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DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2025

 

Closing the curtain on our 16th annual Doppelgänger Film Festival. Brahma Cinematics would like to thank everyone who joined us for our event! Congratulations to the participants, their hard work both in front and behind the camera paid off.

 

All winners from the night are listed below alongside the category and nominee, in addition, all runner-up submissions are shared as well. Eye Opener winners will also receive their $500 scholarship in the coming week.

 

Please continue to support the creatives on campus and consider our Brahma Cinematics slogan - "Dedicating dreams to the screen!"

 

Please click on the links to view winning videos.

 

THEATRICAL TRAILER

WINNER

Alvin Huang - Formula 1

 

NOMINEES

Nathan "Strange" Johnson - Get Ready

Nataly Sun - Hidden Love

Nia Ramos - On the Clock

 

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WINNER

Nataly Sun - MOCA

 

NOMINEES

Alvin Huang - Brahma Tech

 

MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

Kaitlyn Chan - Mr. Polydactyl Cat

 

NOMINEES

Nia Ramos - Kismet

Adam Kottke - Weather Channel #12

 

EYE OPENERS - REACH for Mental Health $500 Scholarship

WINNER

Nataly Sun - The F Word

 

NOMINEES

Nathan "Strange" Johnson - The Wii's and U

Alvin Huang - The Orient

 

RUNNERS-UP

Louiementary - Louis Liang

 

ANIMATION - In Collaboration with DBHS Art Teacher Mrs. Dizon

WINNER

Symms Chang - Datura Yellow

 

NOMINEES

Keala Lontok - A Cosmic Guide on How Not to Space Travel

Sana Ahmed - Genius Loci

Chloe Jiang - Listen

Madelyne Lee - Into the Dungeon of Doors

Lucy Shu - Record Player

Ivan Shirong - The Signal

Stephanie Wheeler - They Used to Be Taller

William Woo and Ethan Hsaio - Train to the Underworld

 

OUT OF THE BOX

WINNER
Troy Pisigan - Student Driver


NOMINEES

Nataly Sun - Hidden Love

Nathan "Strange" Johnson - Shockwave

 

SHORT FILM

WINNER

Nataly Sun - One Emotion

 

NOMINEES

Alvin Huang and Christian Rodriguez - Christian Rodriquez

Nia Ramos - On the Clock

 

RUNNERS-UP

Vivian Kim - In Christ Alone

Nathan "Strange" Johnson - That Night with Jeff Steel

Nathan "Strange" Johnson and Cole "Shockwave" Vargas - The Shockwave Show

 

BEST WRITER WINNER

Nathan "Strange" Johnson - The Wii's and U - Eye Opener

 

NOMINEES

Alvin Huang and Christian Rodriquez - Christian Rodriguez - Short Film

Chloe Jiang - Listen - Animation

Stephanie Wheeler - They Used to Be Taller - Animation

 

BEST EDITOR WINNER

Troy Pisigan - Student Driver - Out of the Box

 

NOMINEES

Symms Chang - Datura Yellow - Animation

Alvin Huang - Formula 1 - Theatrical Trailer

Lucy Shu - Record Player - Animation

Ivan Yu - The Signal - Animation

 

BEST ACTRESS WINNER

Morgan Seshiki - One Emotion - Short Film

 

NOMINEES

Ella Davies - Hidden Love - Out of the Box

Nataly Sun - On the Clock - Short Film

 

BEST ACTOR WINNER

Christian Rodriguez - Christian Rodriguez - Short Film

 

NOMINEES

Cole "Shockwave" Vargas - Shockwave - Out of the Box

 

BEST DIRECTOR WINNER

Nataly Sun - The F Word and One Emotion - Eye Opener and Short Film

 

NOMINEES

Alvin Huang - Christian Rodriguez - Short Film

Nia Ramos - On the Clock - Short Film

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2024

 

Closing the curtain on our 15th annual Doppelgänger Film Festival. From the bottom of our hearts, Brahma Cinematics would like to thank everyone who joined us for our event. To all the filmmakers, crew members, instructors, and audience - we couldn't have done it without you!

 

Congratulations to the participants, their hard work both in front and behind the camera paid off. All winners from the night are listed below alongside the category and nominee, in addition, all runner-up submissions are shared as well. Eye Opener winners will also receive their $500 scholarship in the coming week.

 

We look forward to seeing all of the student submissions next year, and we wish the upcoming graduates nothing but support in their future career endeavors! Please support the creatives on campus and consider our Brahma Cinematics slogan - "Dedicating dreams to the screen!"

