The Future Filmmakers showcase screens short student films from across the country and around the globe. The films were all written, produced and directed by middle and high school students, and were selected by a committee of working filmmakers and youth curators from Los Angeles. The films are listed below in the order they will be screened during the program.
In the city of Jaipur, where ancient and modern co-exist, today's youth try to take action on cleaning up the city as social media activists.
Turf focusses on Merbarteau Abrham, a African goods store in Burnaby, British Colombia. He talks about the slow gentrification of his own neighborhood.
During a global pandemic, a man experiences a strange condition that plunges him into a state of constant nostalgia.
A young man's decision to join the army and fight abroad, as told through his relationship with his bedroom.
Cebuana is the exploration of learning one's family's native language in order to connect with each other.
Older adults experience isolation, loneliness, and depression—yet these issues are rarely discussed. This film explores the journey of two women, Maria and Ofelia, who suffered from isolation and depression. The film shows how the Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center played a role in improving their mental and emotional health.
Marie, an ethnic minority just came to Hong Kong, couldn’t deal with her work in a restaurant because of language barrier, and is being excluded by coworker Keung. They eventually found a common ground from their opposite sides.
Follow Osceola County School for the Art senior dancers Givanni Gotay, Immanuel Rodriguez, and Fernando Trinadad III on their journey's as dancers and learn about the lessons & challenges they've faced.
A stop-motion animation of a wolf and a rabbit living seemingly harmoniously in the woods until the rabbit discovers the truth behind a seemingly well crafted façade.
A professional hacker who has worked both legally and illegally gives his input in regard to the public's negative sentiment toward hackers, discussing their overlooked track record for valiant achievements in advancing the public good.
A young girl is forced to choose between being with the girl she loves and living according to her father's rules.
Sprout Is the all too familiar story, of an unhappy, unfulfilled, yet hopeful woman who unknowingly is on a pursuit of happiness, to a journey within, that leads to her finding her true self.
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