Film Festival Titles from KIDS FIRST! and the Coalition for Quality Children's Media

The Film Festival category has 3400 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
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NAALE RAJAA KOLI MAJAA (SUNDAY SPECIAL)
ABHILASH SHETTY
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 8-12
Description - On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, when meat sale is prohibited nationwide, an 11-year-old girl goes on a quirky adventure in pursuit of a forbidden chicken curry. From India, dialogue in Kannada, English subtitles
Runtime: 82 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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PIRATE GAME
STUDIO FILM�W RYSUNKOWYCH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 2-5
Description - Snail Spinner has trouble with his eye and needs to do vision exercises. Ladybug Dottie supports her friend, and together they learn the importance of taking care of their eyesight. The film is dedicated to the youngest audience, including children with visual impairments and attention deficit disorders. Note that the English dubbed version of the film is currently in production and will be uploaded as soon as it is completed.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
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EARTHWORMS
CAITLIN NOAH
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Earthworms is a short Sci-Fi adventure film about a Martian girl who steals a spaceship and travels through the cosmos in an attempt to prove to her skeptical neighbor that life on Earth exists. She discovers a land left barren from decades of climate change, but meets a teenage boy wandering the desert on his motorcycle and the two make an exchange that will change their lives.
Runtime: 16 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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JOURNEY OF SAVA, THE
DIEGO FLORENTINO
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Part of the unpublished series, Ninhos em Movimento, about childhood and migration in Brazil. Sava is a curious boy who carries with him the weight of a recent and sad history. Because of the war in Ukraine, he had to leave his country and come take refuge in Brazil, in the city of Prudent�polis, am area known as for its giant waterfalls. In this strange place, Sava lives with his mother and his sisters. He finds strength in his amulets, small toy mice, which accompany him in all his adventures. Despite missing his father, who stayed behind in the war, Sava does not become discouraged. He loves to play with paper airplanes, dreaming of the feeling of freedom that they bring. It is in the heights that Sava experiences an unforgettable adventure.
Runtime: 13 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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MOUNTAIN, FAST AND SLOW, THE
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - Yun-Yun and Xu-Xu live in the mountains of central Taiwan. Their favorite thing is exploring their large mountain home. The mountain is covered with orange trees, and during harvest time, their dad picks oranges while the kids play with big boxes or leaves, sliding down the slopes. They also love the vegetable garden on their own mountain, where they have endless fruits to eat, endless vegetables to pick, and farming activities such as drying radishes and pickling salted vegetables. There are so many fun things to do in the mountains that time slows down. During the warm winter days, the two discover how fast and slow work among insects and plants. The mountain reveals the rhythms of fast and slow.
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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WATER NETWORK OF THE EARTH
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - Taiwan is an island of mountains and valleys. When water flows downhill, the valleys capture it as rivers and streams. However, in the steeper terrain, when it rains heavily and suddenly, the water level often rises in an instant and flows to the sea while the land remains dry. How do the people handle that? The film examines the water systems of Taoyuan, Taiwan where they tackle the issue of water shortage using techniques that their ancestors created -- a network of canals, ponds where artesian springs appear, and other systems. In the past 300 years, the residents here have created a water network that deals with the issues of water shortage and have turned a wasteland into a fertile farmland using water from the faraway mountains.
Runtime: 50 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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STORMY WEATHER
VITAL DISTRIBUTION
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Gabrielle, an imaginative but cautious child, spends the summer at the cottage with her family. While her brother and sisters enjoy the last swims of the summer, the youngest stays indoors with her dog and many toys, too afraid of the sun and thunderstorms. In spite of herself, Gabrielle finds herself exposed to the elements. Under the caring eye of her family, the young child gradually finds the courage to face her fears.
Runtime: 11 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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SHOOPIE DOOPIE SHOW, THE
MARY SWANHAUS
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 2-5
Description - This live-action, educational series is designed for toddlers up to age five. It features two, larger than life characters: Shoopie and Doopie. Doopie stands over nine feet tall, making him bigger than Sesame Street's Big Bird. The show is intended to parents in nurturing emotionally healthy and resilient children who can positively impact the world. Younger viewers join these two best friends on their playdate in a magical land and help them solve mysteries with tools from, "The Magic Box." Through catchy songs, lively dance routines, and engaging lessons on numbers and letters, children are entertained while learning.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
BROOKLYN KIMBERLY
Series: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - The holidays can be torture, or maybe even murder! On Thanksgiving a fight about orange juice leads to the shocking murder of a member of the Evan's family. Happy Thanksgiving explores generational issues pressing the boundaries of how we think, unspoken love, unearths a murderer, and reminds us that at the end of the day, family can put the FUN in dysFUNctional!
Runtime: 21 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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TAG, YOU'RE IT!
NICK JENNINGS
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 2-5
Description - A little cloud named Cloudy helps her best friend Kite get loose from a tree, after a gust of wind blows him down into its branches.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9
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AP SURVIVAL
BEA HOLLANDER
Series: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - A children's television series pilot following a young high school girl named Lydia, an artist and average student who challenges herself academically by doing the unknown: AP Physics! And we watch what friendship and potential are all about.
