University of La Verne Film Students Take Top Honors for Local, National Competitions
Several University of La Verne student filmmakers got a taste of the A-list during recent ceremonies honoring college and high school students in movie and documentary production.
Marilyn Mejia, and her crew of Ebony Williams, Tyler Harrison and Chantal Silva took home first place for best student documentary through the Alliance for Community Media’s national Hometown Media Awards in August. Their film profiled Jim Brown and his family, who own the business, J.Brown Violin Maker in Claremont.
More students earned awards at the 3rd annual San Bernardino Valley College Film Festival in May, said Don Pollock, communications professor.
Following are students who received awards:
– Alexander Clague for his dramedy short, “Sugar and Love”, shot at Hillcrest Homes in La Verne with Hillcrest residents in the starring roles (Best Crime/Drama)
– Chelsea Stark-Jones for her senior project, documentary short “Enjoying the Journey,” about the University of La Verne men’s baseball team (Best News/Reality)
– Delanie Pacheco for her documentary short “The Road to Recovery” on the rehabilitation of an injured athlete on the University of La Verne women’s volleyball team (Best Editing)
– Jetske Wauran’s “Mary Cotter: 100 Years,” about a 100-year-old volunteer at the Montclair Senior Center (Best Cinematography).
Students won prizes including a Sony video camera and AVID video-editing software.
