Coronado Hills Jr. Film Critics Club Contest Winners!

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The Jr. Film Critics at Coronado reviewed "Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones" from the Film Festival Shorts Vol.2 (a DVD containg numerous independent short films). Here are the winning reviews. Thank you for your votes! The winners will go to the Starz Denver International Film Festival to watch movies and interview celebraties on the red carpet!!

Nicholas Maes First Place

My rating is 3 stars because this short was exceptional in many different ways. Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones. The length of this short was 11 minutes and 41 seconds. The Forgotten Ones was made in the USA and is part of the Denver film festival of Denver, Colorado. I felt sadness and wondered why the mom or dad wasn't in the picture. I guessed it was because they were dead and gone or lost. Milton still takes pictures of people today at the age of 93 years of age. People also used drugs and that\'s why not all the parents were in the picture. Milton also talked to people that were alive back then and talks about people that had to suffer. They saved the first book that was published about the old people from back then and Milton and his wife were happy to see that book when Milton was finished with his volume he took pictures from the 70\'s to 2001 he took pictures of football players and officers. He is the first photographer to be so honored to be in the library of congress.

Neriah Abeyta Second Place

Today, I am reviewing Milton Rogovin: The forgotten Ones. Milton Rogovin is 93 years old and still takes pictures. He takes pictures of black, white, rich, and poor. He seems real nice. You should see the film for yourself. If you were on the outsides looking in, some of us would think that it was a bad neighborhood. If you lived there, you might know it was bad. If you thought it was good, most likely nothing happened to you. I would give it 3 stars. This independent short film had a lot of black and white pictures. There was color, but it showed black and white pictures. The music was sweet and soft and reminded me of a soft, spring day. I recommend it to ages 7 and up. There was a slideshow with a bunch of pictures. The pictures were in black and white. It looks like the people like looking at his photographs. It looks like he is well known in his film. This Independent short film is 11 minutes and 41 seconds. It was made in the United States. The directors of the film are Harvey Wang and David Isay. This film was part of the Denver film festival shorts. Unfortunately, I can\'t tell you everything. You should really see it for yourself. There were photos from 1973 to 2001 to even older ones. He continues to live and work in Buffalo, New York.

Osbeday Rilly Vasquez Third Place

The independent short feature, Milton Rogovin: the forgotten ones, is part of the Denver Film Festival Shorts. It's directed by Harvey Wang an David Isay, produced in the US and runs 11:41 minutes. Milton is 93 years old and has been taking pictures of people in New York City. His pictures show memories. memories of common people, memories of poor people, and memories of people with hard lives. I felt moved by these pictures. I give it 3 stars because his subjects are unique individuals and it made me understand others who are different.

Jose Sanchez Fourth Place

I am going to review an independent short called Milton Rogovin: The forgotten ones. This movie was directed by Harvey Wang and David Isay. This movie is 11:41 minutes long. This movie was about a photographer who took pictures of the same people over a 29 year period. He went back to the people four times in the 29 year period to take pictures of them growing and getting wiser. I thought this movie was a great movie. I give this movie two stars, because I kind of like it.

Contests

The winner of the Sho Nuff movie review... Mali Garrett-Mills!!!

Mali Garrett-Mills
Institute of Global Scholarship
Age 9
Grade 4

He's Starting a Brass Band!

In memory of Danny Barker

The documentary short, SHO'NUFF A Nu'Awlins Jazz Story was a hilariously, touching story. The film is about a proud confident African American boy who wants to start a traditional brass band. During this process, he goes through his rites of passage. He recruits seven other African American young men who each have different skills. Their band motto is "Each one will teach one". They are all respectable and carry themselves proudly.

After weeks of practicing, the Sho'Nuff brass band becomes very good, performs, and seems to be popular. The band goes through ups and downs. One day, the band is challenged. They must use team work and overcome hardships.

This film is enjoyable because it shows that African American boys can accomplish many great things without their pants sagging low and speaking improper English. This film is targeted towards the audience of African American boys who are coming of age. The music in the film Sho'Nuff always fit the mood of the main characters. During action scenes, the music was fast and loud. During sad scenes, the music was slow and soft. The Sho'Nuff Brass band always dressed nicely and neatly. Labi, the band leader, always had positive messages or images of African history on his shirt. JuJu Film Productions did an excellent job. Although this is Kwame Nantambu first acting experience, it made you feel like he was really David F. Ayemeiyalabi III. The film was a total of ninety minutes. This documentary short gives African Americans positive images of themselves. The writer and director, R.E. Henry, gave the story an interesting plot that keeps you thinking. On a scale off one to three, (three being the best) I would rate this documentary short a three.