THE FILMS
Below is the list of films selected for the 2012 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival. Thank you to everyone who submitted and 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.
The films below are listed alphabetically, and this will be the order in which they are screened at the Festival.
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“Analogous″ (4 min. 30 sec.; Experimental)
Callee Thompson, Rochely Zapata
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: Analogous (adj): Similar in function but having different evolutionary origins, as the wings of a butterfly and the wings of a bird. An experimental look at how alike we really are.
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“Bromance” (3 min. 51 sec.; Drama)
James Marsan, Andrew Reese
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: No summary provided
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“Canceled” (1 min. 33 sec.; Drama)
Katelyn Terry, Lindsey Terry
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood
Filmmaker Synopsis: A girl is in a park when she looks down at her watch and realizes what time it is. She runs frantically home to discover that the rush home wasn't worth it.
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“The Champ” (6 min. 59 sec.; Drama)
Sam Waterhouse
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: A teenage boxer named Champ struggles to choose between other's expectations and his own.
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“The Chess Game” (2 min. 47 sec.; Comedy)
Harrison Corthell, Alex Fernald
Kingswood Regional High School - Lakes Region Technology Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Two old men playing chess and one learns a valuable lesson from the other.
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“Color My World” (3 min. 13 sec.; Experimental)
Ian Avery-Leaf, Chad Burns
Oyster River High School, Durham
Filmmaker Synopsis: Boy lives in a black and white world. He finds a magic pen that can color stuff. He goes outside and colors himself and then the world.
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“Cruisin'” (2 min. 51 sec.; Experimental)
Andrew Dixon
Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Cruisin' was filmed in three days at Waterville Valley and Loon Mountain. It follows Jay Lamphier as he snowboards at these mountains.
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“Dead Wrong” (7 min.; Drama)
Tyler Stanley
Nashua High School South, Nashua
Filmmaker Synopsis: When Nick is pushed over the edge by the kidnapping of his wife and daughter, he is willing to stop at nothing to get them back. This is bad news for the alleged kidnapper, Ethan Brown. But as the game of physical and psychological torture ensues, it becomes clear that things are not quite as simple as they seem. With the two desperate men and a liar amongst them, this giame is sure to have a lethal finish.
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“Detention” (4 min. 1 sec.; Comedy)
Ben Burrows
Kingswood Regional High School - Lakes Region Technology Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: Two students endure detention with each other.
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“Develop” (4 min. 34 sec.; Drama)
Rachael Glazner
Bedford High School, Bedford
Filmmaker Synopsis: A girl who is very shy and closed in is too nervous to respond to a boy who tries talking to her at a park bench. After he leaves, the girl finds a camera in her bag and uses it as a tool to help her reach out. She eventually builds up enough confidence to talk to the boy at the end of the film.
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“For Every Teenager” (7 min.; Drama)
Alexander Harling
Oyster River High School, Durham
Filmmaker Synopsis: A group of high school students have big expectations for Friday night. For some the night turns out better than expected, and for others, not so much.
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“Heads Up” (1 min. 40 sec.; PSA)
Abbey Gutowski
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: PSA about texting and driving.
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“Hidden” (2 min. 55 sec.; Drama)
Paul Cooper, Noah Levin, Aaron Small
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: Looking high and low, two young underdog detectives seek a missing person.
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“In Their Shoes ” (5 min. 56 sec.; Drama)
Brian Nippert
Salem High School, Salem
Filmmaker Synopsis: The students' meanist bully is subject to bullying when he dreams that he is the new kid at school and his friends are bullying him. The only person who welcomes him with open arms is his victim in real life.
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“Killing Time” (6 min. 58 sec.; Drama)
Ethan Hogan, Dakota Lustick
Nashua High School North, Nashua
Filmmaker Synopsis: Two friends contemplate time and how to do away with it.
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“Lighting” (2 min. 8 sec.; Documentary)
Kyra Fitzpatrick
Kingswood Regional High School - Lakes Region Technology Center, Wolfeboro
Filmmaker Synopsis: This film is just the learning process of lighting from the beginning.
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“Living the Dream” (3 min. 28 sec.; Drama)
Destiny Bonneau, Cassandra Ellson, Elizabeth Flanders, Paul Giandomenico
Samantha Leslie, Nick Newhase, Carney Woelfel
Salem High School, Salem
Filmmaker Synopsis: A therapist is deeply affected by the problems of his patients.
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“The Lone Soldiers” (6 min. 59 sec.; Drama)
Ian McDermod
Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth
Filmmaker Synopsis: Two allied WWII soldiers journey through the forests to find safety in an epic struggle to survive.
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“Lucid” (6 min. 16 sec.; Experimental)
Brian Hunter
Oyster River High School, Durham
Filmmaker Synopsis: In this dreamy experience, I fall asleep and walk around my town, seeing some of the most amazing sights.
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“Melioration” (7 min.; Drama)
Alex Fauver, Charlotte Kennett
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: Girl turns to drugs and alcohol (addicted). She gets caught by her mom and in turn (from drugs & alcohol) reacts badly and vacates. She learns to appreciate the world from the time in the woods and returns sober.
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“NH Food Bank PSA” (30 sec.; PSA)
Christine Brennan, Natallie Raper, Emily Rauseo, Meaghan Tosi
Bishop Brady High School, Concord
Filmmaker Synopsis: The NH Food Bank asked our team to create a positive, upbeat message that helped people understand the Food Bank is not a local soup kitchen or pantry, but that it distributes food to fight hunger across the state.
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“Retrogression” (7 min.; Drama)
Zackary Davis, Nicholas Gagliardi, Steve Hurley, Patrick Maryea
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: In a dystopian world, an oppressive government attempts to discover the secrets of an underground rebel movement while these rebels try to stay alive and make the injustices of the government well-known to future generations.
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“The Rumor ” (4 min. 18 sec.; Drama)
Jean-Luc Croteau, Brian DiPanfilo, Jenna Doyle, Jack Ganley,
Nick Hanson, Luis Rosario, Katelyn Stefaniak
Salem High School, Salem
Filmmaker Synopsis: A rumor is spreading around that a girl is pregnant, causing her to end her life.
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“To Write Love On Her Arms: The Vision Is” (2 min. 41 sec.; PSA)
Jessica Pappalardo
Kennett High School, North Conway
Filmmaker Synopsis: The mission state and vision of the non-profit movement, To Write Love On Her Arms. Presenting hope to those struggling with depression, addiction, self harm and suicide is their goal. With the help of your friends, community and loved ones, we can help those suffering, and prove that hope is real.
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“The Toymaker” (2 min. 41 sec.; Drama)
Tyler Krupa, Breanne Mullen, Sarah Pilotte, Miranda Ronan
Pinkerton Academy, Derry
Filmmaker Synopsis: A voyeuristic look at a young girl growing up through the eyes of her demonic childhood doll.
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“When In Doubt, Run ” (4 min. 16 sec.; Drama)
Eric Frizzell
Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth
Filmmaker Synopsis: "Creepy Guy" follows "Scared Guy" until he corners him.
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“The Writer” (6 min. 29 sec.; Comedy)
Pedro Pimentel
Concord High School, Concord
Filmmaker Synopsis: A young writer finds out one day, after school, that his literary character can come to life.
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