On May 4, 2017, Student filmmakers from Edgewood, Elm Place and Northwood middle schools debuted 18 films at this year’s Reel 112 Film Festival at Landmark Renaissance Theaters in Highland Park. The Film Festival also featured a student Q&A panel moderated by, Internationally-known, WBEZ film critic, and Facets Multi-Media founder, Milos Stehlik. Sponsored by the 112 Education Foundation, the Reel 112 Film Festival is a collaboration between the Foundation and NSSD112, showcasing the innovative work done in middle school Creative Media Arts (CMA) classes. Below you can view interviews from the night of the Festival as well as a collection of the films that were shown.

View The Individual Films Below

Edgewood

13:1 America's Hunger Problem

by Alex Brown & Daniel Newman

Changing The Game

by Nik Diez, Daniel Kaplan, Evan Lichtman & Alec Livney

I'm Fine

by Rae Cohen, Lexi Cohn, Kylie Cutler, Emma Hill & Bella McAlhaney

Never Forget

By Noa Dayan, Talia Schor & Emma Sametz

Ordinary, A Documentary About Teens Coping With Depression

By Chloe Brooks, Robyn Calafati & Natalie Picazo

Elm Place

Be You

By Lexi Weil, Adelle Drake & Anna Dart

Beautiful

By Zara Robles & Savannah Weingardt

Best Places in Highland Park

By Sebastian Gosk

Once A Raider

By Ryan Levin, Jessica Rolfe & Abby Rudman

The Pantry

By Levi Goldberg & Andrew Kourkine

Northwood

Anxiety: Being Followed By A Voice

By Lily Avila, Sabrina Stefani & Casey

Electronics: Good or Bad?

By Lauren Levey, Jordan Paraboschi, Jason Polydoris, Rebecca Posner & Kayla Tanis

Fears - A Documentary

By Jaylin Alston & Sydney Yontez

Homework - Beneficial or Not?

By Lilly Adelstein, David Borovikov, Jacob Karman, Molly Kirsch & Jacob Muriel

Kindness: One Act Leads To Another

By Tyler Carlson, Gaby Dorman, Albert Klayman & Kathryn Murphy

Perspective

By Emerson Echols & Natalie Sirois

I Love Myself Too Much

By Charlotte Harrigan, Josh Hollander, Sam Kramer, Vanessa Piacenza & Ethan Schaffer