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November 2022 FilmBoot24 Films
What an amazing year! Thank you to Drew University and Orange School District for making our SIXTH year doing FilmBoot24 an unmitigated success! And we had a RECORD NUMBER of students and mentors. Starting on Friday night, over 60 high school students, college students and professional mentors teamed up to create 6 films in just 24 hours. And this year we had our first SPANISH LANGUAGE TEAM (Team 2) creating a film completely in Spanish! Each film had a theme drawn at random that was tied to their curriculum and each team had to use a A Bucket in some way in their film. Here they are for you to watch. Enjoy!!
GRAND JURY PRIZE FILM: Positive
Team 6: Amaris Mitchell, Celine Jobson - Mentors
Marissa Guajardo, Annabelle Smith, Avianna Miller, Molly Reidmiller, Riya Soyantar, Lhea Osorio, Jakir Willis, Jesse Carchi, Christal-Rayne Roberts, Josiah Cornet, JaDayne Gayle
Theme: Taking a Stand - what examples come to mind of someone taking a stand? What happened when they did? What is worth fighting for?
RUNNER-UP FILM: The Bucket Investigation
Team 5: Paul J. Williams, Jazmine Harris - Mentors
Morgan Mundahl, TyDai Singeton, Sukanya Salmon, Cindy Rojas, Paula Carchi, Gregory Clossaint, Kalisha Champagne, Giada Halley
Theme: Science - is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence. What kind of stories utilize Science as a theme? Can Science create conflict? Can it create community?
FINALIST FILM: Exchange
Team 1: Ash Patel - Mentor
Samara Fishkin, Dillon McCarthy, Ramisha Tuba, Sabatino Nezaj, Homaine Blair, Brianna Ajawuihe, Sarena Hargrove, Makayla Halley, Joshua Way.
Theme: Economics - is defined as a science that deals with the making, distributing, selling and purchasing of goods and services. An example of economics is the study of the stock market. What kind of stories relate to economics and business? Can Economics create conflicts? Can it create community?
FINALIST FILM: Take a Stand
Team 2: Danielle Earle - Mentor
Yoshabel Rodriguez Cruz, Selvin González, Alex Guallpa, Eduardo Marca, Leimi Pérez Tubac, Doris Calle, Jocelyn Morocho, Franklin Asitug
Theme: Taking a Stand - what examples come to mind of someone taking a stand? What happened when they did? What is worth fighting for?
FINALIST FILM: Science Gone Wrong
Team 3: Nina-Simone Crawford, Nia Hargrove - Mentors
Madison Hilferty, Hayden Mattson, Michael Clark, Aira Poticano, Alnisa Conley, Tremane Kerson, David Champagne, Makaida Samuels, Judnah Louis
Theme: Science - is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence. What kind of stories utilize Science as a theme? Can Science create conflict? Can it create community?
FINALIST FILM: Fair Trade
Team 4: Eric Richardson-Hagans, Jennah Pinckney - Mentors
Faith Jackson, Byunghui Hwang, Breena Stephen, Faith Lewis, Kayandra Barnes, Tanya Alcius, Ga’sanni Smith, Aleesha Shivers
Theme: Economics - is defined as a science that deals with the making, distributing, selling and purchasing of goods and services. An example of economics is the study of the stock market. What kind of stories relate to economics and business? Can Economics create conflicts? Can it create community?