Student Judges award Best Picture to "What Do Your Eye's Say"
from Pickering College
Photography by Kaveise Cadogan
Students from Brooklyn Friends School hosted the first student-run Bridge Film Festival Screening Event. The event was held on Friday, April 9th, in the Brooklyn Friends School Meeting House to benefit the St. Bernard Project. The evening began with a Mexican themed dinner in the cafeteria, followed by the screening event.
12th grader Maqueda Sylvan and 11th grader Conway Boyce were the co-clerks of the student organizing committee. Maqueda welcomed the audience and spoke about the event. She said, "Tonight you will see films from Friends schools throughout the world, and you will be helping a good cause too. Our festival will offer one grand prize for the film that best reflects the values of our school."5th Grader Tyler Roberts spoke about how funds from the event will go to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Tyler said, "All of the proceeds from tonight's festival will go to the St. Bernard Project. Liz McCartney, the director of development and a co-founder, was a 2008 CNN Heroes Award winner. I find it amazing that after almost five years, a majority of the homes have still not been rebuilt. They are rebuilding these homes to bring displaced families back to their communities."
20 entries from 14 schools and one Meeting were screened, including films from Lebanon, Australia and Canada. Entries were submitted in four categories: narrative, documentary, public service announcement and digital slide show. The films all depicted Quaker values in action. All the entries can be seen on the Bridge Film festival's YouTube channel.
The student judges awarded the Grand Prize to the documentary "What Do Your Eyes Say" because it was technically well executed and entertainingly communicated a message concerning integrity.
