Welcome to the annual Chaminade Film Festival, the definitive showcase of the best work created by our Chaminade filmmakers in the past eleven months. The challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have once again made it impossible for us to bring you our customary evening event in the Tutor Family Center for the Performing Arts, and we will certainly miss the opportunity to be together to celebrate these wonderful filmmakers. We hope this virtual screening will capture at least a little of the spirit that makes our annual event so special for our filmmakers and our audience alike. With 23 incredible short films, our festival showcases a delightful mix of outstanding comedies, dramas, chase sequences, visual montages, documentaries that are certain to entertain and amaze. The runtime of tonight’s screening is 98 minutes, and the films will be presented in the following order. We invite you to pop your popcorn, settle into your comfy couch at home, and enjoy!
A Day of School
Produced by Gemma Rivas, Directed by Ali Beaudine, Edited by Jacob Cassar
The Cookie
Created by Derek Champnella
Strings
Created by Nick Cuevas and Christopher Fase
Leo’s Day Off
Directed and Filmed by Charlie van der Valk, Edited by Ella Goldthwait, Written by Ali Beaudine
Snapshot
Produced by J.R. Quint, Directed by Emma Carney, Edited by Julius Korpinen, Written by Christopher Fase, Art Direction by Nico Muttillo
Our New Normal
Created by Maya Arora
On the Move
Created by Emma Gott
Fun Run
Created by Peter Michael
Walled In
Created by Hannah Sperling
Earn It
Created by Charlee Friedman
The Impatient, Rebellious Mind
Created by Kevin Montazeri
The Mask Created by Chris Sweeney
Livin’ Like Mikayla
Created by Mikayla Daniel
Acceptance
Created by Kaavyah Tanna
The Quarantine Cats Created by Chapin Reece
The Oreo Chase
Created by Passion Washington
The Boy Behind the Mask
Produced by Passion Washington, Directed by Hannah Sperling, Edited by Jacob Cassar, Written by John Mariano, Art Direction by Lilah Collins
Life Through My Eyes
Created by Grace Good
She’s in the Moon
Created by Giselle Lepe
Home Run
Produced by Gemma Rivas, Directed by Todd Crabtree, Edited by Jack Simons, Written by Jasper Carlson, Art Direction by Tyler Mirolla
A Day in the Life
Created by Kaavyah Tanna
Hysteria
Peter Michael Bryce Hanson, Alim Ball, Jr. and Edited by Ali Beaudine
Cardboard Superheroes
Created by Connor Lee
The recipients of the following awards will be announced at the conclusion of tonight’s screenings.
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Storytelling
Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Best Montage
Best Action Short
Best Film: Comedy
Best Film: Drama
Our Judges
The awards this evening have been decided by a panel of industry professionals, all of whom belong to our Chaminade community as parents of current students. We appreciate their willingness to volunteer their time and their expertise. Thank you for being our judges!
Victoria Auld is an Emmy Award winning television executive who has worked at both the network and the studio in launching Marketing campaigns for some of the top television series over the last 15 years.
Eric Champnella is a writer/director who has written movies such as MR. 3,000 and THUNDERSTRUCK as well as writing and directing the family film ALEX & ME starring soccer superstar Alex Morgan.
David Poynter has been a network and streaming platform television executive for over 10 years developing and overseeing new drama series, and is currently VP original drama series at HBO Max where he recently worked on Golden Globe-nominated THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, and previously was VP drama at TNT overseeing shows including SNOWPIERCER, ANIMAL KINGDOM, and Emmy-winning THE ALIENIST.
Brian Morewitz is Senior Vice President of Drama Development at ABC and has been at the network for 17 years. He oversees the development, production and launches of all of ABC’s prime time dramas.
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