Briarcliff Students Participate In 2017 Future Filmmakers Festival

From Briarcliff HS: Briarcliff High School filmmakers brought the laughs and impressed the judges at the 2017 Westchester County Future Filmmakers Festival, held at the Picture House in Pelham.

“It is my pleasure to announce that the Briarcliff High School filmmakers won ‘Best Comedy,’” said teacher Jamie Mandel. “The Best Comedy was awarded for ‘Your Call is Important to Us,’ written by Henry Ross, starring Jack McGranaghan, Henry Ross and Rebecca Leon and edited by Olivia Banc; it is the story of what the phone company is really doing while the customer is on hold.”

Two additional films, and one public service announcement, created by the school’s Introduction to Film students, were also juried and showcased at the festival:

• “Apple Bytes Back” by the BHS Future Filmmakers, starring Olivia Banc, Jack McGranaghan, Mikayla Kibel, Brandon Danuff, Rebecca Leon, Rebecca Strauss and Tucker Poux and edited by Rebecca Leon.
• “Scoop Dreams” by Henry Ross.
• “Don't Text and Walk,” a public service announcement by Samantha Robins, Juliet Tierney and Steven Agriantonis.

“It was a stellar day for the Briarcliff High School filmmakers,” said Mandel. If you would like to view the films, as well as other films from the BHS Art Salon 2017, please go to: http://www.briarcliffschools.o...

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