Paul Revere Celebrates 10th Annual Student Film Festival

By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor

Celebrating a decade of films, Paul Revere Charter Middle School hosted its 10th annual Student Film Festival on Friday, May 3—complete with a traditional red carpet, snacks and screening of the films.

All Revere students were welcomed to submit a film for consideration under a range of categories, including documentary, commercial, animation, public service announcement, live action and music video. Several films from past festivals were included in celebration of the 10th anniversary.

“This year was special as it was the 10th year of the festival,” Revere teacher and event organizer Jon Hyman said to the Palisadian-Post. “It’s always gratifying to celebrate the students’ hard work and relish in the fun they had during the red carpet … prior to showing the movies.”

Professionals from the entertainment industry were invited to watch and score the films, determining third-, second- and first-place winners in each category.

This year’s judges were Jemma Alegre, Gabe Sachs, Sara Duran-Singer, Tom Costain, Fred Coury, Susan Fitzer and Frank Wolf.

The 2024 winners for best documentary are Cole Wood’s “The Thirteenth Floor” in third place, Ethan Jackson’s “Abbott Kid” in second place and Theodore Mihalev’s “AI Rise & History Part Two” in first.

For best commercial, there was a tie for third place, given to “Foot Flex” by Anoushka Chatterjee and Matan Altman and “Tracky Beauty” by Hanna Sadzik. “Mireille’s Magic Grow Spray,” directed by Mireille Ganz, earned second place, and Jackson’s “Fart Smart” rang in first.

For best animation, “That One Spring Break” by Jackson placed third, “Animafied” directed by Alec Benson placed second and Caden Jones’ “Labyrinth Take Two” earned first place.

In the best public service announcement category, “Cluck Guard Nightmare Relief” by Hutch Larson, Haakon Knap and Kade Craft placed second, and “Adopt Don’t Shop” by Jackson placed first.

In the best live action category, GG Bostic and Jayden Niehaus’ “The Mission Impossible (That Was Actually Impossible” placed third, “Spider Power: Never Forgotten” by Zachary Zoleikheiean placed second and “The Rise of the Seemingly Harmless Rocks” by Luca Sammarcelli placed first.

For best music video, “Class of 2024” by Maslowe Larson placed in third, and “True Colors” by Jackson placed second. First place was given to “Shelter and Hope” by Ryan Hajmomenian.

The Lisa Robbins Founder Award was presented to the documentary “Yeah, I Know Logan.” The film was by Logan Zemlak, Jill Effron, Yen Nguyen, Patrick Wong and Tom W. Metz III, starring Zemlak.

“This year, I was especially thankful for Susan Fitzer, Debbie Sachs, Julie Knap and Jordan Moore for putting together a fantastic event,” Hyman concluded. “Revere’s generous parent-body is at the top of my list of the many reasons why it’s such a wonderful school.”