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2021 East Rock Films Essay Contest
Honorable Mentions
Congratulations to our five Honorable Mentions in the 2021 East Rock Films Essay Contest! We received about 120 submissions and it is quite an accomplishment to be named as one of the top essays.
Here are the five Honorable Mentions:
Ava Sullivan created a video essay on the actress and screenwriter Carrie Fisher (1956-2016). 
Ava is a senior at Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. Her intended major is Music Education.
Watch her video here on Carrie Fisher
Erica Mitchell writes about the British author William Golding (1911-1993). 
Erica is a senior at Hopewell High School and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her intended major is film studies and screenwriting.
Read her essay on William Golding
Abigail Sowinski created a video essay about the poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). Abigail is a freshman at the University of Toledo in Ohio and is she from Toledo, Ohio. Her studies include Vocal Performance.
Watch her video on Emily Dickinson
Gwenlyn Corrie writes about the actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) in her essay “The Influence of Hedy Lamarr.” Gwenlyn is a senior at Liberty High School and resides in Brentwood, California.
Jemma Stollberg writes about the English King Henry VII (1457-1509) in her essay “Henry VII: Underappreciated Icon.” Jemma is a senior in high school at St. Andrew Priory in Honolulu, Hawaii. She resides in Kaneohe, Hawaii.