 

Please click on the links to view winning videos.

 

THEATRICAL TRAILER

 

WINNER

Saturday Rojas and Sarah Rojas - My Dearest, Jane Gallagher

 

NOMINEES

Cole Vargas - Nightmare on Halloween

Nia Ramos - Track

 

SHORT FILM

 

WINNER

Eva Yu - The Day I Fell in Love

 

NOMINEES

Nataly Sun - In This Letter

Joy Hata and Jialan Busteed Chao - Phantom Pains

Alina Zhang - Vida

 

RUNNER-UP

Sarah Rojas - Disparity

Eva Yu and Cindy Cui - For My Sake

Saturday Rojas and Sarah Rojas - My Dearest, Jane Gallagher

 

ANIMATION - In Collaboration with DBHS Art Teacher Ms. Dizon

 

WINNER

Zao Han - Summer is Ending 2020

 

NOMINEES

Xai Noriega - Lovely Night

Chloe Lam - Shelby

Valerie Lais and Corinna Yoh - The Duck-tectives

Aidan Sturlabayze - The Shadow

 

EYE OPENER - REACH for Mental Health $500 Scholarship

 

WINNER

Troy Pisigan - Katipunan

 

NOMINEES

Kora Trinh, Alina Zhang, and Owen - Beyond the Melody

Eva Yu, Joy Hata, and Sabrina Chen - Into Dungeons

 

RUNNER-UP

Cindy Cui - Cat Video

Kyla Nikravan - Anthony

Jianlan Busteed Chao, Nyansu Chen, Charles Zhao, and Saturday Rojas - Preschool Problems

 

MUSIC VIDEO

 

WINNER

Isabella Wang - Beggin'

 

NOMINEES

Criztos Iniguez, Leonardo Barradas, Samantha Nguyen, Jaxon Smith, William Cheng, Andrew Kim, and Naeema Roman-Englehart - Picking Delilah

Owen Ma - Pink + White

Joy Hata - They Don't Know You Like I Do

Nyansu Chen, Jianlan Busteed Chao, and Cindy Cui - Your Stupid Face

 

RUNNER-UP

Nathan Johnson - Under the Bridge

Darren Kawano, Tenchi Kennedy, and Akash Mancia - The Boys Are Back in Town

 

OUT OF THE BOX

 

WINNER

Kora Trinh and Natalie Tsai - Pick Ur Brain

 

NOMINEES

Aaron Ortiz and Jake Hien - Regular Cat Infomercial

Haillie Tekawy and Troy Pisigan - Seventeen to Serenity

Troy Pisigan - That There Station to Paradise

 

RUNNER-UP

Sana Ahmed - Starburst

Angelina Yang - Greetings from Yellowstone

 

CATEGORIES

 

BEST WRITER WINNER

Joy Hata - They Don't Know You Like I Do and Phantom Pains

 

NOMINEES

Eva Yu - The Day I Fell in Love

 

BEST EDITOR WINNER

Xai Noriega - Lovely Night

 

NOMINEES

Xinyi Cui - Your Stupid Face and For My Sake

Zao Han - The Summer is Ending

Troy Pisigan - Katipunan

Isabella Wang - Beggin'

 

BEST ACTRESS WINNER

Jasmine Chen - The Day I Fell in Love

 

NOMINEES

Nyansu Chen - Your Stupid Face

Samantha Nguyen - Picking Delilah

Saturday Rojas - My Dearest, Jane Gallagher

Nataly Sun - In This Letter

 

BEST ACTOR WINNER

Leonardo Barradas - Picking Delilah and Disparity

 

NOMINEES

Louis Liang - The Day I Fell in Love

Kevin Chen - Pink + White

 

BEST DIRECTOR WINNER

Nataly Sun - In This Letter

NOMINEES

Troy Pisigan - Katipunan

Kora Trinh and Natalie Tsai - Pick Ur Brain

Eva Yu - The Day I Fell in Love

 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2023

On March 18th, Brahma Cinematics held its 14th annual Doppelgänger Film Festival, and was our second in-person presentation since 2019. Congratulations to the participants, their hard work both in front and behind the camera paid off. The consensus was that this was one of the best film festivals to date. All submissions were widely loved and considerably debated, students and attendees had their favorites no matter the judging outcome.
 
All winners from the night are listed below alongside the category and nominee. Eye Opener winners will also receive their $500 scholarship in the coming week.
 
