THE FILMS
Below is the list of films selected for the 2011 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival. Congratulations to all of this year's filmmakers!
Starting in 2011, due to the number of films submitted each year, and in an effort to keep our screening program strong and at a reasonable length, we have moved to a more competitive selection process--where each submission will be reviewed and scored, and the films are plugged into a two-hour screening timeslot by score and rank. Scoring was based upon originality, cinematic storytelling, and technical execution.
Note: This is an alphabetical list of the films--and not necessarily the order in which the films will be screened at the Festival.
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“Beach Day″ (4 min. 48 sec.; Comedy)
John Jarvis
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood
Filmmaker Synopsis: A boy excitedly prepares himself for a long awaited day at the beach. However, the moment he sets foot outdoors…tragedy strikes!
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“Break a Leg” (4 min. 32 sec.; Drama)
Mia Lalanne
Homeschooled, New Hampton
Filmmaker Synopsis: Trapped under a log in the woods, a 16 year old girl shoots a video diary of herself. She tries to make herself interesting enough that someone will make a real movie of her adventure one day… but when her camera battery dies from the cold, what will happen next?
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“Caged” (2 min. 38 sec.; Experimental)
Zach Gavin
Keene High School, Keene
Filmmaker Synopsis: A mysterious man is wandering around what seems to be an abandoned an caged-in territory. As he stares out at civilization, he throws the trash he has been carrying and walks away. Who this man is, what happened to him, and where he is is up to the viewer.
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“Chimera” (7 min. 30 sec.; Drama)
Keller Nunley
Souhegan High School, Amherst
Filmmaker Synopsis: A man gets an offer that he can't refuse, even if his life depended on it.
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“College Life” (8 min. 40 sec.; Drama)
Jonathan Burt, Trevor Carignan, Sean Morse-Barry
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: Nick struggles with his identity when he goes to college and he finds that he can't be the partying football star anymore. He must realize who he really is and what he wants from life.
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“Cravings” (5 min. 10 sec.; Drama)
Jin Kim
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter
Filmmaker Synopsis: A young woman suffering with bulimia starts to see terrifying visions and hallucinations. She is sent on a downward spiral of self-destruction--only her friend has the ability to bring her out of her living nightmare.
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“Daydream” (8 min. 05 sec.; Drama)
Joe Angelini
Bedford High School, Bedford
Filmmaker Synopsis: A man is sick and tired of his daily routine and somehow finds stability and hope while dreaming one day at work.
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“Day of Silence 2011 PSA” (1 min.; PSA)
Erika McCarthy
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: A small group of figures talk about the levels of harassment the gay community faces in honor of the Day of Silence event for 2011.
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“Detention Syncopation” (2 min. 32 sec.; Experimental)
Theresa Shea
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School, Wilton
Filmmaker Synopsis: A group of students is stuck in detention for the afternoon. One of them starts to make a beat and soon enough everyone is joining in to create a rhythmic ensemble.
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“Etz Chayim: Tree of Life” (4 min. 45 sec.; Drama)
Gwen Wilson
Exeter High School, Exeter
Filmmaker Synopsis: The beauty of nature is revitalizing.
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“Heroin in School” (3 min. 58 sec.; Documentary)
Frank Duran
Winnacunnet High School, Hampton
Filmmaker Synopsis: A short documentary about the abuse of heroin in a local New Hampshire high school.
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“Impact” (7 min. 40 sec.; Drama)
Breanne Mullen, Miranda Ronan
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: Natalie Hart is having a hard time moving on from her boyfriend, Tyler, who died in a car accident they got into almost a year ago. Her best friend, Jason, is desperately trying to help her move on and live without Tyler. Can Natalie handle the pressure of the one year anniversary of Tyler's death?
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“The Interrogation of a Suspected Arsonist” (2 min. 30 sec.; Animation)
Erik Nikander
Hollis-Brookline High School, Hollis
Filmmaker Synopsis: Mr. Simmons is in a tight spot. He's being questioned by a government agent who seems convinced he's committed arson. The fact that Simmons is a snowman does not seem to convince the agent otherwise.
