2020 Film Series Finalists
Independent Shorts
Swimming
Director: Anna Chi
Producer: Ming
Writers: Anna Chi, Ella Lee
Sound
Director/Writer: Tawan Bazemore
Producers: Crystal Porter Bazemore, Tawan Bazemore
Executive Producer: Brandon Greene, Tawan Bazemore, Patricia Furnare, Armin Nasseri
Waves
Director: Jane Hae Kim
Producer: Meghan Weinstein
Second Team
Director: Ria Pavia
Writer: Anni Weisband
Producers: Robert E. Arnold, Anni Weisband, Mayon Denton, Julia Balayan
Director of Photography: Robert E. Arnold
Stormchaser
Director/Writer: Gretl Claggett
Producers: Gretl Claggett, Pamela Cederquist, Sarah Donnelly, Etan Harwayne-Gidansky
Executive Producers: Gretl Claggett, Pamela Cederquist
Directors of Photography: Jeff Berlin, Ari Rothschild
Godspeed MC | For God and Country
Director: R.J. Hall
Stevie
Director/Writer: Eric L Thompson
Producers: Eric L Thompson, Allan Apone Jr
The Entity
Director/Writer: Chi K. In
Producers: Logan King, Johwan I. Wallace, Chi K. In
Director of Photography: Tevin S. Teixeira
Music Videos / Commercials
Chasing the Horizon
Director: Sasha A. Logov
Producer: Oleksandr Novichenkov
Director of Photography: Oleg Shevchyshyn
James Arthur feat. Travis Barker - You
Director/Producer: Timon Birkhofer
Executive Producers: Jørg Kundinger, Jason Hale
Writers: Timon Birkhofer, Jørg Kundinger
Director of Photography: Daniel S. Williams
About the Girl in the Trunk
Director/Writer: Lindsay Clift
Producer: Jose Miller
Slant - With or Without You
Director: Vez Visuals
Writers: Munir Haque, Vez Vizuals
Producers: Munir Haque, Kerry Schwartz, Parvez Satter
Oo La La
Director/Writer/Producer: Frank Rogala
Stellar Moto Brand Commercial
Director/Writer: Iggi Ogard
Producer: Jeremy Alter
Director of Photography: Richard Briglia
Nice Shoes
Director: Jonathan Lawrence
Producer: Tommy Mack
Alive
Director/Writer: Carissa Dorson
Producers: Jacob Rosenthal, Shane Spiegel
Director of Photography: Carissa Dorson
Hey, Beautiful!
Director: Kenneth Ferrone
Writers: Nat Zegree, Eric Holmes
Producers: Greg Kamp, Sarah Ellis, MT Shorts
Student Short Films
Furthest From
Director: Kyung Sok Kim
Writer/Producer: Rex Reyes II
Director of Photography: Teck Siang Lim
School: AFI Conservatory
Our Home Here
Director: Angela Chen
Writers: Angela Chen, Yumiko Fujiwara
Producer: Xinlei “Summer” Yang
School: AFI Conservatory
They Won't Last
Director: Portlynn Tagavi
Writers: Portlynn Tagavi, Brandon Gale
Producer: Richard Bailey
School: AFI Conservatory
Time Difference
Director: Xuqin Sun
School: London College of Communications
Día de Las Carpas
Director: Joao Dall’Stella
Writer: Marika Kato Hoag
Producer: Jervis Li
Director of Photography: Bethany Michalski
School: AFI Conservatory
GROK SEE BLUE
Director/Writer: Quinn Else
Producer: Marc Tarczali
Director of Photography: Ben Long
School: AFI Conservatory
Pumpkin
Director: Chris Collins
Writer: Oscar Flores
Producers: Antionette Hicks, Hayley Seat, Jeffery Clark, Zachary Arrow Lomeli
Director of Photography: Alexander Hackworth
School: CAL State LA, Television, Film & Media Studies
Tree #3
Director: Omer Ben-Shachar
Writers: Omer Ben-Shachar, Sydney Meadow
Producer: Iris Yang
School: AFI Conservatory
A Guide to Being Herman
Director: Sergio Zaciu
Writers: Sergio Zaciu, Oliver Zaciu
Director of Photography: Nicholas Bradford
School: University of Southern California
Natives
Director: Ramone Farrier
Writer: Hector Oliveras Garcia
Producers: Milana Edwards, Lucas Ford
School: The Peter Stark Producing Program