We look forward to seeing all of the student submissions next year, and we wish the upcoming graduates nothing but support in their future career endeavors! Please support the creatives on campus and consider our Brahma Cinematics slogan - "Dedicating dreams to the screen!"
 
Please click on the links to view winning videos.
 
MUSIC VIDEO
 
WINNER
Sarah Rojas - Like You Do
 
NOMINEES
Joy Hata - Boomerang
Chris Hsieh - Burnout
Alina Zhang - I'm Happy
Kora Trinh - Nancy Got a Haircut
Adriana Malingkas - Sunny Day
Sean Gabriel Pornan - The Eternal Teenage Cycle
 
OUT OF THE BOX
 
WINNER
Jessie Li - Pour Out Like Water
 
NOMINEES
Charlene Kim - Anthology
Jianlan Busteed, Nyansu Chen, and Cindy Cui - Ginger
 
THEATRICAL TRAILER
 
WINNER
Grace Ramirez and Charlene Kim - The Challenge
 
NOMINEES
Zoe Guillen - Doppelganger
 
EYE OPENER - REACH for Mental Health $500 Scholarship
 
WINNER
Andres Romero-Serpas - The Forgotten War
 
NOMINEES
Charlene Kim - A Conversation
Nathan Johnson - An Average Day for a Lonely Student
Cole Whitman - Gary
Charles Zhao - Shockwave
Alexander Morton Dyke - A Musical Journey
 
SHORT FILM
 
WINNER
Owen Ma - Influencer
 
NOMINEES
Grace Ramirez - A Home Between Two Houses
Jianlan Busteed - Book of Unaliving
Zoe Guillen - Doppelganger
Eva Yu - Talent Show
 
ANIMATION - In Collaboration with DBHS Art Teacher Ms. Dizon
 
WINNER
Jessica Leung - Blue Hour
 
NOMINEES
Ashley Chiu - Bloom
Anushka Rane - Cake My Day
Kaitlyn Michaud - Fighter
Tammy Pao - Hole in the Heart
Allysen Tang - Lemon
Sam Lim and Alex Wang - Snake Fight!
Christina Qi - The Bananas Are Rotting
Amber Yu - Run for Your Life!
Lynea Morton Dyke - Always With You
Giselle Gutierrez - Andi's Art
Sean Gabriel Pornan - Apocalyptic Youth
Jodie Baek - Chromhidrosis
Nathan Yu - Two Sides
 
CATEGORIES
 
BEST EDITOR WINNER
Sean Gabriel Pornan - The Eternal Teenage Cycle
 
NOMINEES
Jessica Leung - Blue Hour
Alina Zhang - I'm Happy
Zoe Guillen - Doppelganger
 
BEST WRITER WINNER
Grace Ramirez - A Home Between Two Houses
 
NOMINEES
Nathan Johnson - An Average Day for a Lonely Student
Ashley Chiu - Bloom
Owen Ma - Influencer
 
BEST ACTOR WINNER
Cole "Shockwave" Vargas - Shockwave
 
NOMINEES
Eddy Cogger - Doppelganger
Owen Gwilliam - Book of Unaliving
Sean Gabriel Pornan - The Eternal Teenage Cycle
 
BEST ACTRESS WINNER
Saturday Rojas - A Home Between Two Houses and Anthology
 
NOMINEES
Britain McElrea - Like You Do
Lindsey Wong - Nancy Got a Haircut
Eva Yu - Talent Show
 
BEST DIRECTOR WINNER
Andres Romero-Serpas
 
NOMINEES
Adriana Malingkas - Sunny Day
Charles Zhao - Shockwave
Alexander Morton Dyke - A Musical Journey

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2022

 
On March 18th, Brahma Cinematics held its 13th annual Doppelgänger student film festival and was our first in-person presentation since 2019. DBHS students were ecstatic to share their passion and creativity with a live audience. This year we were also proud to collaborate with DBHS art teacher, Ms. Dizon, on our very first animation category, which had over ten submissions by students.
 
This year was considered to be one of the toughest years for judging by all accounts. Every student, at all grade levels, brought their ingenuity and talent for multiple submissions. That is why we are posting winners and nominees for each category.
 
Once again, REACH for Mental Health, honored our Eye Opener filmmakers with a $500 Scholarship winner. Below is a list of winners along with their submissions. Mr. Enriquez would like to thank all of the student filmmakers and the continued support DBHS staff.
 
