National Film Festival for Talanted Youth
Films listed alphabetically by category
Documentary Narrative Music Video/Animation/Experimental

A Second Look

Directed by
Tina Truong
MA / 6 mins

'A Second Look' is a short documentary which attempts to abolish the stereotype that all homeless people are lazy and their lifestyle a result of alcoholism and drug abuse.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

At the Dinner Table

Directed by
Diem Vo, 16
CA / 4 mins

At the dinner table, ordinary moments can reveal extraordinary stories.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Big Bad Wolf

Directed by
Dan Tham, 15
Stacey Murguia, 17
Lauren Everton, 18
UT / 24 mins

Big Bad Wolf is a documentary that looks at fears and phobias and how they are perpetuated by the world around us, including parents, peers, and largely the media.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Commencement

Directed by
America Velasquez, 18
CA / 9 mins

A first person documentary etailing a struggle with depression.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

El Largo Viaje de Regreso

Directed by
Kamillah Aklaff, 17
NY / 8 mins

Kamillah, an American teenage girl living in New York City, travels to Cali, Colombia to explore the poverty, civil war, and national turmoil in her mother's homeland.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Everywhere

Directed by
Brendon Villanueva, 17
CA / 3 mins

Art is everywhere; it just has to be noticed and uderstood

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Fresh Produce

Directed by
Liza Calkins, Amanda Lewis, Aaron Ross, Alex Johnson and Sam Heiter, 15-17
NY / 7 mins

An introduction to organic farming and community supported agriculture as experienced at family-owned Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, MA.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

Home Sweet Home

Directed by
May Balingit, 14
CA / 4 mins

A hbrid documentary that explores how teenagers feel when their parents fight.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

If I Had Never Read That

Directed by
Angelisa Candler, 16
CA / 4 mins

Books have an impact on people's lives. When they are banned, not only are we unable to read the book, we are also blocked from exploring new perspectives and experiences.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Invisible Children

Directed by
Jason Russell
CA / 55 mins

Three young filmmakers' travels in Africa take a divine turn when they find themselves stranded in northern Uganda where they discover children being kidnapped nightly from their homes and subsequently forced to fight as child soldiers.

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Saturday, March 29 - 1:00pm

Journey to the Gulf

Directed by
Jesse Harris and Martha Young
WA / 22 mins

Two young filmmakers seek to find personal stories in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Looking Glass World

Directed by
Jesse Wiley
MA / 7 mins

Jesse Wiley explores his Bi-Polar disorder in this lyrical and honest short documentary.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Louisiangeles

Directed by
Keith Rivers
WA / 15 mins

The true story of Danny Gomez and his sudden realization to move to Los Angeles, just after Hurricane Katrina demolished his home. This is not a linear story.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Lullabye

Directed by
Lindsay Pounder, 19
TN / 6 mins

Christa Pike, the youngest woman ever to receive the death penalty in the United States, speaks out from death row.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

March Point

Directed by
Cody Cayou, Nick Clark and Travis Tom, 16-17
WA / 50 mins

Cody, Nick and Travis, three teens from the Swinomish Tribe, wanted to make a gangster movie or rap video. But they investigated the environmental impact of two oil refineries instead.

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Sunday, March 30 - 5:30pm

Memorium

Directed by
Kevin Kllauber, 21
CA / 18 mins

Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Ode to the Eyebrow

Directed by
Lena Takamori, 17
WA / 6 mins

Eyebrows as an extension of one's self-expression and self-esteem.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:00am

One Light

Directed by
Angad Singh, 13
GA / 22 mins

Inspired to resolve conflicts in today's world, Angad Singh at age 13 directed and produced his first independent film 'One Light', which celebrates oneness of humanity and aims to transform, connect and inspire everyone to make a baby step in the direction of a friendlier world.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 11:00am

Over the Table

Directed by
Andrew Ong, 15
CA / 5 mins

Oftentimes, the experiences our parents had are different from our own, especially if our parents were originally from another country.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Save Me

Directed by
Maya Lorton, 16
CA / 5 mins

Life in a Korean church from the youth perspective.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Sign of the Times

Directed by
Daisy Khamphakdy, 18
CA / 5 mins

A look at what the media teaches young girls.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

Speaking Truth to Power: The Story of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee

Directed by
Melissa Mergner
MD / 10 mins

Short documentary by high school student about farm labor activist Baldemar Velasquez and his organization, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.

