Hunter

Synopsis:

A lonely nine year old boy wants to save his mom from his abusive father, but he feels powerless in the middle of all the fighting until...

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Nominated for Two National Student Emmys in Long Form (Fiction) & Editing

Scholastic American Visions Award Nominee

Official Selection of the Oscar-Qualifying Woodstock Film Festival

Official Selection of the Bafta-Qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival

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Awards + Honors

Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key, American Visions Nomination 

First Prize (Student Category) - Barrymore Film Center Film Festival

Best High School Film, Rising Star Award, and Best Ensemble - Brightside Tavern Film Festival

Best Home Grown Drama Short (Student) - Garden State Film Festival

Best Director of a High School Film - Revolution Me Film Festival

Best Long Form and Best Editor - Mid-Atlantic Student Emmy

Best High School Film, Best Young Actor (Reid Richards), Best Supporting Actress (Hanna Gaffney) - NJ Film Awards

First Runner Up - FilmNow Film Festival

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Nominations:

18 and Under Nominations for Best Overall, Female Filmmaker, Screenplay, Direction, and Drama - Scout Film Festival

Nomination for Best High School Film and Best Young Actor - Revolution Me Film Festival

Nomination for Best Youth Film - GTX Film Festival

Nomination for Best Film Under 21 - Wales International Film Festival

Finalist for Best Student Film - DC Independent Film Festival

Nomination for Best Youth Film and Young Actor (Reid Richards) - Swindon International Film Festival

Under 19 Shortlist - Fastnet Film Festival

Nomination for Best Actor (Cameron Pillitteri) - NJ Film Awards

Honorable Mention - Sun Valley Film Festival

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Official Selections:

Wales International Film Festival

Catalina International Film Festival

All American High School Film Festival

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

Indie Memphis National Youth Film Festival

Lighthouse International Film Festival

DIYDS! Film Festival

Ridgewood International Film Festival

Bergen International Film Festival of NJ

Count Basie Film Festival

Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival

Yellow Hammer Film Festival

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Screened at the NJ School Board Association Best of Student Film Showcase

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Press: 

Metuchen High School senior garners Garden State Film Festival award for short film ‘Hunter’ - Sentinel

‘Hunter’: ‘The BFC Presents’ Q+A with Director Michelle Tang