Virtual Film Festival @ The Casa

Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens’ Inaugural Film Festival is proud to feature films produced by students at the Orange County School of the Arts Film & Television Conservatory.

How to participate in the Virtual Film Festival:

• Watch the following films keeping in mind acting, directing, editing, cinematography, & screenplay
• Fill out the survey and vote for your favorites
• Awards will be announced on July 17, 2020 with Best Overall Film earning a $100 scholarship

Friday the 13th, 2020
Animation
Clo Lambaren, Director, Sophomore

A teenager learns that her high school is going into quarantine lockdown. We follow the events and emotional ups and downs that occur while being stuck at home for this extended period of time.

Clo Lambaren is a sophomore student in OCSA’s Film & Television program. She is a 5th generation Southern California native and loves to focus on personal film projects that reflect on her own real world experiences.

Life of an Odometer
Narrative
Conrad Holzman, Director, Senior
Max Rogoff, Cinematographer, Senior

After his beloved car with over 220,000 miles of memories breaks down for the last time, Mark reflects on all the things that he and his car went through. Life of an Odometer explores the idea that anything can have some form of sentimental value and it’s not until they’re gone that you realize what it meant to you. However the film leaves off on an optimistic note, the end of something really is just the start of something new.

Conrad Holzman, Director: I’ll be attending Chapman University in the fall studying Film Production with a cinematography emphasis. My passion for cinematography began with a hobby for photography, where I began to learn the basics of visual storytelling. Currently I’m working on starting a production company for freelance work called Split Mocha Productions which I’m hoping to have established by the time my fall semester starts.

Max Rogoff, Cinematographer: Whether they were little home videos or class projects, making movies has been a passion of mine from a young age. Over the years, I’ve been able to see my interests shift from editing to cinematography, and currently to writing and directing. I intend to continue writing and directing throughout my film career, and can’t wait to see what the future has in store!

Back to Back
Narrative
Youning Jiang, Director, Sophomore
Justin Shin, Cinematographer, Sophomore

A 16-year-old girl’s desire to adopt a dog tests her relationship with her mom as the two of them adapt to life in the United States.

Youning Jiang (Director) was born in China, then came to the United States to further study film in her high school. She is sixteen years old and she is determined to become an inspirational, cross-cultural film director. She is fueled by her passion to incorporate her eastern culture values and views to the western world, where she integrates various perspectives. She was selected into the Youngarts Foundation in 2019 as a winner in the film category. Her short films had made it into several film festivals including the Chinese-American Film Festival, Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival and the New Optic Film Festival, and had won awards in the Archer Film Festival, Zijin International Film Festival and China-EU Youth Film Festival

A Pursuit to Happiness
Documentary
Antone Axten, Director, Junior