Last year, Sidewalk invited students (grades 7-12) to make a short film, 5 minutes or less. The only requirement – their films had to be about the 2006 competition theme: POWER. Prizes included editing software from SONY...
2006 Teen Filmmaking Challege
Shishkapeople by Nabih Iqal (Grade 11 / Oak Mountain High School)
Human shishkabobs leave the plate and learn the effects of authority and power.
Electric Night by Anna Quinlan (Grade 9 / The Altamont School)
What does one boy, no parents, an empty house, a burningmusical passion, and one electric guitar equal? A night of unpleasant surprises.
The Experiment by Payne Kitchens (Grade 8 / Saint Rose Academy)
Dude Man by Hope Lavelle (Grade 10 / Bob Johns High School)
Two guys try to find something to do when the power goes out in their house.
Minty Fresh by Leah Dunkel (Grade 9 / Randolph)
If thou hast relinquished all thine will-power, thou must seek thine solution elsewhere.
Hoover Psycho by Robert Adkins (Grade 10 / Homewood Highschool)
Deputy Travis Junior investigates a house where a psycho killer cuts up his victims. He ends up getting knocked out and wakes up in another room. His plan for killing the psycho fails when he himself dies.
God of Power by Drew Young (Grade 10 / Prattville High)
When Capernicus, the god of power, is kicked off of Mt. Olympus for not being able to hold his own, he's given a second chance to prove himself.
Nerd Power: The Adventures of Captain Portugal by Colin Albea (Grade 11)
Three total nerds fantasize about vaious superpowers they wish they had. They then combine the power of their imaginations to create the greatest superhero of all time: Captain Portugal!
Pogo Bonito by Taylor Hide (Grade 12 / Hewitt Trussville High School)
A Short documentary showing the efficacy of an underground movement. Pogo Bonito characterizes the lifestyle of world changers in an effort to empower the populace around them to join the change and pogo.
The Infinite Power Device Demonstration by Troy Wager (Grade 12 / Pelham High School)
An overzealous hillbilly and his dimwitted brother attempt to generate an infinite source of power.
Power Cookies by Patrick Fitzgerald (Grade 12 / Hoover High)
A boy makes a fresh batch of power cookies to give him lots of power.
Tubed by Spencer Lenzie (Grade 12 / Hoover High)
From one show to the next, television is a powerful medium. One show influences the actions of others in a chain reaction of super short films.
Power of the People by Rebecca Howard (Grade 11 / Benjamin Russell High)
This documentary illustrates the power people exercise through politics
Opus #Fore by Alex Kahn (Grade 11 / The Altamont School)
One of the most fascinating things about Golf is how it reflects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot, the next day you have to go back to the first tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something" Peter Jackson
The Power Zone: The Power of Suggestion by the Grissam High Video Production Class
Susie Greenburg, a typical teenager, going to school until her friends decide to throw her a surprise birthday party. But first they must make her "think" she is sick and goes home…set to the twilight zone format.
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