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Saturday, March 29 - 11:30am

The Apollos

Directed by
Nick Parkerm, 16
Jazmin Jones, 18
CA / 6 mins

The Apollos is about the struggles of a 1981 high school senior class to pass a bill making Martin Luther Kings' birthday a nationally recognized holiday.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Touching Sound

Directed by
Shannalee Otanez, 18
UT / 22 mins

'Touching Sound' tells the story of Jarin, a 14 year old deaf boy, who made the decision to get the Cochlear Implant. Now Jarin has to develop his own identity and explore his place between two opposing cultures.

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Friday, March 28 - 7:30pm

009

Directed by
Ben Kadie, 12
WA / 25 mins

Secret Agent 009, Pewee Bon, pits his cool cunning and clever gadgets against the forces of evil villain Dr. Mort to recover the Incredibly Easy To Steal Diamond. Humor and special effects (live action, animation, CGI) create microcinema of epic proportions.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Afuera

Directed by
Florencia Krochik, 20
CA / 7 mins

Separated from her family, a young immigrant teenager tries to hold on to her identity

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Bird Girl

Directed by
Jeremy Keller, 16
NJ / 4 mins

this inspirational film tells the extraordinary tale of a lonely girl who dreams of flight. Will her efforts get her where her 'wings' belong?

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

Bittersweet

Directed by
George Westberg, 18
WA / 6 mins

A series of people who have their own agendas happen to bump into each other at a young boys lemonade stand in the summer. One rude individual will learn to be more polite throught his actions and their outcomes which ensue.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

Dependence

Directed by
Tim Sutherland and Jonathan Bennett, 21
OH / 12 mins

A story of two brothers. One, a nurse who desperately wants to help his brother. The other, a drug addict who will only accept help in the form of pills.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Father Time

Directed by
Erica Sterne, 21
CA / 15 mins

Miguel's father rules his home and village with a cold heart and a heavy hand. When the boy goes to an old clock maker for help he learns that anything can happen if you believe and that the smallest gear really can make the biggest difference.

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 7:30pm

Fish

Directed by
SuperFly 2007 Youth Producers, 9-16
WA / 5 mins

Through skateboarding, fish and a little magic two Urban Indian teenagers become unlikely friends.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

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Sunday, March 30 - 5:30pm

Five Steps to the Emotional Highs and Lows of the Fairy Tale Romance

Directed by
Melissa Wee, 19
CA / 13 mins

Sally's quixotic quest to live a romance.

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Glass Angel

Directed by
Tyler Downing, 18
WA / 18 mins

Shane and Ashley are a young couple who bicker but are very much i love. One night they witness a murder after a small argument and Ashley is shot and killed by a nervous drug dealer.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Gleam

Directed by
Jeff LaPenna, 20
CA / 6 mins

Girls. Glam. Superpowers.... and a Unicorn Horn.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Guilt Trip

Directed by
Sam Hawkinson, Chelsea Sutcliffe, and Elena Holzemer
WA / 4 mins

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Imperium

Directed by
Connor Hair, 17
WA / 13 mins

A boy is lost in a world that he cannot control but something goes wrong and he is opened up to his life as he was meant to live it. But for how long?

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 10:15pm

Interception

Directed by
Turner Clay, 19
John Will Clay, 21
KY / 120 mins

When a prototype nuclear weapon is stolen from a government facility, a software engineer unknowingly becomes involved when he receives the key disk needed for detonation. With no help from authorities he is forced to team up with a suspended FBI agent to stop the group of criminals from destroying a major US city. (Action 120 min.)

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IWitness

Directed by
Justin Chambers, 19
CA / 18 mins

It was just suppose to be another ordinary day in acting class... Then everyone died and Stacey witnessed it... Or did she?