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“Jon's Song” (4 min. 24 sec.; Music Video)
Austin Beveridge, Harland MacDonald, Andrew Martino,
Christopher Schulte, Jake Pomerleau
Kingswood Regional HS/Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: A music video dedicated to Jonathan Michael Blanchette.
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“The Lonely Ocean” (8 min. 56 sec.; Documentary)
Jacob LaMorey, Richard LaMorey
Homeschooled, Franklin
Filmmaker Synopsis: This is a documentary about my brother and I traveling to Portsmouth, NH to see the ocean in the winter. The film plays off a poem I had written for the film called "The Lonely Ocean."
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“A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” (1 min. 15 sec.; Animation)
Christine Brennan, Natallie Rapier, Emily Rauseo, Meaghan Tosi
Bishop Brady High School, Concord
Filmmaker Synopsis: An alien species called IIKOS finds that their love of coconuts leads to an ecological disaster. Will they find a way to save their planet?
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“The Man with the Silver Case” (6 min. 12 sec.; Drama)
Max Lalanne
Homeschooled, New Hampton
Filmmaker Synopsis: Why is a masked man running through the snowy woods with a mysterious silver case, and why are techs huddled in front of a computer screen in a darkened room, tracking his every move?
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“Peace in Portsmouth: A Victory for the World” (9 min. 47 sec.; Documentary)
Chandra Boudreau, Ariel Fleischer, Zachary Keefe, Charles Rickarby, Ian Smith
Exeter High School, Exeter
Filmmaker Synopsis: This film examines the negotiation process for the Russo-Japanese War and the legacy of its treaty. The film focuses on how the treaty serves as an early example of "multitrack diplomacy" which builds trust through informal interaction and shared experiences. Of particular note are the roles of the delegations, President Roosevelt, and the citizens of Portsmouth in establishing a settlement that prevented the Russian-Japanese conflict from expanding into a world war.
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“A Place in Time: Derek Guay Music” (4 min. 38 sec.; Documentary)
Hailey Miles
Laconia High School/J. Oliva Huot Technical Center, Laconia
Filmmaker Synopsis: A young man tells about his musical background and the steps he took to get where is is now, writing his own music. He tells about the struggle to be a musician and his influences that got him there.
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“Retrospect” (7 min. 59 sec.; Comedy)
Tim Waugh
Kingswood Regional HS/Region 9 Vocational-Technical Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: While filming an ill-fated documentary about his school, high school senior Mitch learns more about himself than he thought he would.
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“The Scavenger” (9 min. 32 sec.; Drama)
Dakota Lustick, Ethan Hogan
Nashua High School North, Nashua
Filmmaker Synopsis: In a post-WWII apocalyptic wasteland, a lone wanderer scavenges to survive, while also learning about a world he never knew.
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“Scream” (4 min. 47 sec.; Drama)
Mary Ferguson, Alexandria Kibbie, Kelsey Mack
Souhegan High School, Amherst
Filmmaker Synopsis: An afternoon drive with a friend turns into a race with death as Cara "runs for her life."
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“Speed Dating: Love at First Scythe” (6 min. 11 sec.; Comedy)
Kaitlyn Maloney
Souhegan High School, Amherst
Filmmaker Synopsis: This short film is set in the comedic situation of speed dating with the grim reaper. Contestants gave a short explanation of their personality, and all the while the grim searches for his right match.
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“A Walk to Eternity” (4 min. 32 sec.; Drama)
Holly Cyr
Gilford High School/J. Oliva Huot Technical Center, Laconia
Filmmaker Synopsis: A girl follows instructions for eternal peace in a note that a boy gives her, and she must bring a rose with her as well. To find this peace, she must walk up a spiral staircase inside a castle. Little does she know, that when she hands the boy the rose, it gives him the ability to decease her, in which means - eternal peace.
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