2021 Chaminade Film Festival

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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