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 10:15pm

Love is the Elle Word

Directed by
George Westberg, 19
WA / 10 mins

Zander is a daydreamer hopelessly in love with his best friend, Elle. But when he accompanies her to meet her blind date, his fantasies start to take over his reality...

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

LSD & The Dangers of Drugs

Directed by
Brett Bachman, 20
WA / 7 mins

A satirical look at those old 1950's health videos (complete with a contemporary make over) portraying the ups and downs of LSD usage with hilarious results.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Monitor

Directed by
Kyle Seago, 17
WA / 8 mins

In the middle of the night, a mother hears strange noises through her baby monitor. The noises shift from scratchy sounds, to a man's voice talking to her baby.

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Friday, March 28 - 10:15pm

Nice Touch

Directed by
Kevin Vitz-Wong, 17
WA / 8 mins

Two apartment residents, a young boy and an elderly woman, form a friendship that goes between the walls.

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Friday, March 28 - 7:30pm
Sunday, March 30 - 1:00pm

PEACE

Directed by
Stephen Sotor and Trace Gaynor, 14
IL / 12 mins

Stephen and Trace, two 15 year olds from Chicago ask students in Pakistan, Kurdistan, India, Angola, Vanuatu, Australia, China, Russia, Serbia, West Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, and Japan their opinion of Peace.

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Friday, March 28 - 1:15pm

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

Perilous Skies

Directed by
Ben Kadie, 11
WA / 5 mins

The movie version of Lt. Pickering's famous journal.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:00pm

Release

Directed by
Molly Grant-Leanna, 17
NE / 7 mins

Its about a mother and daughter struggle and getting past the horrible events from the night before. Its about releasing the pain and that you can move on and tomorrow will be a better day.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Routine Check

Directed by
Sami Muilenburg, 16
WA / 5 mins

A spoken word piece taken from conception to performance.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Sick

Directed by
Jorge Arzac, 17
TX / 10 mins

A short about a young boy threatened by a sickness that motivates him to change his life.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Soldiers of Necker

Directed by
Jesse Stipek, 19
WA / 30 mins

Engaged in the horrors of WWII, two U.S. soldiers get separated from their squad during an enemy ambush and are forced to wait until help arrives, when they suddenly encounter an unexpected individual.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Solitaire

Directed by
Evan Atwood, 19
IL / 48 mins

A college freshman moves to a new city to seek a relationship with his Father. However, he awakes the morning after arriving with blood on his hands and no memory of the previous day.

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Sunday, March 30 - 11:00am

Spaced Out

Directed by
Justin Amorratanasuchad, 17
WA / 10 mins

What world do you live in?

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Static

Directed by
David Lipson, 18
WA / 18 mins

The story of a lost young man and the day he spends with his older brother who he hardly knows.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Teen Idol Tom

Directed by
Justin Viggiano, 21
NJ / 81 mins

Actress Fiona Torrant is one of the elite orphans selected by the exclusive and powerful Font, the nations only academy for the arts, where stars ar regularly groomed for enormous fame and fortune. But behind the Font's glittering facade, Fiona discovers a perilous secret, that drives her to confront sinister forces determined to keep her from revealing the ugly truth, and finding the man she loves.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 10:00am

The Box

Directed by
Eddie Uehara, 21
NV / 7 mins

Horror comes in a BOX!

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Friday, March 28 - 10:15pm

The End is Near

Directed by
Will Livesley-O'Neill, 17
WA / 6 mins

Trent Phelps is a high-school senior obsessed with getting into Pomona College. He is so frantic to finish his application in time that he fails to notice that all of society seems to be crumbling around him as the country careens towards nuclear war.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

The Last Stand

Directed by
Jason Zeldes, 20
CA / 6 mins

Its never too late to take a stand. Confronted with his death, an elderly man named Leonard chooses not to settle and lives out his final moments exactly how he would have always imagined.

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Friday, March 28 - 7:30pm

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The Lincoln Project

Directed by
Jeff Prahl, 16
WA / 104 mins

A highly classified document regarding the security of the United States Federal Reserve System has been stolen.  Now the entire criminal underworld is competing with one another - and the FBI - to get their hands on the documents.

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Sunday, March 30 - 10:00am

The O.R.

