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Best of NFFTY: 2007-2010
Discover what you've been missing the last 3 years. NFFTY favorites from the 2007 - 2009 festivals, plus a couple sneak previews from this year. Featuring the award-winning Animal Instincts, and Chicken Cowboy, an animated film about a chicken's courageous attempt to avoid conflict. There's even a few that aren't about animals. FREE - Presented by Seattle Center
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:00pm |
The Films
 | ANIMAL INSTINCTS Cameron Edser, Michael Richards, 14-15, Australia Synopsis: An action-packed claymation of epic proportions. A cow and a sheep battle it out in a fight for ultimate farmyard supremacy. Runtime: 4 min |
 | TWO BROTHERS Dylan Stipek, Jesse, Stipek, Miles Stipek, 18, Washington Synopsis: The American Civil War, that traumatized the United States dividing North from South, plays the dramatic backdrop. Robert and Thomas, two brothers, find themselves engaged in battle when Thomas, finding the stresses of war too much to bear, only realizes what he has lost after his brother, Robert, is already gone. Original music by multi Emmy Award-winning film composer Carl Johnson. Runtime: 5 min |
 | CHICKEN COWBOY Stephen Neary, 22, New York Synopsis: Shelly the chicken wasn't looking for a fight, but he found one. Can he face his fears and stand up for himself? Runtime: 7 min |
 | THE GOOD SIDE Lawrence Chen, 21, New York Synopsis: A disheveled man is unable to borrow a library book until a suit jacket and a series of coincidental events turns his luck around. Runtime: 7 min |
 | HOW TO SAY I LOVE YOU Haley Stuart, Francesca Sophia, 20, United Kingdom Synopsis: Nicola is sitting on a bench reading a book when she is approached by Sam, an intrusive boy who strikes up an unlikely and intimate conversation, in which they bond awkwardly over mutual feelings of isolation in a generation that would rather communicate through the internet than in person Runtime: 8 min |
 | WARREN BUDD AND HIS PROPELLER PLANE Jackson Adams, 21, Massachusetts Synopsis: After inheriting an airplane from his great uncle, young Warren finds himself with the responsibility of fulfilling his great uncle's dying wish, although what seems at first like a straightforward task, proves to be a formidable challenge. Runtime: 16 min |
 | SPARKS IN THE NIGHT Ben Kadie, 13, Washington Synopsis: Set in a black-and-white 1940’s, this film humorously follows detective Leon Sparks as he closes in on notorious lawbreaker Jerry Walker and the Speeder Brothers. Working with a cast of fellow eighth-graders, the 13-year-old director encapsulates the mood, moral ambiguity, menace, and fun of the grimy city. Runtime: 3 min |
 | ODYSSEUS AND THE CYCLOPS Emily Salva, 7, Tennessee Synopsis: Animated retelling of the Cyclops story from Homer's 'Odyssey', as retold by a seven year old girl. Runtime: 2 min |
 | CONTRAILS James Niebuhr, Andrew Richards, 21, Texas Synopsis: A young man pursues his dream of flight. But when faced with adversity, will he lose his inspiration? Runtime: 5 min |
 | IT'S EASY TO BE ALONE Andrew Quinn, 22, Indiana Synopsis: Created for about $64, a music video collaboration between Musician Joel Levi and Filmmaker Andrew Quinn. Runtime: 5 min |
