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2025 BCPS Film Expo recognizes 26 films from 11 schools

In direct competition with the Cannes Film Festival in France, Baltimore County Public Schools hosted its 2025 Film Expo on May 15 at The Senator Theatre in Baltimore.

An enthusiastic audience of students, educators, and family and community members viewed finalist films created by BCPS middle and high school students. The audience laughed at a rivalry between race car drivers, learned about a panic surrounding the Dungeons and Dragons game, enjoyed the sights and sounds of a cultural festival, empathized with students trapped in a closed school, learned history as toy soldiers reenacted a battle, witnessed a man grieving, explored the experiences of an immigrant, and so much more.

All of the finalist films (first place and honorable mention) will be available for viewing in the next few weeks.

The first place films are:

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Live Action

“Ride for a Cause” by Tristan Adelung, Cockeysville Middle School

Stop Motion

“Operation: Survive” by Amy Isufi, Perry Hall Middle School

Digital Animation

“Overgrown” by Jacob Scannell, Perry Hall Middle School

GIF

“Episode 1” by Oyindamolami Aboyami-Esan, Perry Hall Middle School

HIGH SCHOOL

Experimental

“Here to There” by Reine Concepcion, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology

Short Form

“Cultural Coalescence” by Mia Piazza, Eastern Technical High School

Animation

“The Race” by Michael Palmer, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science

Documentary

“Her Story” by Ariana Sisomphone, Carver Center

Promotional

“Flout’s Fluyts 2” by Noah Gray and Ryan Chen, Western Tech

Live Action

“Leo and Luna” by Chloe Stringer, Amanda Wagner, and more, Carver Center

GIF: Digital Animation

“Late Night” by Henry England, Hereford High School

GIF: Stop-Motion Animation

“Molded Memories” by Autumn Shepke, Eastern Tech

GIF: Pixel Art

“The Phoenix Tree” by Alexander Olive, Eastern Tech