Secret Club

Production Photos and Stills

The set on the first day of filming. Ben built it in his basement mostly using pieces from previous films. The 3'x7' wall panels first appeared in Murder in the Pharaoh's Grave as tomb walls This is their fourth film..

Kyle Decodes a Message

Ari Tutko as Kyle

Members of Secret Club (left to right): Felix Peaslee, Lorenzo Rossi, Ari Tutko, and Derik Radcliffe.

Screenings

Febuary 7-8, 2012: SECRET CLUB was one of 17 finalist in the Teen International Shorts Festival (Istanbul, Turkey).

Secret Club Nominated for Best Cinematography

February 12, 2012: SECRET CLUB has been nominated for Best Cinematography by the Derek Freese High School Film Festival. Quoting Matt Lawrance, teacher at Ballard High: "This prestigious festival draws competition from high school filmmakers across the country[...] The festival is held in memory of Derek Freese, a gifted Temple University film student."

Secret Club Earns Regional Scholastic Honorable Mention

January 31, 2012: The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers today awarded a Regional Honorable Mention to SECRET CLUB. This marks Ben's fourth year (and seventh film) to receive a regional honor.

The Alliance has given awards since 1923 to teens such as Truman Capote, Andy Warhol, and Robert Redford.

Very happy to have Very happy to have SECRET CLUB in the Irvine International Film Festival in California. It will screen on Monday, Jan. 16th. in the Irvine International Film Festival in California. It will screen on Monday, Jan. 16th.

SECRET CLUB played at the Children's Film Festival on Jan 27th, Feb 4th, and Feb 5th in Seattle. "I think I'm generally younger than the other filmmakers, but generally older that the film goers. The screening went great, especially for a sunny day. Thanks to Liz Shepherd for putting together such a fun program and for giving me a nice introduction. Thanks to the kids and their parents for discerning questions. I learned from the film LOST DOG that Portuguese sounds a lot like Spanish."

November 19, 2011: SECRET CLUB, MACK, and MOLLY AND THE MASKED STORM have won awards from The Young People's Film Festival in Portland. It is the largest and oldest regional youth festival for our area. SECRET CLUB will screen today at the Portland Art Museum as part of the Winner's program. The previous three years that I've had film in the Winner's program, I've very much enjoyed attending, but today we have two performances of the Laramie Project at school.

Excited to be in the Alexandria (VA) Film Festival. Secret Club will screen on Nov 4th at the Athenaeum.

Couchfest gives Ben their Lifetime Award

Oct 18, 2011: Couchfest announced today that their 2011 Lifetime Award will go to 16-year-old Ben Kadie. The festival screened Ben's Secret Club in Reykjavik (Iceland) and Seattle on September 24th. The festival hosts its screenings in people's homes -- a system they call "awkwardly awesome". Ben is the only filmmaker to be selected for Couchfest twice. Last year his Sparks in the Night screened and was selected for "Best of Couchfest". When notifying Ben of the award, Festival director Craig Downing said "We doubt this will be the last Lifetime Award you receive. Of course, we will be a little proud that we gave it to you before anyone else."

November Update: Couchfest has organized new screenings of Secret Club in Stanton Island, NY and Warsaw, Poland.

Oct 17, 2011: Secret Club was a Finalist at the Future of Cinema Film Festival (Interlochen, MI) and earned a $500 scholarship for the summer program there.

Secret Club to Screen at the Vancouver International Film Festival and Beyond

Secret Club will screen twice as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival/Reel Youth (October 12 & 13) and then tour Canada and the world. In 2009, when Sparks in the Night was a selection, the tour screened in more than 30 places including Nepal and Ireland. [Reel Youth trailer including Secret Club].

Secret Club has been selected as a Junior Independents' Film (Tampa, FL)

Hafa Adai! Secret Club will be part of the Family Showcase at the Guam International Film Festival. [Video intro for screening.]

Secret Club will play at Woodstock Film Festival in NY on Sept 23rd. Peace! (Picture of Ben in festival T-shirt).

Secret Club will play this Sunday (Aug 31, 2011) at the Topanga Film Festival in California. The festival's motto is: "Filmmaking isn't brain surgery ... or is it?"

Secret Club and Mack are official selections of the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival and will screen August 10-14. The festival combines public screenings in with small forums to share in a dialogue and exchange through the powerful language of film and the arts.

Australia's Short Sharp Film Festival named Secret Club a "Young Guns" finalist. The film screened in Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, on July 4, 2011. This was Slugco's first Australian screening.

Secret Club Premieres at SIFF

May 21, 2011: As a Seattle Times Three-Minute Masterpiece, "Secret Club" screened at the Seattle International Film Festival and was the runner-up in the youth division [photos].

