LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — On June 7, Los Alamitos High School film students and other community members will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet and showcase their short films at the Seal Beach Bay Theatre film festival. The short films have been written, directed and produced by students, which allows for a way to represent relatable themes for their peers watching.
“Every sports team and performing arts group has their senior night or show; this is our senior show,” Mr. Brown, LAHS film teacher, said.
The event will be open to the public and will occur on the Saturday after LAHS begins summer break: The perfect way to start the summer. There are two showings: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $14 for non-students and can be bought at the door.
“It’s (going t0) be a community event. There’s (going to) be food to buy and places nearby to take pictures — a big red carpet event,” Mr. Brown said.
The short films will be presented on the big screen, allowing the audience to get a true experience of watching the films up close in a professional light. Along with the LAHS student film (“Free Trial”), Intro Film projects, a middle school film and an alumni film will play.
“It’s the first of its kind, and it’s at the Bay Theatre, which is way cooler than any place at school,” Leonard Rosa, the first assistant director for “Free Trial,” said.
The film festival is the first that’s been put together for the public instead of playing at the LAHS Performing Arts Center. The film students at LAHS will celebrate their films with friends, other students and the community supporting them. Humblemaker Coffee Co. on Main St. will be open between the showings and after the second showing with coffee, a raffle and photo backdrop.
“It’s like the full festival is the full circle of life for a Griffin in film because we’re (going to) start with a middle school short film and later rotate to the high school short film to end it with an alumni short film,” Rosa said.
The entire festival highlights several creations, all from upcoming, current and past LAHS students. The short film festival is designed to be a true representation of digital art from various ages.
“People should go to the short film festival because it shows our best work, where high schoolers end up with all these great projects. It’s something the community should go out and see. It will help us out,” Joseph Ito, another film student, said.
