Mundelein High School senior, Ander Nutall, earned first place at the annual Student Silent Film Festival held at the historic Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington this past weekend. Students from all of Chicagoland participated in the event.

Nuttall earned his award at the event with his short story titled “Skateboard Jungle.” The theme for this year’s video was “Unexpected Hero.”

To add to presentations, the Top Three entries also had an additional new soundtrack written and performed live by professional organist, Jelani Eddington.

“It is really exciting to have won and I want to thank all the people who helped me create this video,” Nuttall said. “It was really fun to film. One of the things that made it so fun is that we got to skateboard in the halls of MHS which is something you don’t normally get to do.”

 “It has been fun to see Ander’s work over the years get better and better with each project,” said Kent Meister, Nuttall’s Film as Literature instructor. Whether it is a short film, news story or music video he thinks it all through ahead of time and that hard work upfront has resulted in some great stories.”

Organist Jelani Eddington has performed in most major concert venues throughout the United States and has toured extensively abroad. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including his selection as the 2001 Theatre Organist of the Year.