Come see the filmmakers of tomorrow and enjoy local shorts from many of our local Columbia HS students, and many more from around the world.

Narrative Short Finalists

Imperfect – Filmmaker / High School: Lauren Plattman / Governor Livingston HS, Berkeley Heights, NJ

Live, Laugh Loaf – Filmmaker / High School - Andrew Nussbaum / Morris County School of Technology - Denville, NJ

Max's Candy Crush – Filmmaker / High School - Aidan Romanaux and Max Goldstein / Columbia HS, Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Quiet Time – Filmmaker / High School - Noah Levine, Daniel Schwartz, Maggie Brill, Jess Helfenstein, William Dobbs, Sophia Mozzarella, Sydney Rhelihan / Livingston HS, Livingston, NJ

Words for Hermit Boys – Filmmaker / High School - Sophia Heriveaux and Ben Krueger / Columbia HS, Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Documentary Short Finalists

By My Side – Filmmaker / High School - Zanyar Muhamadineko / Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Bukan, West Azerbaijan, Iran

Jade - Filmmaker / High School - Austin Kwok, Sean Bai, Ian Walker and Tony Huang / International School of Beijing, China

Soulfege - The A Cappella Experience - Filmmaker / High School - Kyle Farscht / Millburn HS, Millburn, NJ

The Fabric of America - Filmmaker / High School - Evan Glass / Montgomery Blair HS, Silver Spring, MD

Village to Village - Filmmaker / High School - Max Goldstein / Columbia HS, Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

What Do You Desire? - Filmmaker / High School - Madelyn Barkocy / Morris County School of Technology, Denville, NJ

Animated Shorts Finalists

Cellular Life - Filmmaker / High School - Ethan Halperin / Columbia HS, Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Fosamiso - Filmmaker / High School - Andrew Campbell / Columbia HS - Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Lyric - Filmmaker / High School - Alex DeRosa / Millburn HS - Millburn, NJ

Space Attack - Filmmaker / High School - Christina Wright / Columbia HS - Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Super Convention - Filmmaker / High School - Sophie Goodman- Merel / Columbia HS - Maplewood/South Orange, NJ

Altered Minds is about a family reunion that goes awry when the oldest son makes the accusation that his dying father, a famed psychiatrist who also did work for the CIA, adopted his children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.

Altered Minds stars academy-award nominee and acting legend Judd Hirsch.

Mr. Wechsler will be in attendance for a post Q & A.

Please note this screening is at the Bow Tie Cinemas in South Orange.

Director: Michael Wechsler, South Orange, NJ | Runtime:  1:46:00 | Facebook page