Best-in Category: Cultural Studies
The following 5 films were ranked by the film festival judges panel for best-in-category recognition in the Cultural Studies category.
1st Place: Cultural Studies
First Place: Cultural Studies
“Free My Brothers”
By Naomi Johnston
Second Place: Cultural Studies
“From Minstrels to Emcees”
By Kamar Graves
2nd Place: Cultural Studies
3rd Place: Cultural Studies
Third Place: Cultural Studies
“Queer Culture”
By Mia Taylor
Fourth Place: Cultural Studies
“Modern America vs. Amish Culture”
By Madilyn Harajda
4th Place: Cultural Studies
5th Place: Cultural Studies
Fifth Place: Cultural Studies
“Riot”
By Alex Sankbeil, Caleb Sarter, Matthew Stinson, and Bryjon Trice
Best-in Category: Craft Studies
The following 2 films were ranked by the film festival judges panel for best-in-category recognition in the Craft Studies category.
1st Place: Craft Studies
First Place: Craft Studies
“The Craft of Nature”
By Ulas Kaygisiz and Baran Manti
Second Place: Craft Studies
“The Sombrero: A Cultural Icon”
By Juliana Morales
2nd Place: Craft Studies
Best-in Category: Health & Society
The following 5 films were ranked by the film festival judges panel for best-in-category recognition in the Health & Society category.
1st Place: Health & Society
First Place: Health & Society
“Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan”
By Rimsha Malik
Second Place: Health & Society
“Panic! At the Supermarket: A Documentary”
By Ely Boidaha, Carissa Clark, Emily Endabrock, and Sabrina Hodroj
2nd Place: Health & Society
Tied for 3rd Place: Health & Society
Tied for Third Place: Health & Society
“Fresh Eats”
By Delaney Heckman, Anna Grounds, Bailey Effinger, and Katie Wertheimer
Tied for Third Place: Health & Society
“Quarterbacks and Quarantine: The Impact of Covid-19 on College Football”
By Megan Mann and Rylee Spitler
Tied for 3rd Place: Health & Society
4th Place: Health & Society
Fourth Place: Health & Society
“Climate Change: Sociological Aspects”
By Kelsey Henry, Laura Hershauer, Vedad Kovac, and Sara Levendoski
Best-in Category: Media & Technology
The following 5 films were ranked by the film festival judges panel for best-in-category recognition in the Media & Technology category.
1st Place: Media & Technology
First Place: Media & Technology
“Electric Cars”
By Matt Flynn & Alexander Pollock
Second Place: Media & Technology
“Seeing is Believing: Deep Fake Technology”
By Caleb Fisher
2nd Place: Media & Technology
3rd Place: Media & Technology
Third Place: Media & Technology
“The TikTok Revolution”
By Shalom Doxey-Thomas, Sky Noechel, and Taylor Ranalli
Fourth Place: Media & Technology
“The Revolution of 3D Printing”
By Hayleigh Atkin, Fred Bruner, FJ Braccini, and Hunter Adcock
4th Place: Media & Technology
5th Place: Media & Technology
Fifth Place: Media & Technology
“The Cellphone Revolution”
By Hunter Kama and Robert Papalas
Best-in Category: Material Culture
The following 5 films were ranked by the film festival judges panel for best-in-category recognition in the Material Culture category.
1st Place: Material Culture
First Place: Material Culture
“Sorting Garbage in Guangzhou, China”
By Dailin “James” Song
Second Place: Material Culture
“The Heidelberg Project”
By Mia Rancilio
2nd Place: Material Culture
Tied for 3rd Place: Material Culture
Tied for Third Place: Material Culture
“Sneakers”
By Patrick Kelly
Tied for Third Place: Material Culture
“Thrifting in Modern America”
By Tess Oleary, Ev Lundgren, and
Maddie Turrill
Tied for 3rd Place: Material Culture
4th Place: Material Culture
Fourth Place: Material Culture
“New Culture: Street-ware in Detroit”
By Jaden Makowski
Past Honorable Mention Films
This course was first offered during the Fall semester of 2019 and again in the Spring of 2020. A formal film festival was not yet in the works, but students were creating important and thoughtful projects.
I wanted to highlight two particular films, one from each prior semester, here in this film festival as examples of honorable mention projects—both that happen to be student projects by female filmmakers.
“The Blind Leading the Blind” by Anna Forest
Honorable mention student film for Fall 2019
(before the film festival was created)
“Defining Normality” by Cristina Gardner
Honorable Mention Student Film for Spring 2020
(Before the creation of the film festival)