Date: April 15, 2005
Venue: Rugby Theater, 340 seats
Submissions: 93
Guest Speaker: Brett Ratner
Judges: screenwriter John Romano (Party of Five), producer Donna Roth (13 Going on 30), producers Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick (Jarhead, Memoirs of a Geisha)
Directors: Alex Bilger and Sabrina Singh
Advisers: Cheri Gaulke and Ted Walch
Me and My Shadow, 3:25
Zach Susskind, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Checkmate, 2:14, Winner for Best Visual Effects
Daniel Resnick, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Calvin Klone, 1:17
Max Wittert, director, Santa Monica High School
Rain, 13:50, Winner for Best Cinematography
Joey Alvarado, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Guyco, 0:54
Sydney Susskind and Andrew Pattison, directors, Harvard-Westlake School
Scent of Death, 5:19
Michael Larson, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Lost Cause, 3:59
Justin Dean and David Fischer, directors, Santa Monica High School
Catalina, 1:51
Jorge Carias and Alberto Morales, directors, Roosevelt High School
Smooth Rooting, 14:47, Winner for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects
Zander Eckhouse, director, The Oakwood School
Use Protection, 0:40
Stephen Bowles, director, Mira Costa High School
Turnover, 8:57
Alexander Rydell, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
This Year’s Love, 4:23
Michael Krepack, director, Harvard-Westlake School
The Hulk, 5:33
Andrew Cha and Garrett Lee, directors, Harvard-Westlake School
Hit, 5:54
Alexander Rydell, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Two Can Play at Foreplay, 6:48
Michael Larson, director, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Focus, 8:30, Winner for Best Writing
Andrew Julien, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Cause of Death, 0:44, Winner for Best Directing and Best Overall
Lizzie Barcay, director, Harvard-Westlake School