2007 SONscreen Film Synopsis

Block One

MG-5
Brent Wild, Comedy RT: 3:32
A comedy start-stop film about a fake grand prix race where the cars are humans.

Declaration of a Pirate
Rohaib Rehman & Josh Bussard, PSA RT: 1:19
A Public Service Announcement against the pirating of computer software. Brings awareness to the $34 Billion lost by software companies.

Drunk Driving
Michael Hobbs, PSA RT: 1:12
This film is a short PSA about the affects of drunk driving. The purpose of the film is to bring awareness to it’s devastating affect in hopes of saving people’s lives.

Blue and Yellow
Takahira Matsamura, Drama RT: 7:32
A couple of days before he turns 18, he decided to commit suicide because he does not want to be an adult. This is a story of a boy on the verge of adulthood.

Litter
Christina Buckwalter & Brisa Boydsanmiguel, PSA RT: 1:52
A Public Service Announcement showing some scary facts about litter.

The Driving Game
Garrett Caldwell Jr., Comedy RT: 5:31
A young man, eager to drive, creates havoc when he thinks about being behind the wheel.

Block Two

Journey of Healers
Travis Gleason, Documentary RT: 25:35
An inspirational story of what it takes to become a nurse. Nursing students face challenges such as tough patients, difficult work, and sleep deprivation in the battle to graduate. By showing the strength and perseverance of the nursing students, others can be encouraged to face their own struggles.

Adventist All Star Trading Cards
Stanley Pomianowski, PRO/PSA RT: 1:50
A comical spoof on celebrities. What if Adventist preachers were super stars and they had their own trading cards?

Kakusei
Makoto Sakae, Animation RT: 1:34
This film project is clay-mation. A filmmaker’s view of their room and themselves.  Reflecting on their own story and life.

Three Courses
J.R.Rogers, Drama RT: 13:00
Three Courses is the story of three different couples. They find, lose, and reestablish their love over the course of dinner in an elegant restaurant.

Kaleidoscope
Timothy Wolfer, PSA RT: .58
The opener for Andrews Academy’s end of year video. This video Introduces the staff.

What is Most Important?
Kristine Barker & Jessica Aguiar, PSA RT: 2:25
A depiction of what teenagers struggle with during high school as well as within everyday life. Posing the question: What are our lives really for?  Who can we look to for the answer-- God.

Abstinence
Ryan Zecher & Laurel Hansen, PSA RT: 1:05
Public Service Announcement about abstinence. Depicts a situation where non-abstinence has created a negative moment.

Safe Surrender
Brian Bazemore & Jackson Boren, Documentary RT: 13:00
This documentary speaks to young people, especially girls about important choices. New choices that they have to make should they find out they are pregnant. This film was created bring awareness and to save lives.

Coffee
Aaron Weber, Drama RT: 8:23
A Comedic Short “Who wants to Marry a Monarch?” Stop motion animated short “Lego Jedi” Revelation of Hope Seminar DVD.

Get Some Sleep, You Need It
Christian Chan, PSA RT: 1:08
Short clip in which a guy rushes back and forth in a hallway until he collapses; Highlighting the importance of sleep.

My World
Nathan Dewild, Drama RT: 10:55
My World is about a young high school student who can’t fit in, so he makes his own world on paper. This was made with an all freshman film student crew trying new and creative ideas.

Burger, Fries and a Slap
Brent Wild, PSA RT: .52
This public service announcement makes an impacting comparison between feeding your child unhealthy food and it’s affect on your child’s body.

Kawthoole
Jose Torres, Documentary RT: 28:30
This piece of work is designed to bring awareness to the Karen Plight, those living on the border of Thailand. The focus is then drawn to the story of a missionary who is actively involved in caring for the displaced children of the region. We uniquely explore the challenges they face.

Regret
Josh Coffin, International RT: 6:20
A father wrestles with his emotions as past decisions involving his daughter come back to haunt him.

Cody Wells Will Be Dead
Nick Livanos, Comedy RT: 10:46
Cody Wells lives a monstrous life where he takes a lot of knocks until one day when someone steps in to help take some of the blows.

Baja
Josue Martinez, Drama RT: 5:02
High school students go away for a week long kayaking trip in open waters. It was all fun and games until disaster suddenly strikes and one of the students is pulled far out to sea, which ends in his death. The remaining students find themselves searching for answers while having to deal with insistent lawyers who hound them for the answers they have yet to find regarding the student’s death.

Learning How to Love
Derek Armitage, Music Video RT: 3:50
Learning How to Love is about love on many different levels. Ruth is a girl that is dealing with depression and as a result is hurting herself. She is reaching out for love and we are called to be that love.

Jesus People
Ewald & Sigamoney, PRO/Comedy RT: 7:00
Pastor Jerry and his wife Mitzy are putting together a Christian dance band that's going to change the world for God. The cheesy foursome are made up of Zak, a legalistic young tenor who's spent his entire life inside the Christian bubble; Gloria, a washed-up former solo artist trying to make a comeback; Ty, the group's hype man with a secret to hide; and Cara, an outsider just trying to blend in with American evangelical Christianity. These are the folks who make up the world of "Jesus People."

Shallow End
Brian Bazemore, Drama RT: 25:36
A young man caught between high school and college doing the same thing every day.  One day he is forced to make a decision. He is forced to see that sometimes we must take risks to find happiness.

Block Three

People of Peru Project
Kevin Ekvall, Documentary RT: 25:00
Documentary about missionary work in the jungle city of Iquitos, Peru. This film explores the heart of missionary work through the story of Paul Opp.

The Light
Aric Turlington, PSA RT: 1:40
Light can blind a person or light can illuminate their path. Jesus is the source of true light. We shine our light for him by helping others in their time of need.

The Fruit Troop
Andre Campbell, PRO/Animation RT: 26:00
The fruit troop is a group of fruit friends that help make learning Christian values fun. This first episode teaches that honesty is the best policy.

Southern Lights Volunteers
Jon-Michael Brown, PSA RT: 3:44
A Promotional video for Southern University Lights Volunteers Program.

In a Perfect World
Alan Eno, PSA RT: 9:30
This video brings awareness to the problems facing blind people worldwide and describes the services provided by Christian Record Services for the blind to help remedy some of these problems.

Emery/So Cold I Could See My Breath
Uly Mostrales, Music Video RT: 3:32
This music video is about a person who recently broke up with his girlfriend. A portrayal of how people can be immature and jaded within relationships by focusing more on the physical and sexual aspects.  They ignorantly lose sight of what’s really important and blindly blur the line between love and lust.

Most
Bobby Garabedian, Award Winning Pro Show (Academy Award Nominee)
MOST (Czech for the Bridge) is a beautiful Oscar nominated movie and winner of many prestigious film festivals.

It tells the story of the close relationship between a bridge operator (Vladimir Javorsky) and his young son (Lada Ondrej) and the fateful day when both try to head off an impending rail disaster.

A steam train full of hundreds of passengers are unaware of the danger as they head towards an open draw bridge. When a desperate young woman (Linda Rybova) witnesses an act of virtue beyond her imagination, her life is changed forever.