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GLASFF Accepted Films

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Alternative Films

Title
Students
School
16, Define Me
Justin Cho
UNC School of the Arts - High School
Away Yet Awake — An Immigrant Experience
Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Enoch Sadiki, Owen Cummings, Sydney Robinson, Trey Small, Lynae Spruance, Max Matarazzo, Lilian Chesak
Fourthwall Youth Studios
Entropy
Morgan Scasny
Middletown HS South
Expedition
Milo Smith
Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium
I Don't Have an Idea
Gunnar Main
Hempfield School District
In the Blink of an Eye
Sophia Canino
Kings High School
Letters of Mass Destruction
Megan Tan, Emily Yang
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
Somewhere Else
Braedon Ryle
Randall K. Cooper High School

Animation Films

Title
Students
School
A Stellar Vacation
Cumberland Valley 9th Grade Academy
Cumberland Valley 9th Grade Academy
Death’s Door
Hayden Melvin
Ryle High school
Fall
Aiden hart
Kings High School
Friends
Cumberland Valley 9th Grade Academy
Cumberland Valley 9th Grade Academy

Comedy Films

Title
Students
School
A VLOG to Remember
Myesha Weatherly
Alan B. Shepard High School
Colors of an Unknown Origin
Benny Farbstein, Owen Riley, Jack Riley, Riley Morris, Daniel Ball, Ethan Nyhuis, Quinn Riley
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
Christmas in July
Andrew Foley, Jackson Hacias, Tony Mershon, Alex Mantle, Stefan Nistor
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
Dr. Shane Nation
Matthew Stone
Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium
Ohio Spider-Man
Joe and Jake Dougherty
St. Xavier High School

Commercials

Title
Students
School
ACA 30 Second Spot
Joel Berg, Amar Bedi, Hayden Melvin, Maxon Owens, Nolan Miller
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program
Hands2Hope
Joel Berg, Amar Bedi, Hayden Melvin, Maxon Owens, Nolan Miller
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program
Kodiak Cakes Commercial
Julia Miller
Glenbrook South
School of Rock Park Ridge
Nicole Scimeca
Maine South High School

Informational/Educational Films

Title
Students
School
A Camper’s Perspective
Joel Berg, Amar Bedi, Hayden Melvin, Maxon Owens, Nolan Miller
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program
Academy of Cinematic Arts: Who We Are
Joel Berg, Amar Bedi, Hayden Melvin, Maxon Owens, Nolan Miller
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program
Imperial Theater Mohawk District
Sydney Robinson, Trey Small, Lilian Chesak, Lynae Spruance, D’arion McCullough, Owen Cummings
Fourthwall Youth Studios

Long Documentary

Title
Students
School
A Dragon Rises from a Small Stream: A History of Film in South Korea
William Reed
Alpharetta High School
Alex’s Saints Foundation
Brianna Johnson
Troy Athens HS
Bird Lady
Carter Rostron
Pembroke Hill School
Sustained
Kathryn Fatzynytz
Alpharetta High School
Your Love Will Be Our Light
Braedon Ryle
Randall K. Cooper High School

Long Narrative

Title
Students
School
Bicycle
Daniel Chang, Ruby Fuller, Hannah Hafner, Liam O’Farrell, Jacob Schindler
Infinity Arts Academy
Hell or High Water
Hannah Hafner, Erol Ibrahimovic, Ava Martin, Joanna Sodke, Sara Sodke
Infinity Arts Academy
Transaster
Dana Pellebon
Monona Grove HS / Children’s Film Academy of Madison

Middle School

Title
Students
School
Cortez Cousins
Hayes Megee, Presley JayneAsbrock-Schnell, Lucian Chang, Alexander Zhuang, Maya Milne, Damion Bryant, Stephanie Burke, Tierney Flynn
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program
In the Open
Adriana Elbakjana
Ascend Leadership Academy
Traverse City’s NOT SO Haunted Past: How Public Perception Unfairly Portrayed an Asylum in Michigan
Johah Eng
Traverse City West Middle School
Yee Haw
Zeke Obermeyer, Aidan Murphy, Jack Morgan, Connor Manning, Damion Bryant, Allison Chanaga, Emma Oney
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program

