Locust Valley Students Win Filmmaking Award
Three Locust Valley High School filmmakers, Raffaele Giannattasio, Justin Kwok, and Dean Wolfe, won an award for their short film "Chronicle of a Boy Displaced" at the Long Island 72-Hour Film Festival.
Working under the name Piejinks Productions, they had 72 hours to write, shoot, and edit a three- to seven-minute short film.
"We've all made films independently and this presented a challenge to test our creativity,"
said Dean Wolfe. The film earned Best Use of Character and was well-received by the audience.
- Festival duration: 72 hours
- Film length: 3-7 minutes
- Award: Best Use of Character
The festival kicked off on October 17, with each team assigned a unique prompt including a genre, character name, prop, and line of dialogue.
Author's summary: Locust Valley students win award for short film.
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