Closing Night: Generation NOW
Sunday, October 27, 2019
6:30 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 1
Awards Ceremony immediately follows the screening
*This screening may not be suitable for all ages.
ADULT: $13 | YOUTH: $12 | GROUP: $11
The time is now for the filmmakers that will shape the stories of the future. Generation NOW takes center stage with intimate tales of contemporary adolescent life, the struggles and triumphs of life on earth, and the nooks and crannies of emotional evolution that define our existence. As NFFTY 2019 comes to a close, we hope you're left with hope for the future and the confidence that we'll be okay - if we listen to the next generation.
Giselle Bonilla - 23, Alex Hass - 22, Aqsa Altaf - 24, Jean Ng - 22
California
Josefina’s failed attempt at masturbating charges her with attempted suicide.
Kylie Murphy - 23
New York
A female standup gets bumped when a famous comic returns after sexual misconduct allegations.
Isue Shin - 23, Derek Miranda - 24, Nate Burke - 24
California
Men Helping Women explores the way male artists abuse their positions of power in lieu of mentorship. Maybe they don’t know what they’re doing? But maybe they do.
Marisa Kelly - 19, Taylor Killefer - 21, Claire Imler - 19
California
A young Sikh poet toes the line between her community and personal beliefs, but finds solace in spoken word.
Luna Garcia - 17
California/Israel
Charley Horse tells the story of Hila, an eighteen-year-old punk in modern-day Tel Aviv, who is forced to reconcile her identity and values on the eve of her military conscription.
Abena Taylor-Smith - 24
United Kingdom
A bittersweet love letter to adolescence in small town England.
Matthew Puccini - 24
New York
A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.