Date: April 16, 2004
Venue: Rugby Theater, 340 seats
Submissions: 90
Guest Speaker: Jake Gyllenhaal '98
Judges: producer Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes), actor/director Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves), producer Martha De Laurentiis (Hannibal), producer Donna Roth (13 Going on 30)
Director and Founder: Elizabeth Yale
Advisers: Cheri Gaulke and Ted Walch
The Final Prank, 4:55, Winner for Best Visual Effects
Micah Levin, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Birthday Balloons, 3:30, Winner for Best Cinematography
Nathalie Shapiro, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Axed, 1:00
Ryan McMahon, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Their Stories, 8:38
Hilly Newman, director, The Archer School for Girls
The Spa, 1:04
Hernan Montenegro, director, Santa Monica High School
And So It Goes..., 19:19, Winner for Best Direction
Floyd Russ, director, Culver City High School
Untitled, 2:37
Kevin Wiseman, director, Santa Monica High School
I Realized, 1:17
Damaris Orozco, director, Roosevelt High School
The Lie, 11:16, Winner for Best Editing
Sam Blomquist, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Friendly Advice, 9:53, Winner for Best Story
Tyler Goeckner-Zoeller, director, Windward School
The Dreamweaver, 1:16
Patrick Wall, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Unlocking a Nightmare, 2:32, Winner for Most Innovative
Andrew Ceperley, director, Mira Costa High School
Dark Chocolate, 4:22
Paul Perez, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
We’re Going To Be Friends, 2:21, Winner for Best Overall
Chris Groban, director, Harvard-Westlake School