We are so proud to announce that 5 North High student films were chosen to be part of the DocuWest Film Festival, October 16-18 at the Holiday Theater, 2644 West 32nd Avenue. The student films will be presented on October 18 from 3:35pm -5pm at the Holiday Theater.
Please read the Westword article about our young filmmakers.
North Film teacher, Tim Boyles, says he thought that DocuWest was a great opportunity for students to experience a wider audience. “It is fantastic for students to see their work and their perspective on screen,” Boyles says. “We are missing that perspective that many of these young filmmakers are bringing to the table. Talking about what affects them and letting them share it is an invaluable tool. Wade and all of DocuWest really allow young voices and new filmmakers the opportunity to shine and be seen. North is privileged to have created such a partnership for our young student filmmakers.”
Click here to view the student documentaries.
Please click here to purchase a ticket to the World Premiere screening on Oct. 18 at 3:35 pm.
About the films:
Dylan Smith - The West Highlands - A short documentary talking about the gentrification in the North side and how it has affected the neighborhood.
David Alonzi & Noah Navarrette - Unified Flag Football - A documentary from the view point of two of our unified football students and the impact of unified football on themselves and the school as a whole.
Vanessa Vega - Gabriel Fernandez The story of Innocents with Monsters - An overview of the case of Gabriel Hernandez talking about the facts and how its influences have remained..
Jack Brochard, Collin McCarthy, Yassiel Pena-Caraveo - The Change - How mental health and the way we perceive it has changed in the schools and the impact it has on students.
Nehemiah Pino-Solis, Gianna Romero, Micheal Williams - The Shift Within - Looking at shooting in schools and how we need to change and talk about our emotions as young adults and teenagers. How these school shootings have affected staff and students.
About DocuWest:
October 16-18
Holiday Theater, 2644 West 32nd Avenue, Denver
“We have something for your mind,” note the folks behind DocuWest, bundled by the Denver Documentary Society. DocuWest selects works “that may confront, confirm or disrupt viewpoints with stories about civil rights, music, the environment, democracy and myriads of other issues.”
