson, Christian Blackman, Emma Davis, Alex Mata Flowler, Aaron Hampton, Jaden Hershberger, Callum Jamison, Caitlin Jones, Hannah Jones, Taylor Knutson, McKenzie Mahar, Skyler Mincemoyer, Krysta Pardo, Ryan Sargeant, Scott Shatto & Mason / 6th grade
Cityview Charter School / Hillsboro
TRAPPED – Friendships made under pressure. (7 mins)
by Manamaya Peterson, Nathan Herrera, Anna Horacek, Jordan Officer, Tate Sears, Allaira Bartlett, Elle Palmer & Austyn Yelton / 6th-8th grade
Metro Montessori / Portland, Oregon