Runtime: 21 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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STORY OF TOOMA BOO THE TINY ELEPHANT THE
TOM BEVINS
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - The tiniest elephant ever born in the jungle overcomes his disability and uses his small size to save the elephant herd.
Runtime: 20 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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TIC TALK
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Han-xing is a roaming singer, nicknamed Jay Chou of a temple fair, always performing on stage trucks. When he meets a boy with the Tourette syndrome named You-en, connected by fate, they go on a trip to find their true selves. The stage truck is their haven. Music heals their minds. Han-xing teaches You-en to overcome difficulties and recover himself during the journey. This is a story about gaining courage and love. We want to dedicate it to all lost souls.
Runtime: 93 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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GREAT UNCLE'S EARTHENWARE JAR
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Two children, Cherry and Burger, grew up in a third-generation pottery family. Their home was filled with pottery, clay, kilns, urns, and other artifacts that exuded handmade warmth. Cherry and Burger played hide-and-seek in the large kiln yard and splashed around in the ditches by the fields. They also watered the flowers, snails, and grass near the temple with water guns. They have made a big clay cup for the temple god so he wouldn't be thirsty.
Runtime: 11 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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LET'S COSPLAY!
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Three girls, Bao-bao, Little Q, and Lao-liu, enthusiastic about ACGNC (anime, comics, games, novels, and cosplay) culture, are invited by the production team to an unfamiliar classroom. What awaits them are professional makeup artists and famous cosplayers. They will assist the girls to transform into their beloved ACGNC characters. Through hairstyling, costume changes, and the challenges of wearing contact lenses for the first time, they experience the difficulties of cosplaying and a complete surprise and setback of the transformation of their appearances.
Runtime: 25 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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OPEN UP:THREE-YEAR-OLD TIGER
WEN-YUAN HSIEH
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 2-5
Description - A girl is walking in the park with her tiger stuffed animal, humming the Hakka children's song Three-year-old Tiger adapted from the world-famous tune Fr�re Jacques. She sits down under a tree for shade. Then, a clown with tiger makeup appeared in the scene, using exaggerated body movements to act out the keywords of the lyrics. Next, two boys dressed as tigers go to the zoo to see various animals, especially their favorite tigers. At this moment, a lump of clay rolls out and turns into a three-year-old tiger. It runs away because it's scared of a mouse's shadow. Finally, the scene returns to the park, where the girl and the two boys play hide-and-seek to the song of Three-year-old Tiger.
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
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JAKE & ISA AND THE BIOMES OF BRAZIL
JOAO AMORIM
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE AGES 5-12
Description - Two children, Jake and Isa, travel through three different biomes in Brazil, together with their father, the filmmaker Joao. Through helping an animal in danger, they uncover the importance and mysteries of each of these biomes. The film is divided into three chapters: The Wolf, The Termites and the Lobeira (About the Cerrado); The Jaguar and the Alligator? (About the Pantanal) and O Mico Leao Dourado (About the Atlantic Forest). The documentary brings a story to children, in a playful way, the importance of preserving Brazilian biomes.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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LIE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOD, THE
IRIS SUN
Series: FOREIGN COLLEGE STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - Eight-year-old boy Lin Qikong, gifted with a unique vision, faces rejection and criticism from the people in his village. Determined to prove that what he sees and says is real, young Lin decides to spend his summer searching for the mountain spirit. However, his quest soon leads to a series of troubles for both himself and his grandmother.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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GHOST'S BEST FRIEND, A
CONRAD PAUR
Series: ELEMENTARY STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Three friends are forced to break into a school to search of their friend's past dog who may be haunting the school, what they find is more surprising then anyone expected.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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THIS TIME ROUND
FRANCISCO J. NUNEZ
Series: INDIE FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - Amidst the backdrop of a pandemic-stricken New York City, witness the unwavering passion and determination of a youth chorus as they strive to keep their art alive against all odds. Through poignant storytelling and original music from key contemporary composers, this documentary captures the resilience, creativity, and indomitable spirit of a generation of young musicians, navigating through unprecedented times, proving that even in the darkest moments, music has the power to unite, heal, and inspire.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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NAGYDOBRONY STORY, THE
ANDRAS SZLANKO
Series: FOREIGN STUDENT DOCUMENTARY, AGES 12-18
Description - Among the touching stories, the most touching are those about orphaned children, for whom life has become a hard test at an early age. These children are searching for the path to adulthood in the footsteps of their lost loved ones, and deep in their souls there is a desire to find their place in the world and to be able to find love and a safe place again. This film is about a Transcarpathian girls' home, we get to know the volunteers, the children and the personal stories that connect them to Nagydobrony. The story also reminds us that real family is made up of those who are there when we need them the most.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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MINNOW, A: THE HEMP CLOTH LOVER
SEOJIN KIM
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - One day, a minnow jumps out of his home, a little stream, completely charmed with the strange golden hair. While following after the missing golden hair, he receives a lot of help from various goblins in the village and finally finds out what the golden hair really is.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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SWING, THE
JACKIE ROSS
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - The Swing is a hand drawn animated film using pencil and paper, about the joy and connection a child has with the tree outside his home and what happens when they weather a storm. It explores the theme of loss and hope.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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MR. HOMEBODY
GRANT KOLTON
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 2-5
Description - Mr. Homebody is a children's variety edu-tainment show for children 3-5 years old. This pilot episode features an animated scavenger hunt with Sing-Song Sunshine, a spelling lesson with Treeana, shape and sound recognition in Playing with Puffs, and a drawing lesson where kids can learn to draw a penguin! Mr. Homebody mixes music, animation, and a nostalgic aesthetic that draws inspiration from classic shows like Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-5
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KNOT
ABHAY PARVEEN
Series: FOREIGH SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Manish, a 6-year-old boy struggles to adapt to his mother's absence from his life. His mother has been dead for weeks and the family can't gather the courage to explain the real meaning of death to the little kid. Manish, however, is a strong-willed boy who believes his mother will return if he sets out to correct all the past mischiefs he has committed. He can't open up to his father Siddharth, who is unaware of Manish's endeavors and is grieving over the demise of his wife. Manish pins all his hopes on a secret magic trick - that he has learnt from his friend. With both father and son struggling with their respective loss, the only way the family can come together again is if the magic trick works. But, will it?
