Level Up!
Saturday, October 26, 2019
3:00 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 1
*This screening may not be suitable for all ages.
ADULT: $13 | YOUTH: $12 | GROUP: $11
As a NFFTY filmmaker, these comes a time when you're ready to face the metaphorical final boss. You've beaten all levels and it's time...to LEVEL UP. In other words, these are some darn good films exploring a wide variety of time periods and stories. Ranging from the Holocaust to life on the streets of modern-day New York, you'll feel like you've cracked the code to the game of empathy when the final credits roll.
Caroline Friend - 23
California
Based on a true story in World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman struggles to survive after her family is murdered. Refusing to give up, she joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
Shu Zhu - 24, Shincy Lu - 24, Ayinde Anderson - 22, G Wilson - 24
California
An Asian-American actress struggles to revive her career in the sexually commodified entertainment industry. In the wake of an impending transformation, we observe the banality of her daily routine as her mental state slowly deteriorates.
Dan Lesser - 20, Kimberly Vela - 21, Jake Naturman - 19, Neema Sadeghi - 21
California
In attempts to save her broken relationship, depressed Eileen goes to her ex-boyfriend's party to dance with him to prove that she’s better.
Bella Wadhwani - 21, Alexa Cha - 21, Hannah Freeman - 21, Jonathan Goetzman - 22
California
A faithless Holocaust survivor in 1973 Los Angeles must face the foreclosure of his beloved barbershop, and thus the traumas of his haunting past.