Huntington Film Festival Attracts Crowd to Cinema Arts

A crowd of movie lovers turned out for Huntington High School’s seventeenth annual film festival at Cinema Arts Centre. The audience was treated to 22 short films over the course of about one hour, including some really well-crafted works by an experienced group of students.

“It was a very exciting evening at the newly remodeled Cinema Arts Centre,” said teacher Heather Swan, who heads Huntington High School’s video arts program. “I was so proud of all of my video students and the incredible display of films we were able to present to our community.”

This year’s film festival received positive reviews from those in the crowd, which included Superintendent Beth McCoy and her mother. The screened films were witty and thought-provoking, igniting much discussion afterwards in the lobby.

The festival’s complete lineup included:

• “Film Festival Intro” – Comedy by Charlie Stanforth, Owen Stevens and Alex Tine

• “I’m Sorry” – Director Inspired by Charlie Stanforth

• “Eating Disorder” – Public Service Announcement by Hanna Boyle

• “Charles Derochers vs. 3 White Guys” – Director Inspired by Owen Stevens

• “The Great Beyond” – Narrative by Alex Tine

• “How to Make Delicious Cupcakes” – YouTube Tutorial by Jade Pulgarin

• “Vitacoco” – Commercial by Jude Creegan and Marcus Argaman

• Scooby-Don’t” – Five Obstructions by Owen Stevens

• “Stop Pollution” – Public Service Announcement by Justin Vujeva

• “Down for the Count” – Mockumentary by Harold Cooley

• “Taking the Wheel” – Short Story by Katerina Damiano

• “RED” – 3 Pages, 2 Actors, 1 Location by Charlie Stanforth

• “Nutella” – Commercial by Frank Algieri and Emmet Harlan

• “Screentime” – Public Service Announcement by Hennie England

• “The Best Outdoors” – Mockumentary by Justin Vujeva

• “Luck of the Draw” – Found Footage by Alex Tine

• “Owala” – Commercial by Christopher Mejivar Quintanilla and Jade Pulgarin

• “Doomsday Prepper” – Mockumentary by Billy Oliva

• “The Blame Game” – 3 Pages, 2 Actors, 1 Location by Owen Stevens

• “Polaroid” – Commercial by Hanna Boyle, Hennie England, Amyah Escalona and James Hartough

• “The Psychic of Huntington Village” – Mockumentary by Matthew Tuccillo

• “Dead Air” – Movie Trailer by Owen Stevens

• “Besela (The Scar)” – Movie Trailer by Jonny Stern

Send a message to Mrs. Swan at hswan@hufsd.edu for more information about Huntington High School’s film program.

The films screened at the festival can be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/KbOapYdiWAw