2025 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 9, 2025 and featured the presentation of awards in each category. The winning videos are posted below.

Over 430 videos from 49 schools throughout the Central Valley were submitted by more than 970 middle and high school students. During the day at the Fox Theatre, 200 films designated as the Premiere Cut films were also shown.

Click the PLAY buttons below to view the 2025 winning entry in each category.

Best of Show Winners

Captain Anti-Drugs

Captain Anti-Drugs
Middle School Best of Show
Riley Gentz and Miles Mellon
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis
The Orbit

The Orbit
High School Best of Show
Sef Feierbach, Hannah Johnson, Omar Juarez Panama, Jesus Rivera Lopez, and Lily Seargeant
Redwood High School, Visalia

Middle School Category Winners

Mind Games

Mind Games
Blockbuster
Riley Gentz, Miles Mellon, Jeremiah Ochoa, Chase Usklil, and Melanie Zepeda
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis

We Feed the World

We Feed The World
Documentary
Luke Johnson and Nathan Johnson 
Fairmont Elementary School, Sanger

Longhorn Feed Commerical

Longhorn Feed Commerical
General Advertisement
Natalie Brown
Fairmont Elementary School, Sanger
Our Generation Can Change It - Tobacco Prevention

Our Generation Can Change It - Tobacco Prevention
General PSA
Nikos Torres
Hillside Elementary School, Madera

Middle and High School Category Winners

Health And Nutrition

Captain Anti-Drugs

Health and Nutrition
Nutrition and Physical Activity PSA
Robert Bakalian and  Mason Smith
Reyburn Intermediate School, Clovis

Captain Anti-Drugs
Opioid, Fentanyl and Marijuana PSA
Riley Gentz and Miles Mellon
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis


 

High School Category Winners

Sleepless

Sleepless
Animation
Gael Deniz Cerda, Samuel LaSalle, and  Nevaeh Nunez
Hanford West High School, Hanford


 

The Orbit

The Orbit
Blockbuster
Sef Feierbach, Hannah Johnson, Omar Juarez Panama, Jesus Rivera Lopez, and Lily Seargeant
Redwood High School, Visalia


Field Worker's Fight for Rights

Field Worker's Fight for Rights
Documentary 
Lucas Guzman, , Cristian Macedo, Leslie Rivera, and Lily Ruiz
El Diamante High School, Visalia

VTECH

VTECH
General Advertisement
Abeegail Garcia, Sophia Martinez, Bryce Powers, and  Jesus Sosa
El Diamante High School, Visalia

 



 

 

Visit Visalia PSA

Visit Visalia PSA
General PSA
Ares Avila, Grace Hyatt, and Jaden Gutierrez
Redwood High School, Visalia


 

Lejos De Ti

Lejos De Ti
Music Video - Cover
Daniel Delgadillo, Nicole Parihuara, Donielle Taylor, Evelyn Valdez, and Briseyda Ventura Galindo
Central East High School, Fresno
Melody Gone Wrong

Melody Gone Wrong
Music Video - Original
Autumn Batti, Jared Calvillo, Hannah Johnson,  Machela Pasquini, Jesus Rivera Lopez, and Lily Seargeant
Redwood High School, Visalia


 

Tony's Strength

Tony's Strength
News Broadcast
Grace Hyatt, Hannah Johnson, Erik Navarro, and Tony Thompson
Redwood High School, Visalia


 

Redwood Friday Night Lights

Redwood Friday Night Lights
Sports Highlights
 Vincent Barber, Hannah Johnson, Savannah LaRue, Analyz Mendoza, Erik Navarro, and Titus Silapachai
Redwood High School, Visalia

Help A Friend

Help A Friend
Suicide Prevention PSA
Ramses Gomez
Monache High School, Porterville

Past Winners

For more information about the Slick Rock Film Festival, please contact Slick Rock staff at slickrock@tcoe.org.