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Participating Students

Aguilar, Jesse
Aguilar, Juan Carlos
Alcaraz, Cristina
Alfaro, Blanca
Alfaro, Claudia
Alonso, Estephanie
Antonio, Garcia Ismael
Aquino, Daisy
Argumedo, Hensi
Barber, Kaymen
Barrera, Cindy
Blanco, Samuel
Brooks, Cord
Campos, Chris
Cardenas, Ricardo
Cardenas, Yairt
Carrizoza, Jacqueline
Castellanos, Jose
Centeno, Zenia
Cornejo, Niki
Corrales, Marcos
Cortez, Davis
Daffin, Tiffany
De La Cruz, Edgard
De Leon, Luis
DeGuchi, Jojo
Dominguez, Soledad
Duenas, Ana
Estrada, Narciso
Falcon, Alan
Felix, Vanessa
Fregozo, Sandra
Gallegos, Ruby
Garcia, Ana
Garcia, Ismael A.
Garcia, Daniel
Garcia, Fanny
Gomez, Alfredo
Gomez, Juan
Gomez, Laura
Gomez, Percilla
Gonzalez, Cesar
Gonzalez, Guadalupe
Gonzalez, Luis
Gonzalez, Israel
Gordiano, Brenda
Grandos, Carrie
Guzman, Irving
Hernandez, Marisela
Hernandez-Melo, Nalani
Hess, Ava
Hubbard, Gabrielle
Ingles, Jennifer
Ingram, Amanda
Jaunto, Bridgette
Jezewski, Spencer
Jimenez, Juventino
Leal, Misael
Limon, Marco
Lopez, Andrew
Luboviski-A., Tatiana
Lulce, Noah
Macias, Jesus
Martell, Gus
Medina, Beatriz
Medina, Ricardo
Miramontes, Brian
Miranda, Esteban
Molina, Yarisell
Montalvo, Jaime
Morales, Alan
Morco, Sarah
Perez, Luis
Perez, Yesenia
Poteriaiko, Alice
Ramos, Angie
Ramos, Steven
Reyes, Brian
Reyes, Cristela
Reyes, German
Rivera, Walter
Robles, Melody
Robles, Valeria
Sanders, Amber
Sandoval, Yvette
Santos, Jose
Sapp, Niesha
Savedra, Priscilla
Sciutto, Alexi
Segura, Juri
Soto, Ivan
Soto, Jacob
Syms, Rachel
Tate-Contreras, Mateo
Tran, Steven
Unruh, Luc
Uribe, Vincent
Valoivia, Andrea
Van Cise, Emily
Vazquez, Jessenia
Vela, Andrew
Ventura, Elvia
Ventura, Xitlali
Vizcarra, Manuel
White, Woodrow
Zamudio, Madeleine
Zavaleta, Teresa

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
12:00-12:45 P.M.

WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH FILMMAKERS ONLY
FREE

The Filmmaker’s Path from High School to University
Presented by Dr. John Ramirez, Chair of the Cal State L.A. Department of Communication Studies
12:00-12:20 in Music Bldg.,
Rm. 208
12:20-12:40 in Music Bldg.,
Rm. 108
Introduce school students to film, television, and new media studies as an academic option and to various career paths available to them in film industries.

Being a Young Filmmaker
Presented by Rod Muñoz, Senior Editor at Mun2
12:00-12:20 in Music Bldg.,
Rm. 108
12:20-12:40 in Music Bldg.,
Rm. 208
Discussion of a project’s development phases (pre-production, production, and post-production) including marketing/exhibiting work, plus a preview of Muñoz’ projects.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
Luckman Street of the Arts
2:30-3:30 P.M.

HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE RECEPTION—FREE

Food, refreshments and Live Music By

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
1:00-2:30 P.M.

2008 REEL RASQUACHE U.S. LATINO FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS:

3RD ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE—FREE

Experimental

1st Place  This Is the L.A. River: An 8-mm Film by Sandra Fregozo
Dir. Sandra Fregozo, Echo Park Film Center, 1:40 min.
Fregozo's film is a poetic examination of a true Los Angeles landmark in this haunting and beautiful ode to the L.A. River.

