Bring the Kids
presented by southern oregon university
Saturday, October 26, 2019
11:00 AM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 1
ADULT: $13 | YOUTH: $12 | GROUP: $11
It's a family affair! Gather your kids - and that one neighbor kid who never goes home - and head down to NFFTY for a top-of-the-morning treat! From an adolescent magician to an endearing tail of a stray cat to an exploration of how love can unite us, we can certainly join together in celebration of these young directors! *Kids welcome, only youthful adults allowed*
Sydney Posliff - 20, Levi Marshall - 20, Caitlin Bevington - 20, Meagan Brown- 20
Canada
A young girl struggling with confidence in her own magic abilities follows a trail of clues leading the discover the real magic behind her diseased mother's craft. Coming to realize that magic is just as much about the magicians themselves as it is the tricks they perform.
Una Campbell - 18, Cleo Palmieri - 16
California
Based on a true story... the story of a father and daughter.
Emma Evanson - 14, Patricia Baena - 14
California
A young girl discovers a world far beyond her own when she steps Outside.
Sofia Bajwa - 16
Texas
Unveiled is a short documentary told from the perspective of two teenage, Muslim girls who seek to shatter the false reputation and connotation that the hijab carries in Western society. While the media often demeans Muslim women by recognizing the hijab as an oppressive force, the girls ultimately unveil the truth that the media often overlooks.
Tayana Brumaire - 21, Jada Ferguson - 22, Kati Perez - 23
New York
After straightening her natural hair behind her mother’s back, Maybelline a 14-year old Brooklyn teen who experiences the pressure of looking beautiful must decide to remain straight or return to her natural state.
Ethan Chene - 17, Eris Coulombe - 18, Beth Jacks - 16, Elise Hixson - 16
Florida
On a rural farm, a flock of hens eat, sleep, and lay eggs. One of the hens, Gwen, in the flock is alienated by the rest of the chickens because her peculiar eggs, Gwen sets off to find out what to do differently to lay the perfect egg.
Max Shoham - 16
Canada
A story of love and loss. This film depicts the intersection between the fairy tale of The Giant and the Moon and the love and eventual loss between a boy and a girl.
Mulan Fu - 21, Kea Lia Pedersen - 21, Liyanbing He -21
New York
A chance encounter between a stray cat and a young girl becomes a lifelong friendship able to withstand distance and time.
Jess O'Brien - 17, Shawn Kumara - 15, Shauna Hyde - 16
United Kingdom
Solomon reads aloud a poem with a beauty that surprises his classmates except one, Katie. The poem has a meaning and two secrets only they know about.
Billy Quinn - 11
California
I see inequality and injustice in the news everyday, but I wanted to know how people that I know and that are important to me are affected by it.
Dexter Gardner - 16, Sam Kellman - 16
California
Having worked a dull brick-coloring job for the entirety of his life along with everyone else he knows, Jeff decides to escape the factory and reach for something greater.