This year, 200+ films were submitted from all over California. After a rigorous judging process, 14 exceptional films were selected. The comments about the films are from industry-professional judges whose rankings determine the awards that will be given. The judges’ bios can be found later in this program.
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WESTFLIX20 Presentation of Films
ACT 1
Diamond Game
9:51
Nolan Hieu Trifunovic
Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana
Who Am I?
2:26
Maggie McKelvey
Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana
Rita
9:55
Will Nordstrom
Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City
Static
4:45
Jackson Little
Viewpoint School, Calabasas
not Quite Here, not Quite There
4:48
Diana Peña, Emily Ponce, Kianna Teachout
Girls’ Voices Now Summer Program, Los Angeles
Reece
9:59
Dusan Brown
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles
ACT 2
I Drive A Prius
4:00
Zayd Ezzeldine, Nicholas Mao, Dominic Cinco, Sean Hingco
Irvine High School, Irvine
Don’t Leave Me Birdie
6:10
Thistle Boosinger, Alex Dashwood, Keely Martin
Culver City High School, Culver City
Instinct
8:02
Yinuo Wei
Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School, Irvine
Cinema Sweethearts
4:32
Alejandro Lombard
Harvard-Westlake School
The Men Who Wear Stripes
6:48
Theo Taplitz, Oliver Jones, Declan Osborne, Camila Pernisco, Peyton Phillips, Nicole Tani, Avo Estevez, Tony Valentino, Stephen Clay, Chloe Hoffman
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles
Fishy 1:17
Ashley Cai
Los Altos High School, Los Altos
Stitching A Life: The Story of Trudie Strobel
8:18
Ian Kim, Miranda Lewis, Lila Dworsky-Hickey, Hank Schoen, Fernanda Zaragoza, Jocelyn Vegam Natasha Clement, Coleman Weintraub, Spirit Avedon, Jaaziah McZeal, Alexander McDaniel
Righteous Conversations Project/Harvard-Westlake Summer Film, Los Angeles
Ascent
8:00
Maximillian Miesen, Reed Martin, Gabriel Yung, Noah Hecht, Riley Scott, Max Mereminsky
Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego
WESTFLIX20 AWARDS
Lizzie Award for Best Overall
Diamond Game
Lizzie Award for Originality - Animation
Instinct
Lizzie Award for Originality - Live Action
Diamond Game
Lizzie Award for Direction
Diamond Game
Lizzie Award for Writing
not Quite Here, not Quite There
Lizzie Award for Cinematography
Static
Lizzie Award for Acting
Reece
Lizzie Award for Production Design
Instinct
Lizzie Award for Sound/Music
Static
The Sally Menke Award for Editing
I Drive A Prius
Humanitarian Award
Stitching A Life: The Story of Trudie Strobel
The Lizzie: Founder’s Award
Rita
The Cheri Gaulke Award for Visual Storytelling
Ascent
Directors’ Choice Award
Who Am I?
Westflix 20 Canceled
We are so sorry to report that due to the uncertainty surrounding the national spread of coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided that it is best to cancel Westflix next Friday, March 20 and the Workshops the following day. Supporting the health and well-being of everyone involved is Harvard-Westlake’s top priority.
Westflix 20 Official Selections
Westflix is a showcase for the best teen films in all of California. The 2020 festival screening takes place Friday, March 20, 2020 at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. On Saturday, March 21 we host a day of workshops with industry professionals at Harvard-Westlake School. Westflix screening and workshops are free and open to the public. You can reserve tickets at the Box Office tab. Please join us!
Ascent
By: Maximilian Miesen, Reed Martin, Gabriel Yung, Noah Hecht, Riley Scott, Max Mereminsky
From: Canyon Crest Academy
Cinema Sweethearts
By: Alejandro Lombard
From: Harvard-Westlake School
Diamond Game
By: Nolan Hieu Trifunovic
From: Orange County School of the Arts
Don’t Leave Me Birdie
By: Thistle Boosinger, Alex Dashwood, Keely Martin
From: Culver City High School
Fishy
By: Ashley Cai
From: Los Altos High School
I Drive A Prius
By: Zayd Ezzeldine, Nicholas Mao, Dominic Cinco, Sean Hingco
From: Irvine High School
Instinct
By: Yinuo Wei
From: Tarbut. V. Torah Community Day School
not Quite Here, not Quite There
By: Diana Peña, Emily Ponce , Kianna Teachout
From: Girls’ Voices Now Summer Program
Reece
By: Dusan Brown
From: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Rita
By: Will Nordstrom
From: Harvard-Westlake School
Static
By: Jackson Little
From: Viewpoint School
The Men Who Wear Stripes
By: Oliver Jones, Theo Taplitz, Declan Osborne, Camila Pernisco, Peyton Phillips, Nicole Tani, Avo Estevez, Tony Valentino, Stephen Clay, Chloe Hoffman
From: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Stitching a Life: The Story of Trudie Strobel
By: Ian Kim, Miranda Lewis, Lila Dworsky-Hickey, Hank Schoen, Fernanda Zaragoza, Jocelyn Vega, Natasha Clement, Coleman Weintraub, Spirit Avedon, Jaaziah McZeal, Alexander McDaniel
From: Righteous Conversations Project
Who Am I?
By: Maggie McKelvey
From: Orange County School of the Arts