Are you a high school student with a documentary film?
Submit your entry for Salem Film Fest 2024, taking place March 21-24, 2024 in Salem, MA. Keeping it Reel is a showcase for Massachusetts high school students to present their short documentary and experimental documentary films. Open to current high school students (individuals or groups) who live in Massachusetts. Entries must be 10 minutes or less in duration.
This event is sponsored by Boris FX.
Please note the following rules and guidelines for entry:
Submissions are FREE! There is no entry fee.
Films must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
All forms of documentary are welcome.
No unauthorized use of copyrighted images or music is allowed.
Entries will be judged by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals.
Festival tickets and prizes will be provided by Salem Film Fest and our sponsors.
Submission deadline is Friday, March 1, 2024.
Congratulations to all of our 2023 Keeping It Reel film participants!
TWO NEIGHBORS, ONE LOVE FOR FOOD
Directed by Abby Filmore
Masconomet Regional High School
4 minutes
A wholesome short that explores friendship, culture, and how food can be a bridge between the two.
HOW WILL YOU OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION?
Directed by Ella Xu
Westwood High School
4 minutes
The film explores why we procrastinate, and asks: how will we overcome procrastination?
THE BATTLE WITHIN: A FIGHT AGAINST TEENAGE MENTAL ILLNESS
Directed by Sarah Kirby
Westford Academy
10 minutes
With the rise in teenage mental illness, three students, a social worker, and a politician share their thoughts on how to tackle this growing crisis.
THE REGGIE TRACK
Directed by Cole Clare
Westwood High School
5 minutes
A verite approach to a high school track meet.
LOCKED IN MILLIS HIGH
Directed by Logan Manning and Layla Nutile (will attend)
Millis High School
10 minutes
In response to nationwide statistics and a call for action against gun violence, two filmmakers explore safety measures at their schools.
KEEP LOVING
Created by Molly Regan, Cara Cloghessy, Cameryn Stead, and Madeline White
Billerica Memorial High School
6 minutes
A short documentary of a former Billerica Memorial High School student tattoo artist.
BEING ME
Created by Sully McLellan, Julia Price, Emilia Joyce, Emma Campbell
Triton Regional High School
5 minutes
The story of a high school trans student who learned being himself was the only way to be.
SIMPLE PLEASURES FARM
Directed by Hunter Blais
Danvers High School
10 minutes
A couple living on a sheep farm in upstate New York.
LORE OF THE NORTH SHORE - A BIGFOOT ENCOUNTER
Created by Cam McDonald, Harry Pike, Joe Grimaldi
Triton Regional High School
4 minutes
On a quiet afternoon on Boston's North Shore, three teenagers witnessed a sighting that has become the story of legend.
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