FESTIVAL DATES: NOVEMBER 10, 13, 14, 2008

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The Test – Narrative, 9:44.
Community TV Network (CTVN) Chicago, IL
Cedric Hester, Louis Issac, Sylvester Raggs, Shacrra Washington
“A young couple and a best friend find out about sex and friendship from taking the Test.”

Care – Narrative, :47.
Harvard-Westlake School, N. Hollywood, CA.
Romina D’Allessandro, Henry Braun, Daniel Edelstein, Alex Siegel
“Do you ever feel invisible? Sometimes all you need is someone who cares.”

Thought Bubble – Narrative, 5:31.
Movie Makers, Durham, NC.
Kelley Katzenmeyer, Anja Beller, Alex Lew, Maria Oglesby, Cameron Jetton, Jordan Daniels
“The truth shall set you free…or at the very least create chaos and comedy.
Two teens get more than they bargained for when their friends’ thoughts are – quite literally – revealed for all the world to see.”

Parasomnia – Narrative, 7:13.
Reel to Reel Film School at Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA.
Edwin Cobrera

Tetris Funz – Animation, 1:27.
Espanola High Schoo, Espanola, N.M.
Jacob Naranjo, David Dominguez, Elizabeth Martinez.

The Recognized Girl – Documentary, 11:05.
The Teen Media Program (TMP), Cambridge, MA.
Roze Merry
Understanding self and identity through looking at popular female figures from the history of art. The girls tell stories.

What’d ya want, a happy ending? – Narrative, 2:36.
Harvard-Westlake School, Hollywood, CA.
Kyle Kleinbart, Adam Maltz, Michael Diamant.
“Love eludes a young man. Is the red balloon the key? A collaboration between students from the U.S. and Qatar.”

Conflict in the Middle Table – Narrative, 8:38.
Michael Diamant, Michael Stampler.
Harvard-Westlake School, Hollywood, CA.
“In this short allegory, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East is played our over a hotly contested plate of hummus.”

I Don’t Know: A social exploration of Islam. - Documentary, 6:08.
Teen New Media Program, Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Gerald Lucey.

Why Not – Documentary, 9:18.
Reel Grrls, Seattle, WA
Naomi Nelson
“A personal story about one young woman’s experience in foster care and how she beat the odds to end up at a four year university. Includes statistics about the number of foster kids graduating and going to college, and intimate conversations with the foster parent who believed in her.”

We All Go Through Things – Music Video, 4:52.
Community TV Network (CTVN), Chicago, IL
Antonia Penister, Antwon Curtis, Larenzo Fulton, Aleana Gillon, Ashley Gooden.
“A music video about the real struggles in life in our neighborhood.”