Directed by
Neel Upadhye, 21
CA / 7 mins

Ahmed, an Iraqi doctor, runs a makeshift clinic with his father, Jasim, out of their own home in bombed out Baghdad. When supplies run low, Ahmed must weigh the lives of patients who can pay against those who cannot in the vain hope of keeping the hospital alive.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

The Writer

Directed by
Matthew Black, 15
KS / 7 mins

Mr. X wakes up without the slightest idea of where he is or what has happened to him. After a series of exciting and dramatic events he finally discovers what could possibly save or end his life.

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Thievery

Directed by
Nadia Szold
NY / 10 mins

A dark, absurd comedy about a cradle robbery gone awry.

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Saturday, March 29 - 3:00pm

Through and Away

Directed by
Jonathan Ade, 21
VA / 46 mins

Dylan, a young man unable to leave the town where he grew up, must cast off the allure of nostalgia to create his own future.

World Premiere.

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Saturday, March 29 - 7:00pm

To the Altar

Directed by
Erica Sterne, 20
CA / 6 mins

A portrait of a socialite family and their celebutante daughter, recounted as she makes her way from the knave 'to the altar' on her wedding day. Will Alessandra Dumont, of the Connecticut Dumont's, say 'I do'?

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Touch The Stars

Directed by
Gene Kim, 18
NY / 16 mins

One man, abandoned by his climbing partner on a stairway stretching from Earth to the stars, must face the battle between hope and despair, faith and doubt raging in his mind as he attempts to reach the summit alone.

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Sunday, March 30 - 11:00am

Vengeance

Directed by
Brooks Malberg, 15
WA / 22 mins

Vengeance is a movie about a young teenage girl who finds herself alone in her own house after her parents have left for the weekend. The twenty-something minute film packs suspense, thrills, and a few laughs into an entertaining story.

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Friday, March 28 - 10:15pm

A Chopstick's First Love

Directed by
Yang Liu, 21
China / 2 mins

A Chopstick's first love with a female chopstick.

World Premiere.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Animal Instincts

Directed by
Cameron Edser, 19
Michael Richards, 20
Australia / 5 mins

An action packed claymation of epic proportions. A cow and a sheep battle it out in a fight for ultimate farmyard supremacy.

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Friday, March 28 - 7:30pm

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm

Bio.Rhythm

Directed by
Kevin Kllauber, 20
CA / 6 mins

If the world was an orchestra, who would conduct?

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

Cows with Guns

Directed by
Cameron Edser, 14
Michael Richards, 15
Australia / 5 mins

A claymation music video tale regaling animal rights and rebellion.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Dis Order

Directed by
Rose McAleese, 17
WA / 4 mins

The challenges faced by a creative girl with a learning disability.

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Saturday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Fish out of Water

Directed by
SuperFly 2007 Youth Producers, 9-16
WA / 4 mins

An original hip hop interpretation of the script "FISH", based upon community, Urban Native identity and the power of fish!

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Sunday, March 30 - 5:30pm

R U Famous Yet

Directed by
Stephen Eytel, 16
WA / 9 mins

Things may not appear the way they seem.Looks can be decieving.Like a dream.Some appear to have it all. Others feel like they need more. .... Or do they?

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Two Angels

Directed by
Ben Tepfer, Maddi Stephens, Adrienne Ogle, Deven Lovejoy and Emma Healey, 14-16
NY / 5 mins

Teen filmmakers produced Two Angels, based on a song by teenage musician Dylan Murphy and performed by hi band, the Apollotonics, about Dylan's two teenage cousins, Meghan and Shauna, who died in a drunk driving accident in 2005.

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Friday, March 28 - 5:00pm

YKK

Directed by
Stephen Steen, Hannah Holtgeerts, Mila Zotova, Patrick Lyons and Tamara Seid-Graham, 16-18
WA / 4 mins

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Sunday, March 30 - 3:00pm

Zack Meets Goaeti

Directed by
Andrew Marshel, 21
CA / 4 mins

Orphan Zack wishes to sleep on a sturdy mattress, but must rely on an odd creature named Goaeti for help.

World Premiere.

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Sunday, March 30 - 1:15pm