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Chevy Happy Grad ad adds to LIer's resume

Long Island filmmaker Zachary Borst's Chevy ad submission,

Photo credit: Handout | Long Island filmmaker Zachary Borst's Chevy ad submission, which won a top prize of $25,000 and was seen during the Super Bowl, was selected out of 200 in an international competition. Borst has his heart set on becoming a feature filmmaker.

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What's next for Zachary Borst, the aspiring young filmmaker from Merrick whose humorous, 30-second ad for Chevrolet made it all the way to an airing during the Super Bowl Sunday night?

Could fame be this fleeting? On Monday, we were the only ones -- outside of family and friends -- to call Borst to ask, well, what happened since the ad ran.

"You're the only person who called," said Borst,...

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