The first Michigan student film festival hosted by DCDS and Airtime was held in the Seligman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 12. Congratulations to all student participants and a special thank you to the three judges: Greg Claymann, Bobby Moser, and Luke Jaden '15 (see judge bios). The following submissions were the top winners.
COMEDY
5th Place – “Lab” – Will Baker
4th Place – "Snack Time" - Cole McCarthy '20 with Robert Pousak '19, Rohit Koganti '18, Nick Jackson '19, Jessica Farber '18, Dominic Sarafa '20 & Omar Fehmi '19 (DCDS students)
3rd Place – “Worst Day Ever” – Hailey Rizk '19 & Connor Kanarios '19 with Camryn Tynan '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19, Cole Jordan '19, Tess Salamin '20, Dominic Sarafa '20, Gabby Maday '19, Jake Bartholomew '19, Tori Dedo '18 & Mia Suchara '20 (DCDS students)
2nd Place – “Gummis” – JP DiBella with Brennan Parks
1st Place – “Public Access” – Cole McCarthy '20 with Robert Pousak '19, Dominic Sarafa '20, Rohit Koganti '18, Omar Fehmi '19, Abhay Paharia '19 & Nick Jackson '19 (DCDS students)
DOCUMENTARY
5th Place – “Saving Lake St. Clair” – Rachel Goodman
4th Place – “Speaking of Freedom” – Morgan Sullivan
3rd Place – “Protesting Peacefully?” – Meg Veryser
2nd Place – “Teen Refugees” – Fatimah Zeni '19 (DCDS student)
1st Place – “Hope Against Trafficking” – Zoë Neugebohr '18 (DCDS student)
ART FILM
5th Place – “SnowBall God x StayTrueOG – Pretend” – Jay Cipponeri
4th Place – “Skin” – Erin Brennan '19 with Sam Gramer '21 & Kai Rivers '19 (DCDS students)
3rd Place – “Remains” – Tess Salamin '20 with Gabby Maday '19, Hailey Rizk '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19 & Camryn Tynan '19 (DCDS students)
2nd Place – “Hair” – Camryn Tynan '19 with Julia Stankiewicz '19 & Dominic Sarafa '20 (DCDS students)
1st Place – “The Box” – Christopher Kaufmann
DRAMA
5th Place – “Disconect” – Cole McCarthy '20 with Dominic Sarafa '20, Rohit Koganti '18, Robert Pousak '19, Nick Jackson '19 & Abhay Paharia '19 (DCDS students)
4th Place – “The Gray Castle” – Christopher Kaufmann
3rd Place – “The Peacekeeper” – Jon Charron with Ryan Poe, Jake Bommarito & Christian Fasbender
2nd Place – “EAS” – Will Baker with Xian Castillo
1st Place – “Zero” – Zoë Neugebohr '18 with Therese Labordo '19, Amber Akhtar '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19, Fatimah Zeni '19 & Jazz Powell '19 (DCDS students)
The Audience Choice Award Winner based on your votes is:
Public Access by Cole McCarthy et al.
The Film of the Year Winner, the film with the highest total score from all entries:
“The Box” By Christopher Kaufmann
If you were unable to make the Film Fest and would like to view the submission, use this link. Please note some film subject matter may contain mature subject matters (PG13) and not appropriate for young children.