UCSD Film Fest 2024
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UCSD Film Festival 2024 Highlight Reel
Award Winners
Documentary
Smoke Signals by James DeLisio
"Smoke Signals" follows the volunteers at High Point Lookout, one of the last remaining fire lookout towers in California. Alternating between the daily duties of the fire lookouts, and a series of profiles on wildfires that have traced their history, "Smoke Signals" questions the role of the fire lookouts in the face of rapidly advancing technology and climate change.
Experimental
Three Pochos by Ian Guzman
Three Pochos is a magical realism drama about three brothers spread across a desert. One marked with death is bleeding out, while another holds the key to his salvation. The third brother, marked with the same death, is stuck in the middle and takes it upon himself to save his family.
Narrative
Look For Me by Rik van Hoorn
A woman is haunted by her past mistakes after an argument led to her best friend's death.
Golden Trident: Best Picture
As Above, So Below by Karen Karolina Avila
As Above, So Below is a video performance piece that explores ideas of mortality, the body returning to earth, and the solace that can be found in cycles of life.
Films
Experimental
Too Far Gone - And One Turns to Two - Three Pochos - Gorgeous Bones - Pinya - Ghost - Fulfillment of a Wish - Off Day - Wait Did I Say The Word? - Four Years of Solitude - Azora - As Above, So Below - Snapped - for those with dads that were hard on them - moments of self - Projection - The Blessing The Cage
Documentary
Rise of The Arkangels - Mushroom House Odyssey - Creer o Arder - Smoke Signals - PokéAunties - One Shot - Stealth
Showcase: Tidepool Ambassadors
Narrative
One Bullet In The Chamber - Nobody, Nowhere - Gunpoint - Undead Murder Mystery - Heart-Shaped Gum Wrappers - The Bare Minimum - Blood Money Blues - As I Peer from the Moon - létreinte de tom rour - Look for me - Everything Is Fine - Dream Train - MAINTENANCE
Showcase: The Rattling Bones of Joy Faye Brooks