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Festival this weekend will screen films made by high-schoolers By DANI MCCLAIN dmcclain@journalsentinel.com Dominique Smith’s first film, a short called “Scuff,” depicts a series of fights set off when one teen steps on another’s new shoes. Photo/Benny Sieu DuBois High School filmmakers (left to right) Bruce Sneed Jr., Elijah Holt, Javontye Thomas, Dominique Smith, Mott Abrams and Joey Zabinski work on a film that will debut at the Milwaukee Spotlight Student Film Festival. Smith, 17, screened his creation at a local teen film festival and then decided he needed to step up his game. "It was kind of mind-boggling seeing everybody else's work against ours," said Smith, who entered the contest with classmates from W.E.B. DuBois High School. "Theirs were more complex." So Smith spent the following year making "Night at the Video... [read full story]
