Four short films, four awards, and a free three-day trip to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City last weekend.
Ava Doakâs filmmaking career is off to a strong start â all the more considering sheâs only 14 years old.
A resident of Auburn, Doak was inspired to pursue a career in film after participating in the Cameo Cinemaâs Family Film Festival of the Napa Valley, where her films took the top prize in her age group for three consecutive years.
She followed up those films with âThe Box,â which she entered in the AT&T Youth Voices Collective Film Competition. Despite being shot on a smartphone as required by the contestâs rules, the allegorical short about discrimination and white male privilege represented a leap in technical sophistication.