FIVE20FILMS showcases 66 MFA film students that I mentored as they created 10 new short documentaries.  Scroll down and enjoy!

OCTOBER

Say hello to 24 filmmakers who share with you a passion for cinema!  Front row (left to right) Tristian Brown, Donovan Bertch, Asha C. Chavers, Adam Rideaux, Mariah Herring, Nick Kimball, Aishah Walker-Brown, Rusty Liburd, Eduardo Paguada, William Bajalia, Carolina Londono, Marlon Mike, and Sammie Ann Fontaine.  Back row (left to right) Jeff Williams, Aydin Adelson, Mike Anderson, Kevin Verdesoto, Nicole Torres, Austin Welch, Lisa Gallagher, Nolan Roy, Allan Stone, Francis Melendez Class, and Quentin Todd.

"Great things in business are never done by one person.  They're done by a team of people." - Steve Jobs

Icebreaker is created on the first day of class.  This short movie demonstrates each filmmakers's unique perspective.

In addition, the students work together as a team to create a series of short documentaries.

They also also participate in an impromptu photo shoot on the backlot.

Poster for East Coast Sessions: Oceans Between Us.

East Coast Sessions: Oceans Between Us trailer.

Poster for the short documentary Visibly Invisible.  

Poster for the short documentary Imaginary Lines.  

Imaginary Lines trailer.

Socially Correct poster.

Here's the short documentary Socially Correct.

Poster for the short documentary There's Still Me in Motherhood.

There's Still Me in Motherhood trailer.

SEPTEMBER

 Say hello to 21 filmmakers who share with you a passion for cinema.  Back row (left to right) Bakari Patterson, Ian Maguire, Yun Li, A.J. Navarro, Katherine Dudely, Ulysees Turner, Erin McLynch, Will Hewell, Anthony Collins, Anthony Palome, Front row (left to right) Louis Rosa, Michael E. Harris, Jr., Haoran Zhang, Stormy Hupp, Xinyue Lu, Ethan Krok, Chad Happens, L. Crawford Norman III, Shayla Hall, and Larry D. Hardnett, Jr. (not pictured) Tres Davis        

"Team work makes the dream work."

Icebreaker is created on the first day of class.

Icebreaker is created on the first day of class.  This short movie demonstrates each filmmaker's unique perspective.

In addition, the students work together as a team to create a series of short documentaries.

They also participate in an impromptu photo shoot on the backlot.

THE GREAT ENZ poster.

Check out this short documentary that showcases one of Orlando's cultural treasures -- Enzian.  

These student filmmakers returned to the 520 class the following month to share their production insights with the next class.

THE SWEET LIFE poster.

Here's the trailer for The Sweet Life, a short documentary that showcases "Cupcake" queen, Hollis Wilder.

THE PERFECT SELFIE poster.

Trailer for the short documentary THE PERFECT SELFIE.

AUGUST

Say hello to 13 filmmakers who share with you a passion for visual storytelling.  Back row (left to right) Alba Ortiz-Reyes, Brian D'Almeida, Joshua Staunton, Charity Gibson, Ricardo Derose, Eduardo Avila, Anthony Hubbard, Nicholas Ruggles, Blake Heffelfinger, Front row (left to right) Kierra Colston, Gabriel Iath, Michele Olson, and Jordan Stewart.  

Icebreaker is created in class on the very first day.

In addition, the students work together as a team to create a series of short documentaries.

How would you describe yourself in one word?

520 Films crew - 1508.

Each student also participates in an impromptu photo shoot on the backlot.

Poster for the short film created during the Orlando 48 Hour Film Festival.  

Check out the final result, 48 Hours Later, an enlightening and entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the making of La Ruse. 

JULY

Say hello to eight great filmmakers who share with you a passion for making movies. (Left to right) Jonathan Thompson, Finian O'Halloran, Jesse Barker, Richard Pontigo, (laptop) Roque Hernandez, Marcel Harris, Paul Jackson, and Zi Morris.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
-Helen Keller

Icebreaker demonstrates each filmmakers unique perspective on Day 1 of the class.

Filmmaking Concepts and Practices - 1507.

How would you describe yourself in one word?

In addition, the students work together as a team to create a series of unique short documentaries.

Short documentary interview.

Check out the crew video.

Poster for the short documentary Don't Call it a Gun.

Don't Call it a Gun documentary.

FIVE20FILMS

This website serves as an online platform to market and showcase new student projects created in the Filmmaking Concepts and Practices Course in the Film Production Master of Fine Arts degree program at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

For several months Dean McDermitt was the interim Course Director for this graduate level class.  (July - October, 2015)  Previously he served as an instructor for two Documentary Filmmaking courses in the Bachelor of Science film degree program.  Over the past five years he's successfully mentored over 100 student productions. 

He's also an accomplished theatre director, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker.  His director credits include DISAPPEAR HERE,  ANOTHER DAY IN PARIS, and CITIZEN WILMA.

Check out his website to learn more at: deanmcdermitt.com