Please click on links to view winning videos.
 
PSA/COMMERCIAL
 
WINNER
Eva Yu - HTHAB
 
NOMINEES
Irene Kim, Ian Nakama, Aaron Schwarz, Sabrina Chen, and Elijah McCraw - Awkbud
Yunfei Cui, Grace Ramirez, Hector Liu, and Tom Li - Oculus Dexter
 
MUSIC VIDEO
 
WINNER
Irene Kim Kim - can i b u?
 
NOMINEES
Angela Liao - Epilogue - Diamonds & Toads
Angelina Yang, Adriana Malingkas, and Kora Trinh - Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
Brahma Cinematics 2021-2022 - Marigolds
Saturday Rojas - Me and My Husband
Alina Zhang - One Sided Love
Joy Hata - Wrecked
 
OUT OF THE BOX
 
WINNER
Angelina Yang and Kyla Nikravan - Bully
 
NOMINEES
Owen Ma, Aaron Tsai, Cole Vargas, Charles Zhao,, and Alexander Kung - Food Fiesta
Sabrina Chen - Gomennanka Kikitakunakatta
Jaden Zhang, Andrew Liu, James hao, Anthony Lugo, and Kora Trinh - Ignored
 
THEATRICAL TRAILER
 
WINNER
Andres Romero Serpas - The Silent Patient
 
NOMINEES
Abby Kottke - Estival Lines
Joy Hata and Eva Yu - The Balcony View
 
EYE OPENER - REACH for Mental Health $500 Scholarship
 
WINNER
Abby Kottke - Going Off Script // Olivia James
 
NOMINEES
Cole Whitman - Lanterman a Retrospective
Nathan Stillkey and Ryan Ormes - The Land of Opportunity
Katherine Villanueva - Legacy of Voltes V
 
SHORT FILM
 
WINNER
Abby Kottke - Fragments
 
NOMINEES
Nia Ramos - Romeo and Juliet the Hip-aning
 
ANIMATION - In Collaboration with DBHS Art Teacher with Ms. Dizon
 
WINNER
Ruth Yoon - Birb's Night Out
 
NOMINEES
Jowelle Wong, Katie Choi, and Kathleen Nie - An Ordinary Day
Heather Ma and Sara Faisol - Guardian
Less Sampson and Ivy Liu - The Adventures of Jean and Flar
Paige Kim - Nightmares
Angela Liao - Rampion
Sarah Luna and Katie Wang - Runaway
Jimmy Chen and David Duran - Taxes
Katherine Villanueva, Jessica Wong, Paige Kim, and Angela Liao - The Life of Birb
Natalie Wu - Frogg
 
CATEGORIES
 
BEST EDITOR
Abby Kottke - Estival Lines, Fragments, and Going Off Script // Olivia James
 
BEST WRITER
Eva Yu - HTHAB
 
BEST ACTOR
Joel Nelson - The Silent Patient
 
BEST ACTRESS
Heather Hwang - can i b u?
John A. Rowland High School C/O 2023
 
BEST DIRECTOR
Abby Kottke - Estival Lines, Fragments, and Going Off Script // Olivia James
 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2021

 
May 16th, Diamond Bar High School held its 12th annual Doppelgänger student film festival virtually. This year showcased the incredible ingenuity of its student body to create an inspiring array of films created under social distance protocols. Several participants were also the first to complete a full four years under the CTE Digital Media Production pathway.
 
In addition, to the $500 REACH for Mental Health Scholarship winners, the runner-up was also awarded an additional $150 prize for the first time ever. Below is a list of winners along with their submissions. Mr. Enriquez would like to thank all of the student filmmakers and the continued support DBHS staff.
 
Please click on links to view winning videos.
 
PSA/Commercial
Ginger Alvarez - Money Lashed
 
Theatrical Trailer
Kasey Baptista - The Reaper of Men
 
Music Video
Charlene Kim - Madhouse
 
Out of the Box
Mathew Sharifi, Blake Holmes, and Devon Winston - The Samurai and the Thieves
 
Short Film
Kasey Baptista - The Delivery
 
Eye Opener - REACH for Mental Health Scholarship - $500 Winner
Devon Winston, Blakes Holmes, and Mathew Sharifi - Born Black
 
Eye Opener - REACH for Mental Health Scholarship - $150 Runner-Up
Ariana Gallardo, Abby Kottke, and Katherine Villanueva
 
