Oscar Night


The Third Annual Oscar Night was a great success.

The Saratoga Film Society would like to welcome everyone to the Third Annual Oscar Night. The success 
of last year?s event demonstrated a continuing interest in student film productions which is further with the 
second production of the Senior Video Yearbook by the Saratoga High School students.  
	Video entries in 2000 featured a total of nine films highlighted by the four best picture nominations 
The Western, Austin Powers:The Axis Shag Back, Speaking The Unspoken, and On the Bridge.  Speaking the 
Unspoken was produced by three Saratoga  High School senior girls and proved to be an acclaimed documentary 
which was a critical examination of drugs, alcohol and sex at the high school level and how ?tomorrow?s leader are
being shaped by today?s problems.?   The film created  such a stir that the film society created a new category 
last year, Best Documentary, to encourage such films and also put the spotlight on films which are created by 
students for the classroom.  The Director/Producer of both The Western (Richard Lee) which parodied Hollywood?s 
portrayal of the American West and On the Bridge (Paul Zebb III) which examined the sensitive subject of date 
rape, went on to film school at Boston College and Loyola-Marymount,  respectively.   Paul Zebb III, director of 
eventual Best Picture winner,  also recently worked for Sony Spotlight pictures and helped with the recent John 
Travolta movie, Swordfish.
	While the 2000 contest featured a bout between dueling seniors, the 2001 campaign  featured a
 more evenly matched assemblage.  If highlighted both notable seniors such as Outstanding Achievement & Best
 Actor winner (for Best Picture nominee Dr. Strangedude), David Herman (who was also MC) and successful 
underclassmen.   Junior Sam Kendall  took home best picture for Pirates of Destiny, a biographical picture on 
Adolf Hitler with a twist which demonstrated the end path which racism can take.   The night also also 
featured a wonderful movie from sophomore Craig Blaine entitled, Permanent which nearly took best picture
honors.  Linus Chung garnered the final best film nomination for a  production from Modern European History 
class, The Darkest Hour,  which also examined Hitler but focused on his rise to power in Germany. 
Linus returns to the podium this year with several nominations including best picture and best actor.  
   This evening will feature the best from the 19 entries and winners will be selected from the following nominees.

For Best Picture:		For Best Documentary:				For Best Screenplay: 
The Eye			        Women in Sports				        The Saratogese Falcon	
The Saratogese Falcon		Henry VIII					Rasch Auar
Feudal Redemption		Great Depression				Freedom Fighters
Freedom Fighters		Inside Johns Mind				Feudal Redemption
Desperate Needs*		1968: Generation Gapuate

For Best Actor:		        For Best Cinematography:		         For Best Actress:
Vincent DeVera- The Eye	        Maximus- Ted Keon			         Maren Lovegren- The S. Falcon
McCord- Desperate Needs	Freedom Fighters- Sam Kendall	                         Kelly Bryan	- Henry VIII
Ben Lin-Feudal Redemption	Feudal Redemption- Linus Chung	                 Ana Graziozi	- Lost	
Linus Chung- Freedom Fighters   Great Depression- Greg VanHoesen	         Konrad Anft	- Rasch Auar
									
	Outstanding Achievement:			Best Director
         Mr. Mike Davey	     	                 	Sam Kendall- The Eye
							Linus Chung- Feudal Redemption
							Sam Kendall- Freedom Fighters
							Vincent DeVera-Rasch Auar


 All winners in bold