2023 Winning Videos

The Slick Rock Student Film Festival is Central California's premier film competition for middle and high school students in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties. It is a program of the Tulare County Office of Education with support from the Tulare County Suicide Prevention Task Force.

Slick Rock challenges students to meet industry standards in the technical aspects of film production. The competition is divided into two levels: middle school and high school. Each level offers a variety of film genres for participation.

The Annual Slick Rock Student Film Festival awards ceremony was held at the Visalia Fox Theatre on May 12, 2023 and featured the presentation of awards in each category. The winning videos are posted below.

Over 440 videos from 36 schools throughout the Central Valley were submitted by more than 890 middle and high school students. During the day at the Fox Theatre, over 160 films designated as the Premiere Cut films were also shown.

Click the PLAY buttons below to view the 2023 winning entry in each category.

Best of Show Winners

Trail of Fortune

Trail of Fortune
Middle School Best of Show
Benjamin Embry, Parker Embry, Caden Noorthoek, and Judah Noorthoek
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
Maestro

Maestro
High School Best of Show
Ian Cook, Ashtyn Cripps, Tori Patterson, Tyler Patterson, Micah Stipech, and William Youngquist
Redwood High School, Visalia

Middle School Category Winners

Trail of Fortune

Trail of Fortune
Blockbuster
Benjamin Embry, Parker Embry, Caden Noorthoek, and Judah Noorthoek
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
USA Flag History

USA Flag History
Documentary
Matthew Bailey, Jude Palumbo, and Matthew Valenzuela
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis
Caliber Customs Advertisement

Caliber Customs Advertisement
General Advertisement
Frannie Morris and Sienna Pulido
Spring Valley Elementary School, O'Neals
Your Life Matters. Our Lives Matter.

Your Life Matters. Our Lives Matter.
General PSA
Marcelina Cabatu, Ezecue Leon, Jaslene Rodriguez, and Alexa Quezada
Burton Middle School, Porterville

Middle and High School Category Winners

5 Steps To Stop The Overdose to Fentanyl PSA

Eat Healthy, Be Healthy

Be Safe Be Responsible

5 Steps To Stop The Overdose to Fentanyl PSA
Opioid, Fentanyl and Marijuana PSA
Azarriyah Jackson, , Betsy Leyva, and Natalie Tello
West High School, Bakersfield
Eat Health, Be Healthy
Nutrition and Physical Activity PSA
Brooklyn Amstutz, Ian Cook, Hannah Johnson, Micah Stipech, and William Youngquist
Redwood High School, Visalia
Be Safe Be Responsible
Social Mania: Social Media's Negative Impact on Mental Health
Brooklyn Amstutz, , Elijah Backlund, Tanner Hoffman,  Hannah Johnson, and Torran Mancour
Redwood High School, Visalia

High School Category Winners

Down The Mountain

Down The Mountain
Animation
Sebastian Calvanese Carter
El Diamante High School, Visalia
Maestro

Maestro
Blockbuster
Redwood High School
Maestro
Ian Cook, Ashtyn Cripps, Tyler Patterson, Tori Patterson, Micah Stipech, William Youngquist,
Redwood High School, Visalia
Stray: The Story Behind Animal Shelters

Stray: The Story Behind Animal Shelters
Documentary
Natasha Mach, Danielle Lopez Ramirez 
The Center For Advanced Research and Technology (CART), Clovis
MilkT Society Boba Commercial

MilkT Society Boba Commercial
General Advertisement
Sean Her, Kevin Vang
Sunnyside High School, Fresno

The Chicken Club

The Chicken Club
General PSA
Shelby Wood
Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC), Bakersfield
Never There - Cake

Never There - Cake
Music Video - Cover
Ellie Hebert
El Diamante High School, Visalia
Commuovere

Commuovere
Music Video - Original
Eli Bradshaw, Jordan Nguyen, Juliet Prosser, Beatrice Sanjaya,
Redwood High School, Visalia

Ranger TV Tyler Stark Story

Ranger TV Tyler Stark Story
News Broadcast
Ciera Alvarez, Nikko Gutierrez, Natalie McDonnell, Malayna Nieto, Tyler Stark, Daniela
Redwood High School, Visalia

Cowhide 67

Cowhide 67
Sports Highlights
Gabe Alaniz, Eddie Carino, Nikko Gutierrez,  Grace Hyatt, Jacob Perch, Natalie McDonnell
Redwood High School, Visalia

Nothing Is As It Seems

Nothing Is As It Seems
Suicide Prevention PSA
Jocelyn Gomez Ontiveros
Mission Oak High School, Tulare
Past Winners

To view the 2023 Premiere Cut Films, please contact Slick Rock staff at slickrock@tcoe.org.