Best Writing
Mathew Sharifi - You'll Never Know What Happened (LINKED) & The Samurai and the Thieves
 
Best Editing
Hugh Vo - Water Story 2
 
Best Actress
Angela Liao - Ribs
 
Best Actor
Devon Winston - Of Faredor and Razelrath (LINKED) & The Samurai and the Thieves
 
Best Director
Kasey Baptista - The Delivery & the Reaper of Men (LINKED ABOVE)
 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2020

 
March 2020, Diamond Bar High School held its 11th annual Doppelgänger student film festival. It was a wonderful array of cinematic submissions by our DBHS student body that was presented through the Brahma Cinematics Instagram page. Through unforeseen circumstances and an ever changing school year, club members displayed resilience and creativity at every changing moment. Below is a list of winner along with their submissions. Mr. Enriquez would like to thank all of the student filmmakers and the committed Brahma Cinematics team.
 
Please click on links to view winning videos.
 
PSA/Commercial
Helen Pan - Scam Reply
 
Theatrical Trailer
Devon Winston and Yuyao Sun - Mongoose
 
Music Video
Titus Lim and Rex Hsu - Instagram
 
Out of the Box
Raquel Figueroa - Gorge
 
Eye Opener - REACH for Mental Health Scholarship
Anna Bachman, Yuyao Sun, and AJ Soriano - Artists Around Us
 
Short Film
Hugh Vo - Escape
 
Best Writer
Raquel Figueroa - Gorge
 
Best Editor
Mathew Sharifi - Fractured
 
Best Actress
Lillie Herrera - Behind Your Eyes
 
Best Actor
Adam Youness - Figures of the Past
 
Best Director
Hugh Vo - Escape
 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2019

Friday, March 22, Diamond Bar High School held its 10th annual Doppelgänger student film festival. It was another wonderful night of cinematic submissions by our DBHS student body and incredible live music by the Commercial Music Band Auditory. Below is a list of the winners along with their submissions. Mr. Enriquez would like to thank all of the student filmmakers for a great film festival. Every submission deserved to be awarded and highlighted.

Please click on links to view winning videos.

Linda Beltran - Sedona
 
Russell Haro - The Little Notebook
 
Hugh Vo - The Disruptor
 
Russell Chang - The Disruptor 
 
Melissa Ribeiro - They Follow
 
Ordinary - Kasey Baptista, Mathew Sharifi, and Devon Winston
 
Shelter - Irene Kim
 
Time Slasher XV - Blake Holmes, Devon Winston, & Mathew Sharifi

 

 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2018

Friday, March 23, Diamond Bar High School held its 9th annual Doppelgänger student film festival. It was another wonderful night of cinematic submissions by our DBHS student body and incredible live music by our Commercial Music program. Below is a list of the winners along with their submissions. Mr. Enriquez would like to thank all of the student filmmakers for a great film festival. Every submission deserved to be awarded and highlighted.

Please click on links to view winning videos.

 
Christopher Lin - Russet Stains with Grace Vol. I
 
Russell "Russdom" Haro - Stella & Casey
 
Alyssa Ingalla - Stella & Casey
 
Desirae Prather - Never the Same
 
Linda Beltran - Good Old Days
 
Kevin Saiz - The Last Shot
 
Devin Diaz - Intri-Vox
 

DOPPELGÄNGER FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Friday, March 24, Diamond Bar High School held its 8th annual Doppelgänger student film festival. Many attendees and presenters wear costumes from their favorite movies. Below is a list of the winners from that evening.

Please click on links to view winning videos.

Best Actor & Actress
Nathan Lee & Katie Han - Duet - Short Film Category
 
Samantha Juarez - In Sorrow
Megan Hoang and Marisa Umeh - FemSTEM
 
Aleksei Solomatov - AP Statistics Recruitment
 
Christopher Lin – Banana
 
Hunter Seropian - A Creative Way to Explain Everything - Out of the Box Category
 
Anthony Silva - Director - II No Exit
Anthony Silva & Lesane Esquero - Editors
 
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Mathew, Hailey, and Kasey
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Amanda and Cristian
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Yuyao and Kaia
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Gabriel and Nicholas
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Blake and Bobby "Cool Guy"
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Nicholas and Gabriel
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Raquel, Anna, and the Action Roll - 1 of 3
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Raquel, Anna, and the Action Roll - 2 of 3
Rehearsals - 3.12.20 - Raquel, Anna, and the Action Roll - 3 of 3