2020 graduates from the University of Iowa chronicle their first year in “the real world”; a world which suddenly looks much different than ever before.
High school graduation doesn't come around often. Not only is it a day of celebration, but also a day of tears and apprehension. Milestone No. 1 follows Jack, a senior at the local high school, who is getting ready for his day of graduation, and the various tasks he needs to complete before arriving at the venue.
Students graduating from Haynes Academy reflect on their memories together and the uncertainty of their futures.
Goodbye Tornio is a vivid depiction of being young, fearlessly following your dreams and figuring things out on your own as you go. Eighteen-year-old Vilma celebrates her graduation from high school, with toasts from loving parents and parties with best friends, before leaving her hometown in Lapland and moving to the big city.
Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a brain tumor is removed. He is told that he will never run again, but undaunted, he sets and meets a goal of not only regaining the ability to run, but to run 20 consecutive miles before a year has elapsed. Wheelchair-bound Cindy Duncan's determination gets her admitted to Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona after she demonstrates that she will not need special attention. Coach Smith (now at Apollo) challenges her to meet the goal of recovering from her injuries (from being hit by a car) to the extent of being able to walk to the podium at graduation to receive her diploma. He bets that she can do it, and will have to wheel himself in her wheelchair the entire three miles to Cortez H.S. if she succeeds.
This concert film was filmed at Nakano Sunplaza on March 31st, 2007 and marks Nami Tamaki's final performance as a high school student.
A jobs program for people on the autism spectrum gives Terrence (aka T-Man) the footing to live independently for the first time.
A small, isolated farm is struck by a strange phenomenon. The farmer's life changes along with his surroundings. He must adapt, in his own way, to this new zany world.
JD Williams and Casey Hill, raised as orphans, are mad with the world and feel that society has overlooked them. Without a clear future in sight, they hatch an ingenious plan, to get rich quick. With everything for the taking, how could our two damsels fail? Stickey is a Comedy Crime Caper, that will have you in stitches Logline. 14 year old JD Williams and Casey Hill, raised as orphans, are mad with the world and feel that society has overlooked them. Without a clear future in sight, they hatch an ingenious plan, to get rich quick. With everything for the taking, how could our two damsels fail? Sticky is a Gritty Comedy Crime Caper, that will have you in stitches.
A short film about Jami, who have traveled to Pattaya 17 times. This time he takes his son to trip with him.
Christine attends her first and last prom accompanied by Martin Fredericksen
The weekend before their high school graduation, longtime best friends Hally and Joe visit their old hometown haunts to reminisce about the past. Each location represents a stage of grief as the two friends leave their adolescence behind them and prepare for the next chapter of their lives.
The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threatening cancer.
Two sisters and their male counterparts struggle with the negative influences of their youths over a 50-year period.
High school senior David Bennett (Alex Branton) is about to embark on his last night as a high school student, and for his friends Scott (Brian Scott Hunt), Mike (Keven White), and Kailey (Jayci Molnar) he promises to make it a night they will always remember. While the gang heads off on their night of mischief and fun, David's overshadowed little brother Aaron (Adam Hagenbuch) teams up with the hotheaded school resource officer, Eddie Fiebigger (Joel Hudgins) to ensure that David doesn't pull off another one of his infamous escapades. As the night goes on, the realization sets in for the group of seniors that high school is over and the question of "what's next?" is the only thing on their minds.
Spunky and precocious high school senior Mindy Evans spurns her decent, but frustrated boyfriend Bill and has a fling with hunky married nice guy teacher Jack Thompson. Midy finds out that she might be pregnant. While waiting for the results of her pregnancy test, Mindy decides to alleviate the tension by embarking on an impromptu road trip to Big Sur, California with her loyal best gal pal Sandy.
The experiences and relationships of five senior students at a rural high school, during the last year leading to graduation.
Long time friends Louise, Nina and Alice celebrate their recent graduation with hectic partying, joined by their friend Kane who is the only friend not to attend university. Louise’s imminent departure for London adds to the underlying tension within the group, and as the boundaries between real and surreal blur, Louise devises an intervention to save their final days together. They embark on a road trip to regional Australia, and upon returning home face the reality of her departure. They are left, a group of suburban animals, on the threshold of their lives.
Declan Holmes is graduating college, a hard enough time as it is, and heading out into the real world. The loss he experiences is like nothing he has ever known before. 'Potential Inertia' is the story of his journey through a very difficult time, and the relationships that can either build you up or tear you apart.
Four best friends get together for one last weekend before college graduation to finally confront the secrets that hold the key to the rest of their lives.