High School Narrative
Shortlist
Brother
Directed by Sebastiano Ochoa Mendoza (Western Academy Beijing)
Three brothers, suffering from the divorce of their parents, take a trip to their mother’s house by Beijing Subway which goes terribly wrong when the middle brother purposefully separates from his brothers and loses himself in Beijing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-cX2ZyTBw
Delude
Directed by Robin Hiltl (Munich International School)
A short film about loss and love combined with the easy slip towards insanity.
Sinuosity
Directed by Max Weis (Munich International School)
Sinuosity is a film about Miles, a young astronaut on the mission to explore extraterrestrial life on a distant planet named Keplar 186f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpjA64PEmo!
Shadow of the Notes
Directed by Daisy Zheng (Beijing City International School)
An inspirational thriller/drama film about how a shy girl who strives to perform in a band overcomes her own fears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-n4SjMcLjw
Battlecrushers
Directed by Daum Kim & David Lee (International School Qingdao)
Battlecrushers 1, the greatest game ever invented!
*About 40% of the special effects work (CGI) was done by a teacher, not by students (whereas the remaining 60% as well as all other areas of the production were done by students).
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTI1MDI5OTEy.html
Papalagi - White Man
Created by FFP Rome
In a distant future humans have learned to live in harmony with creation and with one another. For every summer solstice some of them come at an ancient shrine and collect them in meditation not to forget the mistakes of the past.
Perception
Directed by Siew Png Sim (YCIS Beijing)
He doesn’t see the world the same way as we do. He is always in his own dream land. He thinks he is dating a Teddy bear named Ann. That’s the story of Danial. But what happens when he starts subconsciously letting go of his dream world. His perception changes. Its up to the audience to perceive what is real or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0H1uX47Z_k
MYnd Sync
Directed by Jeffrey Thompson (International School Qingdao)
Humans have voluntarily decided to buy into 'Mynd Sync' a music system that takes over their decision making ability and ultimately controls them. An individual has realized he is a slave to this system and begins his revolt against ignorance.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTMxMTQwMzAw.html
Alone in the Crowds
Directed by Yasemin Kurtcan (Liceo Italiano IMI Turchia)
The film is about feeling alone in the crowds. How crowded the earth is and how we feel incomplete. Searching a place or something to belong. Searching ourselves, searching the reasons of being.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FJcqaKeiko
Smile
Directed by Erika Felton (Nanjing International School)
An actress who begins to crack behind the façade of her stage smile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEwT43HrPo&feature=youtu.be
Enough Time
Directed by Derron Yu (Nanjing International School)
This film documents a day in the life of a procrastinator and the negative effects that he is forced to face.
Fair Game
Directed by Zeju Zhang (Nanjing International School)
A high school student experiences daily bullying until he is pushed to his limit and begins to disvalue what's most valuable, life itself. When a fair game appears in the preying field, a fair game ensues.