Student films to be shown at Round One of the Student Film Semifinal Competitions Include:
Just My Imagination — 3 minutes, 25 seconds — by Nurbu Sherpa, as part of the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop, under the direction of Mike Dana. 2012
Ants – 6 minutes, 13 seconds – by Efrei Zhao, as part of the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop, under the direction of Mike Dana. 2012
Northeast Archaeology, Molly Ockett Dig 2012 – 3 minutes, 36 seconds – by Logan Gerchman, as part of the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop, under the direction of Mike Dana. This is a look into the archeological dig performed by Northeast Archeology at Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, Maine. It was required by the state before work can start on a new Elementary School to be built on the site. 2012
The Path Home – 5 minutes, 6 seconds — by Nathan Hart, as part of the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop, under the direction of Mike Dana. 2012
Hidden – 2 minutes, 55 seconds – by Noah Levin, Aaron Small and Paul Cooper of Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH. Looking high and low, two young, underdog detectives seek a missing person. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2012 NH High School Short Film Festival. 2012
Analogous – 4 minutes, 30 seconds – by Callee Thompson and Rocnely Zapata of Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH. Analogous (adj): Similar in function, but having different evolutionary origins, as the wings for a butterfly and the wings of a bird. This is an experimental look at how alike we really are. Best in Show at the 2012 NH High School Film Festival; shown at the NH Film Festival and Somewhat North of Boston Festival. 2012
Beer on Fire – 37 minutes – by Tyler Killer and James Harmon of Sanford High School. What do 11-year-olds do when their parents aren’t around? Stacy, Bill, Al and Daniel break bottles and play with fire leading up to the ultimate experiment. This film is one-third of a longer film, “Chances.” 2012
The Road Back – 32 minutes, 30 seconds – by Faith Bishop of Hermon High School, executive produced by Bangor-based Acadia Hospital and facilitated through Project AWARE, a Saco, Maine based youth empowerment organization that specializes in the use of video to involve and educate young people. The film was designed to inform youth and adults about the realities of living with a mental illness, with the ultimate goal of decreasing stigma and increasing access to professional help in a timely manner. 2012
Two Seconds – 23 minutes, 40 seconds — by Hannah Langley of Thornton Academy and Project AWARE, a Saco, Maine based youth empowerment organization that specializes in the use of video to involve and educate young people, in collaboration with the Family Planning Association. The movie tells the story of three teens struggling with relationship and sexual health issues. The title of the film, Two Seconds, refers to how quickly a person’s life can change when certain decisions are made – often at the spur of the moment and with little thought about the possible consequences. Two Seconds also symbolizes that moment when a person decides to make a healthy change that improves his or her well-being.