Screening 2
What I want to say to you. Submitted by Sang-Chul Park on behalf of her elementary school students. - NARR (Under-12) In the situation where he goes to school, the male Joo sees Minjoo and then comes up with something he wants to convey. Runtime 4:00
Condemned by Inaction, Natalie Creek, Director - NARR (Under 12). Frustrated with presidential inaction in the fight against global warming, a young middle school student decides to personally take the president to court. Runtime 3:00
PeaceTime: A Royal Frog, Stephen Moore, Director - ANI/STOMO/PRO. A meditation exercise for kids age 3 to 99 and then some. Runtime 4:09
The New Light, J Ferguson, Director - NARR (Under 12). A young boy searches for his missing father. Runtime 4:03
QuaranTeen, Caleb Metissier, Director -Stuck-at-Home. After a mysterious new virus causes a worldwide pandemic, young Andy Locke struggles to cope with his "new normal" of living in quarantine. Runtime 3:29
Another World, Esther Maloney, Director - NARR/PRO. Combining poetic narration, illustrated animations, and live-action footage, a mother speaks to her son about the boat he's been on sinking, and the courage he'll need to build 'another world', characterized by justice, and love. Runtime 5:28
Alien, Ip Kan Chan, Hong Yu Lai, Nok Man Wong, Wai Ho Yeung, Directors - ANI/STOMO (13-17) An alien is on the way home, but his spaceship has no enough energy, so he lands on a planet. Runtime 2:37
Homeschool, Celia Jaspers, Director - (STUCK-at-Home/PRO) 2020 Winner Rescreening. A bored little girl in lockdown during the covid crisis realizes her backyard and farm can be more fun than she thought if she uses her imagination. Runtime 3:00
Bad Bugs, Bryn Wright, Director -ANI/STOMO (Under12). Ten-year-old Bryn made a claymation movie about the importance of using "natural solutions for your bug problems" - something she's passionate about. Runtime 2:00
Stand Up, Maggie Ding, Director DOCU/ (13-17). A short documentary about a Stop Asian Hate rally in Los Angeles. Runtime 3:39
Spaghetti Western, Charles Dye, Director - NARR/PRO. PEHG Productions presents an homage to the western all'italiana! A short film about a girl who knows her physics. Runtime 9:00
Harvest, Chak Sum Ip, Hin Shing Lam, Yau Cheung, Wong Ka Ngai, Directors - ANI/STOMO (13-17) Harvest is about two farmers, they were having a normal day when suddenly a magician appeared with a money tree seed, the greedy farmer wanted to buy the seed at all costs while the other farmer wanted to do things the right way. Runtime 2:36
Girlsboymix, Lara Aerts, Director - (DOCU/ PRO) (2020 Winner -Rescreening). 2020 Winning Film. Why is it so important to be a boy or a girl? Wen Long naturally and candidly explains that she was born intersex.
To My Future Self, Charlie Southby, Director -Stuck-at-Home. A conversation by a child during lockdown with his future self. Runtime 1:55
Moonlight & the Monsters, April Yu, Director ANI/STOMO (Under 12). Moonlight is a monster girl who likes fashion design. She made her great idea come true and attended the fashion show. Her mom got a big surprise! Runtime 5:37
Hello Frisco, Ava Bounds, Director - NARR (13-17). Why was the baby abandoned in a Victorian drain? And how can the four maids on a mission save its life? This playful, surreal road movie pits four teens against the elements in a race against time. Runtime 4:43
Shark and the Whale, Yakutina Alexandra, Director - ANI/STOMO (Under-12). An evil shark lives in the salty ocean and bullies some small fish, but a good whale from the sweet sea rushes to their aid. Runtime 4:42
Your Mother Will Disapprove, Justin Meckes, Director (ANI/STOMO PRO). A scrappy collection of animated and live-action shorts based on a book of children's poems by the filmmaker Justin Meckes. Runtime 7:07
The Butler and The Ball, Andrew Chan-Possemato, Director - NARR (Under -12) (2020 Winner Rescreening). An urban fairy tale about Ashton, a lonely boy with neglectful parents, who embarks on a global adventure when he enters a contest to become the new butler of Bob Chan, a grieving, reclusive singer. The first film by nine-year-old writer/director Andrew Chan-Possemato.
