“Winning Teen-Age Movies” is a montage film highlighting winning youth short films that were submitted as part of a Kodak-UFA Teenage Film Awards cycle. The Kodak-UFA Teenage Film Awards was an annual competition that was meant to recognize and encourage the efforts of talented young filmmakers from across the United States. While this particular film has no credits, it was likely produced by Kodak to encourage more teens to submit to upcoming iterations of the film awards. This particular film, which likely dates to the late 60s or early 70s, is composed of a montage of scenes from films that won prizes and honorable mentions. Additionally, the film highlights the 1st place film from the junior category of the competition, which was made by John Dentino. The film is also narrated by John Dentino and fellow senior category winner, John MacKenzie.

Opening credits, title page plays over background footage of two teen boys sitting on sofa toying with film reel (0:07). The teen boys, narrators John MacKenzie and John Dentino, address camera and introduce topic of program (0:33-1:30). Snippets of films from previous year’s competition in junior category – “Sammy the Sinner” by Rob Mortarotti of Orinda, California: Young boy sits in passenger seat of 1963 Lincoln Continental before “shooting” driver with toy gun and making car disappear; Same boy enters and exits church before turning it into lava (1:32). “The Sun – Our Source of Energy” by George Campos of Buffalo, New York: sequence shots of sun streaks leaking through lush foliage of forest (2:00). “Sherlock Holmes and the Musgrave Ritual” by Mark Shepard of Encino, California: Amateur adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes film, two teen boys dress-up with fake mustache disguises (2:41). “To Quell a Fiend” by Tom Dashnedes of Sunset Hills, Missouri: Superhero vs. villain, special effect techniques by manipulating camera to make certain characters appear larger than life; Apollo 10 Saturn V at launch pad (3:35). Back to John MacKenzie and John Dentino in living room set up; John MacKenzie introduces John Dentino’s first prize winning film “The Trip” about young man who takes LSD (5:06). Young protagonist narrates stream of consciousness oscillating from excitement to paranoia and fear, takes tab of LSD while parents are out, footage switches between family home in black & white to color shots of nature, special effects: Flames, fungal growths growing from boy’s hand (5:51-12:21). MacKenzie asks Dentino why he chose the film subject, introduces next category of films – senior category entries (12:31). Dennis Lang and Harvey Ettinger of Saint Paul, Minnesota: Sequence of kaleidoscope-esque patterns, animations inspired by European New Wave cinema (12:55). “Two Boys, One Raft, One Adventure” by Glen Przyborski of Rockledge, Florida: Pair of boys read Mark Twain and are inspired to make make-shift raft which they deploy on Indian River, eventually Brevard County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol comes to rescue boys (13:34). “4D” by Jeff Gribbitts of Exeter, New Hampshire: Clay stop-motion animation film or clay figures fighting each other (14:44). Critical documentary by Lindell McDaniel of Hannibal, Missouri: Camera pans Hannibal skyline, riverfront, intersection with stoplight, Hannibal Regional Airport, Hotel Mark Twain, Becky Thatcher Restaurant, Aunt Polly’s Drive-In, Tom N Huck Motel, Hannibal Mark Twain Statue in Riverview Park (16:16). Film ends (17:07).

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