Emerging Filmmakers 1: High School Shorts Block

01:28:01 mins

Emerging Filmmakers 1: High School Shorts Block

Big dreams, bold ideas, and zero fear. These local high school filmmakers are making their mark early with stories that are fresh, fearless, and full of heart.

Screening schedule

Multiverse Manhunt Directed by Travis Knight from Canyon Hills High School
Struggling San Diego Directed by Emily Bui and Quynh Nguyen from Challenger Middle School
Reflection Directed by Emma Lamoureux from Canyon Crest Academy
I’m Sorry Directed by Aiden Gao from Canyon Crest Academy
Toast Directed by Aubree Maelani Antoine from Rancho Bernardo High School
Violence of Our Own Directed by Emilie Berkowitz from Canyon Crest Academy
How to Love Your Mother Directed by Yaeji Kim from Canyon Crest Academy
How to Love Directed by Callum Lonergan from Canyon Crest Academy
Monster in the Closet Directed by Emilie Berkowitz from Canyon Crest Academy

In this program

Wracking

Directed by Alice Khazanovsky, Ricardo De La Parra

A professional woman is interrupted during a presentation when her anxiety attacks her… literally.

Still Perfect

Directed by Paulina Munive

A girl struggles with an eating disorder while being inundated with negative messages about body images.

Luca the Teddy Bear

Directed by Emilie Berkowitz

Luca, a teddy bear, sparks a conversation about loss when Olivia and her mother struggle to do so for themselves.

Junk

Directed by Myla Pitzer

Marie hosts a garage sale to help process the loss of her husband, Syd, but when an argument over his watch ends with it shattered, Marie’s heartbreak becomes too much to bear.

Multiverse Manhunt

Directed by Travis Knight

A car flashes between universes and film styles to escape a follower.

Struggling San Diego

Directed by Emily Bui, Quynh Nguyen

Struggling San Diego Directed by Emily Bui and Quynh Nguyen from Challenger Middle School

Reflection is an uplifting and empowering documentary that explores the teen girl’s struggle with feeling insecure in her own body. Told through a poetic narrative as well as three real life interviews, this documentary reflects the hardships of feeling insecure about one’s own appearance as well as the journey to self love that every girl experiences growing up.