2nd Place  This Is the L.A. River: An 8-mm Film by Tatiana L.-Acosta
Dir. Tatiana L.-Acosta, Echo Park Film Center, 56 sec.
Acosta mesmerizes viewers with sophisticated film aesthetics, using visual images and repetitious ambient noise bordering the L.A. River.
 
3rd Place  Finger Painting
Dir. Cesar Gonzalez/Chris Campos, Belmont High School, 2:09 min.
Discover this cheerful representation of Los Angeles through the visual art of finger painting and music.

Narrative

1st Place Parent Conference
Dir. Edgard De La Cruz, Bell High School, 4 min.
A bilingual high school student uses his abilities to take advantage of his parent during parent conference night.

2nd Place The Continuous Nightmare
Dir. Jesus Macias, Animo Film & Theatre Arts H.S., 1:41 min.
An 11 year-old boy continuously has the same nightmare about death.

3rd Place System of a Downer
Dir.  German Reyes- Roosevelt High School, 7:13 min.
Two obsessive students compete for the “golden ticket” to see their favorite band.

4th Place Hairy Situation
Dir.  Jessica Orozco, Bell High School, 5 min.
Distraught over a bad romance, a high school girl overdoses on hormone pills with a hair-raising result.

Animation

1st Place A Putty Show
Dir. Luis De Leon, Bell High School, 1:56 min.
Stop motion experimentation of clay and crafts.

2nd Place Self-Portrait of a Future Animator
Dir.  Marco Limon, Bell High School, 2:41 min.
A digital scrapbook combining childhood photographs and animation projects.

Documentary

1st Place Robert Molina
Dir. Yarisell Molina, Animo Film & Theatre Arts HS, 5:02 min.
Who is the man who sells tamales on the streets?

2nd Place Tia Chucha's Cafe and Centro Cultural and Luis J. Rodriguez
Dir. Cinema Studies Class, Sylmar H.S. & Self-Help Graphics, 11:40 min.
Luis J. Rodriguez speaks of his reasons for creating a café shop, within it a cultural center, and his burden of relocating his beloved Tia Chucha’s Café shop. 

3rd Place Big Red
Dir. Jojo DeGuchi, Docs Rocks: San Pedro H.S., 5:31 min.
Big Red examines a day in the life of a fire truck at Station #48 in
San Pedro, California.  Come with us as we go on an adventure with an old friend.

Participating Teachers

Carmen Juarez- Belmont H.S.
Cynthia Fletcher- Lincoln H.S.
Dr. Beth Kennedy- Lincoln H.S.
Paolo Davanzo- E.P.F.C.
Lee Lynch- E.P.F.C.
Lisa Marr- E.P.F.C.
Shauna McGarry- E.P.F.C.
Abraham Osuna- Animo Film & Theatre Arts Charter H.S.
Roy Lansdown- Bell H.S.
Tom McCluskey-Roosevelt H.S.
James Gleason-Cleveland H.S.
Joan Dooley- Bell H.S.
Bill Howard- Sylmar H.S.
Darryl McCane-Washington Prep. H.S.
Geri Ulrey-San Pedro H.S.
Tony Saavedra-San Pedro H.S.

 

P.S.A/Newscast/Commercial

1st Place This is the L.A. River: An 8 mm Film by Daniel Garcia
Dir. Daniel Garcia, Echo Park Film Center, 1:05 min.
In this clever and eye-catching TV ad, we are invited to celebrate the historical and cultural significance of the L.A. River, as a place for relaxation and a place to feel good about Los Angeles.

2nd Place Free To Leave, Do You Know Your Rights?
Dir. Priscilla Saavedra, Lincoln High School, 4:33 min.
Latino/a high School students learn to about their rights when stopped by authorities.

3rd Place Hard Loving
Dir. Marcos Corrales, Washington Preparatory High School, 3 min.
A high school girl liberates herself from an abusive relationship.

Music Video

1st Place Rhythmic Passion
Dir: Juan C. Aguilar, Bell High School, 2:28 min.
A music video featuring the song, “Move Away,” by The Killers, presents mature movement and temptation between two strangers.

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