Thanks to the generosity of part-time islanders and enthusiastic film festival supporters Suzy Mygatt Wakefield and Jay Wakefield, all films entered in the Student Film Competition are available FREE for everyone to screen. The Wakefield’s want to introduce students to the art of filmmaking by viewing their peers’ work, while also encouraging family viewing of thoughtful documentary programming, and inspiring interest in the films FHFF offers.
A scientist creates a powerful weapons energy source, more powerful than he knows.
Director Statement
In One Minute to Midnight, I wanted to explore a possibility of our future in terms of how we advance as a civilization, and the potential consequences, and to emphasize the need for those who choose to do good over their own fame and fortune. I decided to date the film in 2063 and 2064 to show viewers that the reality Dr. Hugo Laar finds in 2064 could become our reality in our near future, and that we must proceed with caution, especially in terms of weaponized technological advancement. Many viewers will walk away from this short contemplating this message about how delicate our future is. Not just in terms of weaponized technological advancement, but also in terms of global warming, political instability and global pandemics that threaten our way of life and the prosperity of our future. One Minute to Midnight pushes the boundaries of high school student filmmaking while delivering an important moral that will leave viewers thinking deeper, and one that is especially pertinent now.
Director Biography
James Brammer is currently studying film in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program. He enjoys writing and producing a variety of different genres.
- Year2020
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJames Brammer
- ScreenwriterJames Brammer
- ProducerClaire Kilkenny, Jasper Swift
Thanks to the generosity of part-time islanders and enthusiastic film festival supporters Suzy Mygatt Wakefield and Jay Wakefield, all films entered in the Student Film Competition are available FREE for everyone to screen. The Wakefield’s want to introduce students to the art of filmmaking by viewing their peers’ work, while also encouraging family viewing of thoughtful documentary programming, and inspiring interest in the films FHFF offers.
A scientist creates a powerful weapons energy source, more powerful than he knows.
Director Statement
In One Minute to Midnight, I wanted to explore a possibility of our future in terms of how we advance as a civilization, and the potential consequences, and to emphasize the need for those who choose to do good over their own fame and fortune. I decided to date the film in 2063 and 2064 to show viewers that the reality Dr. Hugo Laar finds in 2064 could become our reality in our near future, and that we must proceed with caution, especially in terms of weaponized technological advancement. Many viewers will walk away from this short contemplating this message about how delicate our future is. Not just in terms of weaponized technological advancement, but also in terms of global warming, political instability and global pandemics that threaten our way of life and the prosperity of our future. One Minute to Midnight pushes the boundaries of high school student filmmaking while delivering an important moral that will leave viewers thinking deeper, and one that is especially pertinent now.
Director Biography
James Brammer is currently studying film in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program. He enjoys writing and producing a variety of different genres.
- Year2020
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJames Brammer
- ScreenwriterJames Brammer
- ProducerClaire Kilkenny, Jasper Swift