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Student Film Festival 2024/2025

 

At our Middle School, creativity takes center stage with our exhilarating Student Film Festival. This event transforms our school into a vibrant hub of cinematic innovation and youthful imagination.  Here’s how it works: our students, divided into dynamic production companies, dive into the world of filmmaking to produce captivating short films. Each film is crafted around specific requirements, challenging our young creators to push their artistic boundaries and collaborate like true industry professionals. The excitement culminates in our glamorous Red Carpet Viewing Day, where students, families, and friends gather to celebrate the fruits of their labor. The red carpet is rolled out, and our young filmmakers shine as they showcase their masterpieces to an eager audience. But that’s not all—our festival is topped off with an awards ceremony that honors outstanding achievements in various categories. It’s a thrilling moment where talent is recognized, and everyone’s hard work is celebrated.

Join us for a spectacular day of film, fun, and festivity, where the stars of tomorrow are born today!


2025 CMS Student Film Festival

Coming Soon..............................................................

 


2024 CMS Student Film Festival

UB”DUCK”TION

No Idea Productions

Director:  Warren Glass

Genre:  Sci-Fi

Production Team:  Warren Glass

About the Film: Embark on an extraordinary journey through this film, where every scene is meticulously crafted from colorful bricks. Watch in awe as LEGO characters come to life through the magic of stop-motion animation, showcasing the painstaking detail and creativity with the timeless magic of LEGO!


THE HERO’S BREW

Summit Productions

Director:  Jason Chan

Genre:  Superhero

Production Team:  Jason Chan, George Shillinger, Ellie Blum

About the Film:  In this gripping superhero film, a homeless man discovers a chance to earn money by retrieving a special drink hidden in the woods, but ends up consuming it himself, gaining extraordinary powers. As he grapples with his new abilities, he uncovers the sinister intentions of the organization behind the task, and sets out to dismantle it, transforming from a forgotten soul into an unlikely hero in a thrilling exploration of power, redemption, and the fight against evil. 


GONE

Cougarworks Productions

Director:  Grace Xu

Genre:  Mystery

Production Team:  Ashley James, Bridget Trambley, Charlotte Kim, Grace Xu

About the Film:  Bridget is an average middle schooler. One day, people from her school start disappearing. After the first three disappearances happen, Bridget and people at her school don’t notice. Bridget’s friend Ashley also disappears. Later, Bridget meets a mysterious duck and they start investigating. Duck seems suspicious, but Bridget trusts Duck fully. Bridget finds a note that her friend left her. In the end, she disappears too. 


 

CMS Film Festival Presentation

See SLIDE 5 for Film Requirements. Click the Play Button on SLIDE 5 to watch the sample video.


2023 CMS Student Film Festival

Film Festival 2023

Best Picture: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Director: Grace Xu, R.E.D.O

Best Editing: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Representation of the Genre: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Special Effects: Willow’s Ring

Best Screenplay: Maya Steinberg, Willow’s Ring

Best Sound Editing: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Actor: Sierra Lyons, Willow’s Ring

Best Actor: Sparrow Picard, The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Use of the Required Prop (Mirror): R.E.D.O

Best  Use of the Required Line (“Can you keep a secret?): Willow’s Ring

Best Use of the Required Action (Unlocking something): R.E.D.O

Best Use of the Required Character (Cookie): The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Best Outro: R.E.D.O.

Best Performance by a Younger Sibling: Penny Rose, The Way the Cookie Crumbles

 


 

Film Title: R.E.D.O. Relive Every Day Oppressively

https://www.wevideo.com/view/3048836358

Genre: Disaster

Production Team: BBB Studios

Team Leader: Grace Xu

Screenplay Written By: Grace Xu, Choice Muivah, Natalia Ymata

Production Team Members: Lyla Thompson, Grace Xu, Choice Muivah, Eta Gao, Ashley James, Natalia Ymata, Nicoya Ibsen, Bridget Trambley, Addison Mendoza

Cast: Bridget Trambley, Addison Mendoza, Lyla Thompson

 


 

Film Title: Willow's Ring

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JELmfodep4STnrxNAaua08BMNXqaqIwk/view?usp=share_link

Genre: Superhero

Production Team: Juicebox Productions

Team Leader: Maya Steinberg/Sierra Lions

Screenplay Written By: Maya Steinberg

Production Team Members: Maya Steinberg, Sierra Lions, Lily Philips, Devon Wells, Cat Martynova

Cast: Sierra Lions, Lily Philips, Charlotte Keener, Andrea Olvera, Widget Wells

 


 

Film Title: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WRMkdx-Gmab428A91LYejZAJvcWh2Y2C/view

Genre: Thriller/Suspense

Production Team:  A Spoonful of Sugar

Team Leader: Sparrow Picard

Screenplay Written By: Sparrow Picard, Stella Ingram

Production Team Members: Sparrow Picard, Anna Kalman-Zulik, Stella Ingram

Cast: Penny Rose (Margaux,) Anna Kalman-Zulik (Brooklyn,) Stella Ingram (Lola,) Sparrow Picard (Cookie/Alexandra,) Olive Picard (Dead Body)


Past Film Festivals

2022 CMS Film Festival

2020-2021 Canceled Due to COVID

2019 CMS Film Festival