PAST FESTIVALS >> 2010 LIST OF FILMS
Below is the program for the 2010 Festival. Due to the length of the program, the films will be split into two blocks with a ten minute intermission in between. Audience voting and awards ceremony will follow after the program. Below is the order in which the films will be screened.
Please note: Some of the films presented at the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival may contain subject matter that may not be suitable for all audiences.
FILM BLOCK #1
[12:05 - 1:40 p.m.]
“Why Do You Skydive?″ (9 min. 50 sec.; Documentary)
David Lake
Farmington High School, Farmington
Filmmaker Synopsis: A short documentary about people who skydive.
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“Beginning's End” (5 min. 20 sec.; Drama)
David Nieman
Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: A girl stays late to sing in an empty building. As she goes to leave, she finds that leaving may not be an option.
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“Mustache” (3 min. 49 sec.; Comedy)
Keller Nunley
Souhegan High School, Amherst
Filmmaker Synopsis: A young boy's unlucky life is changed to a life of ease due to a little upper lip hair.
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“Sophomorisms” (6 min. 59 sec.; Comedy)
Chihiro Kondrup
Coe-Brown Nortwood Academy, Northwood
Filmmaker Synopsis: When a normal high school boy gets caught cheating, he is sentenced to detention. He asks to go to the bathroom and finds himself awkwardly conversing with his English teacher.
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“Candy-Land” (8 min. 20 sec.; Comedy)
Nick Kaschak
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood
Filmmaker Synopsis: A prequel to "Lost and Found," Candy-Land show the events that occurred when a young man, John, cheated at a board game, which seems to haunt his dreams.
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“Footsteps” (3 min. 21 sec.; Experimental)
Cameron Steckler
Nashua High School South, Nashua
Filmmaker Synopsis: A footstep is both an imprint of the past and a way into the future. This film witholds the message of the power of a footstep. Whether it's a step in the right direction, there are always mistakes to look back upon. Find out how important a single footstep really is. The reality is in asking yourself, "where will your footsteps take you?"
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“Wildlife Marshal” (9 min. 45 sec.; Comedy)
Jake Vekos
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: A wildlife marshal who beats up anyone who mistreats it.
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“Insightful News: Episode 2” (4 min. 08 sec.; Experimental)
Tim Waugh
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Your basic news show… If everyone was insane.
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“Sick Day” (7 min. 12 sec.; Comedy)
Eric Walker
Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School, Newmarket
Filmmaker Synopsis: A student decides the best solution to his dilemma is not attending school.
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“Tonight” (1 min. 56 sec.; Experimental)
Raphael Guilbert
Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth
Filmmaker Synopsis: A girl is running to find this party and while she is looking for it there are weird people giving her direction on how to get there. She comes to a car and all the people who gave her directions are there. She gets in, they leave to party.
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“Truth from Teens: Body Image” (8 min. 59 sec.; Documentary)
Sam Johnson
Proctor Academy, Andover
Filmmaker Synopsis: A short documentary on what teens think they should look like and what is healthy vs. what is actually healthy.
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“The Bet” (3 min. 18 sec.; Comedy)
Max Negrelli
Souhegan High School, Amherst
Filmmaker Synopsis: This video is about a bet that I made with a friend about a soccer game.
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“What is Reality?” (5 min. 20 sec.; Experimental)
Ryan Birmingham
Pelham High School, Pelham
Filmmaker Synopsis: Main character lives in two different realities (in thought) and gets them confused.
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“The Studio” (8 min. 20 sec.; Comedy)
Morgan Mason
Milford High School, Milford
Filmmaker Synopsis: The Studio is a documentary style comedy about life as an intern in a television studio.
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“Forsaken” (4 min. 53 sec.; Drama)
Frank Duran
Winnacunnet High School, Hampton
Filmmaker Synopsis: A young priest has to exorcise a demon from a young man.
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FILM BLOCK #2
[1:50 - 3:25 p.m.]
“Home vs. Homeless” (9 min. 56 sec.; Comedy)
Jeremy Holbert, Ben Pacocha, Tim Taylor
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: A homeless thief steals a blank, signed check from a car and uses it to buy a house and live the good life. But the house has other plans.
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“Infamous” (9 min. 30 sec.; Comedy)
Max McGee
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: A mockumentary about four friends who try to become famous.
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“Something Super” (3 min. 28 sec.; Experimental)
Gregory Chames, Logan Ouellette
Manchester Central High School - MCTV Extended Learning, Manchester
Filmmaker Synopsis: In Manchester, a superhero emerges to help the community.
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“Media Arts Promo” (4 min. 16 sec.; Documentary)
Benjamin Doucet
Manchester Memorial High School - MCTV Independent Study, Manchester
Filmmaker Synopsis: Manchester Community Television media arts student promo. November 2009.
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“Nostalgia” (4 min. 48 sec.; Experimental)
Benjamin Casoni
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: What is a memory but a figment of my imagination.
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“The Godson” (1 min. 42 sec.; Comedy)
Alex Mitchum
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: The Godfather meets Recess in this epic tale of deception. Phil needs to pass English but he can't without the help of the Godson.
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“Horror Movie” (1 min. 55 sec.; Drama)
Amber Wyatt-Nichols
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Two girls sitting in a hall waiting for their friend to come back from fighting a killer.
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“The Paper” (8 min.; Drama)
Benjamin Donahue
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: A student falls into a two-day spell of misfortune after he discovers a major paper was due. A dark comedy about blowing off work.
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“One Day” (3 min. 30 sec.; Experimental)
Dylan Lovering
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: One day of school from a new POV; overwhelmed by the repetition of the dayto day routine.
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“Moon Boots 3” (9 min. 59 sec.; Comedy)
Brendan Stackhouse
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: In the third installment of the "Moon Boots" trilogy, former high school outcast Ernie is allowed to wear his boots in official NHIAA games and dominates the high school basketball scene.
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“Hope for Haiti” (9 min. 14 sec.; Documentary)
Kayla Bernier
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: A look into the recent tragedy in Haiti and what life is like for the people who lost it all. With an interview by Dr. Heidi Root, organizer of a support group for Haiti called Geomed-Haiti.
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“The Wong Disk” (8 min.; Comedy)
Levi Bescos, Abigale Gutowski
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: Levi finds a brain washing program, sets out to defeat creator. Ends up being trained for a fight. Fights Herr Wong and wins the battle. School is saved.
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“Iron Man” (3 min. 17 sec.; Comedy)
Theresa Shea
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School, Wilton
Filmmaker Synopsis: He's super strong, super fast, and…he cleans? This is not your garden variety comic book hero.
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“Aftershock” (5 min. 24 sec.; Drama)
Devon Dunn
Manchester Central High School, Manchester
Filmmaker Synopsis: A routine trip to the basement transforms into an opportunity for an adolescent boy to contemplate the repercussions of time standing still.
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“Carpe Diem” (4 min. 59 sec.; Drama)
John Messina
Nashua High School South, Nashua
Filmmaker Synopsis: The story of Carpe Diem mainly revolves around two straight, hterosexual men who mee each other and unintentionally develop feelings for one another. Jack Withers (Beau Fisher) and Tom Constant (Matt DiGenova) experience a love that begins in conflict, but later leads to an inspiring affection.
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“The Adventures of Raccoon Riley” (2 min. 40 sec.; Comedy)
Andrew Dixon
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: This movie is a blend of high speed action and sasquatch shenanigans.
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“Why So Blue Santabear” (2 min.; Comedy)
Dylan McKenna
Kingswood Regional High School - Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Santa is going through depression and hard times. He accuses his wife of cheating on him and he is struggling to find the meaning of life.
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