This was Ben's fourth Three-Minute Masterpiece. Twice he went on to be the youth winner and once, two years ago with Sparks in the Night, the overall winner.

		Febuary 7-8, 2012: SECRET CLUB was one of 17 finalist in the Teen International Shorts Festival (Istanbul, Turkey).
		Secret Club Nominated for Best Cinematography February 12, 2012: SECRET CLUB has been nominated for Best Cinematography by the Derek Freese High School Film Festival. Quoting Matt Lawrance, teacher at Ballard High: "This prestigious festival draws competition from high school filmmakers across the country[...] The festival is held in memory of Derek Freese, a gifted Temple University film student."
		Secret Club Earns Regional Scholastic Honorable Mention January 31, 2012: The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers today awarded a Regional Honorable Mention to SECRET CLUB. This marks Ben's fourth year (and seventh film) to receive a regional honor. The Alliance has given awards since 1923 to teens such as Truman Capote, Andy Warhol, and Robert Redford.
		Very happy to have Very happy to have SECRET CLUB in the Irvine International Film Festival in California. It will screen on Monday, Jan. 16th. in the Irvine International Film Festival in California. It will screen on Monday, Jan. 16th.
		SECRET CLUB played at the Children's Film Festival on Jan 27th, Feb 4th, and Feb 5th in Seattle. "I think I'm generally younger than the other filmmakers, but generally older that the film goers. The screening went great, especially for a sunny day. Thanks to Liz Shepherd for putting together such a fun program and for giving me a nice introduction. Thanks to the kids and their parents for discerning questions. I learned from the film LOST DOG that Portuguese sounds a lot like Spanish."
		November 19, 2011: SECRET CLUB, MACK, and MOLLY AND THE MASKED STORM have won awards from The Young People's Film Festival in Portland. It is the largest and oldest regional youth festival for our area. SECRET CLUB will screen today at the Portland Art Museum as part of the Winner's program. The previous three years that I've had film in the Winner's program, I've very much enjoyed attending, but today we have two performances of the Laramie Project at school.
		Excited to be in the Alexandria (VA) Film Festival. Secret Club will screen on Nov 4th at the Athenaeum.
		Couchfest gives Ben their Lifetime Award Oct 18, 2011: Couchfest announced today that their 2011 Lifetime Award will go to 16-year-old Ben Kadie. The festival screened Ben's Secret Club in Reykjavik (Iceland) and Seattle on September 24th. The festival hosts its screenings in people's homes -- a system they call "awkwardly awesome". Ben is the only filmmaker to be selected for Couchfest twice. Last year his Sparks in the Night screened and was selected for "Best of Couchfest". When notifying Ben of the award, Festival director Craig Downing said "We doubt this will be the last Lifetime Award you receive. Of course, we will be a little proud that we gave it to you before anyone else." The SECRET CLUB house in Reykjavik, Iceland The SECRET CLUB house in Seattle (Photo) November Update: Couchfest has organized new screenings of Secret Club in Stanton Island, NY and Warsaw, Poland.
		Oct 17, 2011: Secret Club was a Finalist at the Future of Cinema Film Festival (Interlochen, MI) and earned a $500 scholarship for the summer program there.
		Secret Club to Screen at the Vancouver International Film Festival and Beyond Secret Club will screen twice as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival/Reel Youth (October 12 & 13) and then tour Canada and the world. In 2009, when Sparks in the Night was a selection, the tour screened in more than 30 places including Nepal and Ireland. [Reel Youth trailer including Secret Club].
		Secret Club has been selected as a Junior Independents' Film (Tampa, FL)
		Hafa Adai! Secret Club will be part of the Family Showcase at the Guam International Film Festival. [Video intro for screening.]
		Secret Club will play at Woodstock Film Festival in NY on Sept 23rd. Peace! (Picture of Ben in festival T-shirt).
		Secret Club will play this Sunday (Aug 31, 2011) at the Topanga Film Festival in California. The festival's motto is: "Filmmaking isn't brain surgery ... or is it?"
		Secret Club and Mack are official selections of the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival and will screen August 10-14. The festival combines public screenings in with small forums to share in a dialogue and exchange through the powerful language of film and the arts.
		Australia's Short Sharp Film Festival named Secret Club a "Young Guns" finalist. The film screened in Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, on July 4, 2011. This was Slugco's first Australian screening.
		Secret Club Premieres at SIFF May 21, 2011: As a Seattle Times Three-Minute Masterpiece, "Secret Club" screened at the Seattle International Film Festival and was the runner-up in the youth division [photos]. This was Ben's fourth Three-Minute Masterpiece. Twice he went on to be the youth winner and once, two years ago with Sparks in the Night, the overall winner.

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