Student Documentary Places Second at CSU Festival
The film details the last day of the Vietnam War from three first-hand accounts.
SDSU film student Pat Clark placed second in the documentary category in the 2010 CSU Media Arts Festival awards competition for his documentary The Last to Leave.
Clark is a second-year graduate student in the Television, Film and New Media program at SDSU. He was the only SDSU student to place in any category in the festival.
The final days of the Vietnam War
The Last to Leave documents the final day of the Vietnam War in 1975. The film intertwines three unique stories of a U.S. naval commander aboard the USS Midway, a U.S. Marine Embassy guard in Saigon and a Vietnamese refugee as they recount the events of that day.
Featuring dramatic images and compelling firsthand accounts, this film captures the desperation, chaos and emotion of the war in Vietnam.
About the festival
The Media Arts Festival gives talented film, video and interactive media students from the California State University system an opportunity to present their work for critical review and recognition. A panel of distinguished CSU faculty and industry professionals reviewed 131 entries representing 15 CSU campuses before selecting 29 finalists who represent 12 CSU campuses.
A free public screening of all finalists’ works and an awards ceremony was held Saturday, Nov. 6, on the CSU Fullerton campus in the Steven G. Mihaylo Hall. Audience members voted for the “Audience Choice Award,” which was also presented that evening.
Cash prizes during the award ceremony include:
- $1,000 and Rosebud Award to winner of best in show
- $500 and Rosebud Award to winner in each category
- $250 to the campus department of each winning category
Place Awards are also given in each category.