Music Video

Title
Students
School
Major Tom
Kya Garner-Minnick
Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium
Driver’s License
Maguire Younes
Hempfield High School
The Time Warp
Braedon Ryle
Randall K. Cooper High School

News Story

Title
Students
School
Animal Rescues
Abby Gingrich
Hempfield High School
Extra Give
Maguire Younes
Hempfield High School
Heart Surgery Story – Dexter Cardinal News Media
Madison Hedgecock
Dexter High School
Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival
Maguire Younes
Hempfield High School
March-A-Thon
Vince Wisotzkey
Hempfield High School
Penn Dot
Maguire Younes
Hempfield High School

Public Service Announcement

Title
Students
School
Distracted
Erik Schmidt, Garrett Merbach
Troy Athens High School
Don’t Turn Your Life Into a Horror Movie
Ella Musto, Charlotte Richardson
Troy Athens High School
It’s Not Worth It: Focus on the Road
Aubrie McDonald
Romeo High School
Mask Up
Jackson LaCroix
Randall K. Cooper High School
Ruse Burglary
Eden Wening, Jake Ottolino
Maine South High School
The Consequence of Underage Drinking—Dexter High School
Landon Bragg, Gus Shelton, Colin Randall
Dexter High School
Things Happen Fast
Brianna Johnson
Troy Athens High School
Winter Driving Public Service Announcement
Julia Miller and Jeffrey Podjasek
Glenbrook South High School
You Can’t Undo Life
Christian Sladovich
Novi High School

Short Documentary

Title
Students
School
Brenda Yeates’ Raytown HS Legacy
Amaya Morgan
Raytown High School
Code Red: The Clean Air Act’s Battle Against Climate Change
Shannon Germaine
Clonlara School
Freedom
Jackson Pennington
Kings High School
From Island Breeze to American Dream
Amaya Morgan
Raytown High School
Skating on Thin Ice
Sonali Lulla, Julia Miller, Jeffrey Podjasek
Glenbrook South High School
We Are Troy United
Brianna Johnson
Troy Athens High School

Short Narrative

Title
Students
School
Absolution
Lauren Rutledge, Frederick Raske, Christian Sladovich
Novi High School
After Hours
Anish Naren
South Forsyth High School
Choice
Arman Taheri
University School
Growing Up
Maura Collins, Sophie Jackson, Sasha Harris, Abby Badrick
Middletown HS South
How to Become a Writer
Joedy Burnside
Kings High School
Human Race Ism
Elina Villemure
Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium
Lessons of Kindness
Maggie Harkins
Kings High School
Saturation
Annabel Aust, Max DiGiovanni, Cate LeRoy, Grady Stahl, Thea Vaughan, Libby Williams
Fourthwall Youth Studios
Secrets to Success
Cameron Roh, Jonathan Staton Alyssa Hall, Nick Kelhoffer
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
Sequence
Joe Hallquist
Loveland High School
Shovel Man
Jack Raese
New Trier HS
Somewhere Else
Braedon Ryle
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
Station
Alaina Tennant
Firestone CLC
Suzie’s Adventure
Aubrie McDonald
Romeo High School
The Bronze After Light
Rohan Pemmasani, Rohit Pemmasani
Adlai E Stevenson High School
The Lost Voyager
Gavin Lloyd, Mark Mink, Seth Estes, Ethan Cameron
Academy of Cinematic Arts Teen Film Challenge
White Board
Sam Meyer, Raymia-Fowler, Lauren Chaffee, Stephanie Burke
Academy of Cinematic Arts Summer Program

Trailer

Title
Students
School
Loveland Fall Sports Hype Video
Ian Parrish
Loveland High School
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