Public and private schools in the surrounding area were invited to submit films for the event, which was planned by Get Reel co-presidents, Grace Tuohey-Kay’18 and Cornelia Patentas’18. Twenty-five short films in a variety of genres were submitted by IHA, Ridgewood High School, Bergenfield High School, and River Dell High School.
IHA faculty and staff members watched and scored the films, and the top fifteen were shown at the festival. Awards were given to the top three scoring films and a special award for an outstanding IHA film was also presented. Congratulations to:
First Place: "Diane," a music video by Caroline Frey’18
Second Place: "Envy," a thriller by Jack McCabe of River Dell High School
Third Place: "Night Light," an animation by Carmela Icarangal’20
IHA Award: "A Touch of Color," a stop-motion animation film by students in IHA’s Advanced Video Production class