Cinema Vita received the following submissions:

High School Category

Wrinkles in Time - WINNER

Blood Out - Honorable Mention

Respect Life - Mary Christian Minno
Filmmaker description: This is about the most vulnerable and difficult situation anyone could be in - teenage pregnancy.
Genre: Narrative

Silent Murder - Colin O'Brien
Filmmaker description: Symbolic pro-life movie in which a boy portraying an unborn baby suffers the effects of an abortion.
Genre: Conventional

San Diego Helpers of God's Precious Infants - Laura Lopez
Filmmaker description: Film of various pro-life prayer vigils on the streets of San Diego by the Helpers of God's Precious Infants.
Genre: Documentary

Our Lady of Fatima Procession of Reparation - Laura Lopez
Filmmaker description: Film of rosary procession in San Diego with International pilgrim virgin staute of Our Lady of Fatima in reparation for 35 years of abortion.
Genre: Documentary

Life in Georgia - Laura Lopez, Kristen Geier
Filmmaker description: Teenage girl contemplates life messages.
Genre: Conventional

Unconcerned - Teddy Russell, Aaron Davatgar, Joseph Anderson, Bob Broussard
Filmmaker description: This video is an abstract examination of the plight of the homeless in the city. The common person in society is apathetical in their attempt to aid the homeless and this video sets out to change that.
Genre: Documentary

College Category

The Poet - WINNER

For the Best - Matthew Connors, Neil Watson
Filmmaker description: Pregnant teenage girl makes the difficult and courageous decision to go against her parent's wishes and keep the baby even if it means leaving home.
Genre: Conventional

Open Category

Mad World - WINNER

Able - Honorable Mention

A New Kite in the Sky, The Joanne Pang Story - Scott Hildula, Sally Brien Holper
Filmmaker description: The Joanne Pang Foundation is dedicated to promoting education and awareness of umbilical cord blood stem cells as an effective treatment source for various blood and marrow disorders including leukemia and other cancers and to the development of a non-profit Northern California Umbilical Cord Blood Bank.
Genre: Documentary

Papa's Little Letter - Patricia LaHood
Filmmaker description: A story of the bond of a mother and son, set during the 19th century. It was adapted from an anonymous poem entitled A Widow's Story in the hope it may awaken a deeper appreciation of life and love. It is our effort to present life and death in a setting that is at once sacred, beautiful, tragic, precious, and innocent.
Genre: Narrative

Can You Make a Butterfly Smile? - Edward Horodko, Joseph Galata
Filmmaker description: none given
Genre: Documentary