April 4, 2006 :: No. 195

Seven students at Cal State Fullerton have been invited to screen their films as part of the "college event" at the Newport Beach Film Festival Saturday, April 22. The student films will be screened from 2-4 p.m. at Edwards Island Cinemas in Newport Beach.

Last year, more than 30,000 people attended the 10-day event to view films from the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

Cal State Fullerton students who will be showing their films this year are:

Victor Campos of Corona screening "Man of Desperation," a film about one man on the run for his life; Jeff Horn of Irvine exhibiting "Joe Lies"; Brett Meyer of Long Beach screening "Picture Perfect," focusing on the unachievable expectations of beauty for women in American society; Orange residents Anne Seidel showing "Bratja" and Nathan Hayashiona screening "Vanish," about a young man who makes one mistake ... and is literally about to lose everything"; Aaron Paetz of Riverside exhibiting his animated short feature, "Freddy the Teddy," about a caffeine-addicted teddy bear that risks arm and leg for his morning "fix"; and Rahim Jamel of Santa Monica screening "Letting Go," a film that looks at life through "the eyes of self destruction."

"We are pleased and excited that our students' films were selected by the Newport Beach Film Festival this year," said Edward Fink, chair and associate professor of radio-TV-film. "I think it's a credit to our students' hard work and creativity. The festival judges mentioned that they were impressed by the high quality of our students' work."

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