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Links to 2018 Young Filmmakers
High School Student Films
Here are links to all the student films, featuring the three Grand Jury Prize winners as chosen by judges at the Young Filmmakers Track screening on Sunday, March 18th from 9 am to noon at the Bow-Tie Cinemas, South Orange, NJ. Each Grand Jury winning film received a check for $200.
Following these three films are links to ALL the Finalists, Honorable Mentions and Storyteller Citation winners.
SIMPLY CLICK ON THE PHOTO OR TITLE AND WATCH THE FILMS!
This year we had such amazing films from all over the world, the U.S. and locally!! We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Grand Jury Prize Winners
Max's Candy Crush
Best Short Narrative
Aidan Romanaux/Max Goldstein
(Columbia HS - Maplewood/S. Orange, NJ)
What Do You Desire?
Best Short Documentary
Madelyn Barkocy
(Morris County School Of Technology - Denvile, NJ)
Lyric
Best Short Animation
Alex DeRosa
(MIllburn HS - MIllburn, NJ)
2018 Young Filmmakers Finalists - Narrative Short
Brains, Trains and Automobiles
Ben Krueger
RUNNER UP
What's going on up there? A not-so-scientific look at the way the mind works.
Ella Thibodeau, Ben Krueger
Who needs cell phones when you got the good old rotary? Cellphone addiction shown in a new light
Brendan Weissman
Two high school seniors must find a missing late library book by the end of the day in order to graduate.
Jessica Zheng
GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER
A girl haunted by the death of her best friend must learn to forgive and forget.
Logan Calder
A young boy yearns for a father overseas fighting in Afghanistan. Will he ever see him again?
2017 Young Filmmakers Finalists - Documentary Short
Jasper Schuetz
RUNNER UP
A in-depth study of the young winner of a Connecticut sweet corn eating contest.
Ralph Ravix
A look at how a high school and their team keep up morale during tough football times.
Ariel Riseman
GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER
A timely story about Heba and her family, who are Syrian refugees living in Elizabeth, NJ.
The Cool Kids: A CHS Mockumentary
Max Goldstein and Aidan Romanaux
A day-by-day look at how to make a documentary film for your high school film class … well, sort of.
2017 Young Filmmakers Finalists - Animated Short
Jacob Hirsch
GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER
The journey of a ball in search of a companion that takes an unexpected turn.
Lucas Kensinger and Owen Gall
A security guard at the Louvre falls asleep and three famous paintings are in jeopardy.
Young Filmmaker 2017 Honorable Mentions
Although the following submissions were not screened at the 2017 Young Filmmakers Track, these films deserve recognition.
CLICK ON EACH FILM'S NAME TO WATCH THEM!
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Sparkle Motion - Maudie Schmidt - Documentary Short
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CelEVrities: E01-Helium - Ben Krueger - Documentary Short
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Mixtapes - Kathryn Visco - Narrative Short
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Nomophobia - Yasmine Barboza - Narrative Short
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It’s a Jeep, Deal With It - Nicole McGovern, Ben Krueger - Narrative Short
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The Fountain Case - Brendan Weissman - Narrative Short
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See No Evil - Alec Palumbo - Narrative Short
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9 to 5 - Madison Roach - Narrative Short
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Game Start - Philip Barnet - Animated Short
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Cookie Wars - Travis Billings - Animated Short