In the Mirror was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Chloe Strouther, a student in the 7th grade at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
“Detention” by Stormy Johnson
Detention was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Stormy Johnson, a student in the 6th grade at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
“Mary’s Adventure” by Evelyn Jamieson
Mary’s Adventure was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Evelyn Jamieson, a student in the 7th grade at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
“Insanium” by Michael Hudson
Insanium was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Michael Hudson, a student in the 8th grade at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
“Fish” by Corinne Gerdes
Fish was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Marisa Corinne Gerdes, a student in the 6th grade at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
“Missing” by Laiha Ahmad-Kahn
Missing was written and directed at Heights Middle School Shorts 2022 by Laiha Ahmad-Kahn, a student in the 6th grade at Monticello Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Will We See You At GCUFF?
Are you going to the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation festival, running September 15-23? We are!
We’re looking forward to the screening of six Heights Middle School Shorts films at this year’s GCUFF festival on Saturday, September 17. The films will be followed by a panel discussion featuring their filmmakers talking about their journeys from ideas to screenplays to finished films.
This free community event will be moderated by Cynthia Booker, Heights High digital media teacher and two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who dropped into HMSS this summer to give campers a hands-on filming experience. It will run from 1:10-3:10 pm in Theater 3 at Atlas Shaker Square.
The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation was established in 2012 to celebrate, preserve, promote and advance African American arts, culture, and cinema. This year’s theme of “Afrofuturism: Black to the Future,” will bring a selection of all-new films that span animation, documentary, and genre spectacle, to present exuberant visions of Black creativity, resistance, and freedom.
And our HMSS films and filmmakers, of course!
- Detention, written and directed by Stormy Johnson
- Fish, written and directed by Marisa Corinne Gerdes
- Insanium, written and directed by Michael Hudson
- In the Mirror, written and directed by Chloe Strother
- Mary’s Adventure, written and directed by Evelyn Jamieson
- Missing, written and directed by Laiha Ahmad-Khan
HMSS Partners with 2022 Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival to Feature 6 HMSS Films
Heights Middle School Shorts is thrilled to announce that they have formed a partnership with the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation to feature six HMSS films and their directors at this year’s GCUFF film festival!
The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation was established in 2012 to celebrate, preserve, promote and advance African American arts, culture, and cinema. GCUFF’s 2022 film festival will take place from September 15-23, 2022, at Shaker Square Cinemas in Cleveland, Ohio.
This year’s GCUFF festival will include a panel discussion with the directors of the top six Heights Middle School Shorts films (chosen by the audience at the July 6 screening), where the HMSS campers will show their films and talk about their journeys from ideas to screenplays to finished films.
“To say that we are excited is an understatement,” said Jen Holland, HMSS co-founder. “The partnership with GCUFF will give our campers a fabulous new audience for their films, and provide them with the unique experience of presenting their work at an important film festival.” The July 6 screening of 2022 HMSS films will take place from 2:00-3:30 at Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The public is welcome to attend. Registration is required for the screening.
This Is What Creativity Looks Like
Hard at work on their scripts.
HMSS 2022: And We’re Off!
The second season of HMSS has begun with more than 15 campers excited to make some magic!
On the first day of our writing workshops, two-time Emmy award-winning journalist and digital media teacher Cynthia Booker dropped in to give the campers a hands-on filming experience. Thank you, Cynthia!
