Oglethorpe University’s Film and Media Studies Program hosted its annual “Last Looks” Film Festival on March 10, with a standing room-only crowd in Lupton Auditorium. Attendees “walked the red carpet” and enjoyed screening the 37 student film entries.

Students submitted their film projects to be judged by industry professionals for cash prizes in four categories (narrative, documentary, experimental, promotional), as well a “Capturing Culture” special category. Students were limited to two submissions.

Festival judges were ACM Talent’s Jeffrey Umberger, Emmy-winning producer, director, and writer Mary Grace Higgs, People Store talent agency President Rick Estimond, Emmy-winning director/producer Jane Cole, and Emmy-winning director of photography Michael Chase.

Documentary film winner Zuri Johnson and Film and Media Studies program coordinator Dr. Katharine Zakos

A total of 37 student entries were submitted to the film festival:

1. “Have you seen Louie?” by Anthony Arredondo and Logan Conton
2. “Ouija, Can you hear me?” by Jackson Beheler
3. “The Little Lebowski” by Isabel Berlin
4. “Importance of Black Mens Mental Health” by Chance Buchanan
5. “Home Sweet Campus” by Jayshaun Carobert
6. “amidoingthisright?” by Jaidyn Carter
7. “Cabin Trip” by Seysela Chann-Hong
8. “Petey’s Pantry Commercial” by Marc Collins
9. “LILY” by Yabby Denekew
10. “Necklaces” by Justin Edwards
11. “Urban Air Columbus Grand Opening Recap” by Justin Edwards
12. “Red Room” by Landon Gabbidon
13. “Florence: The Living City” by Landon Gabbidon
14. “Waffles” by Andrew Howard and Jaylin Warmouth
15. “Teaching Toddlers to Read: The Story of a Teacher with a Mission” by Zuri Johnson
16. “When I Grow Up” by Zuri Johnson
17. “AAPI Fears in a Post-COVID World” by Sean Kang
18. “Daylight & Nightdark” by Ryan King
19. “WTF” by Ryan King and Ashley Lopez
20.  “Emergency Heist” by Ayden Kitsko
21. “Leg-crossed Lovers” by Ayden Kitsko
22. “Hotel Stay” by Ashley Lopez, Sean Kang, and India Martin
    

    Narrative category winner Brody Young with Dr. Zakos

23. “Count Me Out Pt.1” by Ike Ogueri
24. “Culminate” by Amber Phillips
25. “birds of a feather” by Amie Quick
26. “Pandemic on Wheels” by Amie Quick
27. “Cupid” by Emma Jean Scott
28. “Devil in Disguise” by Emma Jean Scott, Brody Young, and Tristan Thompson
29. “Claire & Andrew” by Ethan Snipes
30. “The Peasant” by Emily Stutzriemer and Alexia Dominguez-Leyva
31. “Anamesis” by Marques Tomme and Landon Gabbidon
32. “Phenomenal Woman” by Ivi D’vynne Wicks and Naeem Seifden
33. “Through the Storm” by Ivi D’vynne Wicks
34. “Olipop Soda Ad” by James Williams
35. “The Entities of Fear” by Larissa Williams
36. “The Siren” by Brody Young
37. “Used car smell” by Brody Young

From these, the judges named the following winners in their respective categories:

Amber Phillips won in both the Experimental category and 1st place in the Creating Culture special category

Narrative: “The Siren” by Brody Young
Documentary: “Teaching Toddlers to Read: The Story of a Teacher with a Mission” by Zuri Johnson
Experimental: “Culminate” by Amber Phillips
Promotional: “Petey’s Pantry Commercial” by Marc Collins
Capturing Culture 3rd Place: “amidoingthisright?” by Jaidyn Carter
Capturing Culture 2nd Place: “AAPI Fears in a Post-COVID World.” by Sean Kang
Capturing Culture 1st Place: “Culminate” by Amber Phillips

More photos from the red carpet, shot by student Hannah Banfield, may be viewed here.