Runtime: 13 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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I AM ENOUGH
CAROL WILSON
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - A group of young adults navigate the overwhelming challenges of their mental health, each burdened by feelings of inadequacy. Struggling with bipolar disorder, self-harm, eating disorders, and other hidden battles, they wrestle with the fear that they'll never be enough. As their paths cross, their shared struggles become a quiet bond, but the weight of their individual pain threatens to isolate them. Through creative expression, the group begins to rediscover their voices, their strength, and the truth that they are more than their struggles. I Am Enough is a heartfelt story about mental health, self-care, and the importance of compassion - reminding us all that healing starts when we believe in our worth and treat others with kindness.
Runtime: 20 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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OLIVIA AND THE KINGDOM OF WINGED THINGS
SHERVONNE TAYLOR
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - "Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things" is a short film about a shy, imaginative little girl named Olivia Catherine Amanda Mae Brown (named after just about every woman in her family) who more than anything wants to be a butterfly in her school play, 'The Backyard Ballet.' Olivia's classmates tease and bully her into believing she's too big to dance. After spending time with her grandmother, she enters a magical dream later that night, where she learns to start believing in herself instead of listening to the taunting words of others. But just as Olivia finds her own unique wings, she discovers that this is just the beginning of her journey. What will she do? And who will she believe? "Olivia and the Kingdom of Winged Things" is an uplifting story about overcoming fear, family secrets and the power of kindness.
Runtime: 6 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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AM I STILL BEAUTIFUL?
TARA ZULFIKAR
Series: COLLEGE STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - Fourteen-year-old Malaya is the quintessential tomboy who loves baggy pants and hanging out with boys. However, her world of familial expectation and rough friendships collide on the day of her birthday party, when she is forced to prove her masculinity once and for all in order to defend her best friend and secret crush, Ali.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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MYSTERY OF THE KEEPER
ELINA MYSHANYCH
Series: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-12
Description - In the new short film by a young director, the experience of war is embodied in an unusual genre - fantasy. The fate of Ukraine and the world is in the girls' hands. Schoolgirl Slava faces trials and acts despite everything. And the Keeper, who embodies our nature, magical, fragile - and eternally alive, and therefore invincible. High School Student short, from Ukraine, by Elina Myshanych, age 14. Dialogue in Ukrainian; English subtitles.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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TE AMO PAPA
DAVE BROWN
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - A 12-year-old girl tries to reconnect with her deceased father by following in his footsteps to become a champion performance sword artist.
Runtime: 8 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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GRANITE AND MARBLE
GRANT VILLALUZ
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8 TO 18
Description - Granite and Marble is a bit weird but I like that it has an unexpected twist at the end.

A "charmed" young boy races against the clock to win the love and friendship of his angry and cold-hearted adoptive teenage sister before a major Sacramento event concludes or risks being turned back into his true self.
Runtime: 10. minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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RICARDO RIVERA AND THE MINES OF MONTEZUMA
KERRYN NEGUS
Series: INDIE SHORT, AES 8-18
Description - In a forgotten roadside mine attraction, a daydreaming tour guide answers the call to adventure to thwart treasure hunters and uncover the truth behind a mysterious artifact: The Mirror of Montezuma.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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GALACTIC CAT AND THE SPELL OF TIME
DREAMBOX PRODUCOES
Series: FOREIGN FEATURE, AGES 12-18
Description - Gato Galactico receives a pocket watch as a gift from his father, made by his great-grandfather Pedro Pontual, the former watchmaker from Cron�polis, a small village where his family's ancestors came from. However, without finding a battery that fits the strange clock, Gato runs away to Cron�polis to look for someone who can make it work. Upon arriving at the location, Gato is faced with a bizarre scenario: in the first minute of every hour, the entire village is completely frozen in time. Frightened, Gato tries to leave, but the city's exits are blocked by a macabre invisible barrier.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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LIGHT OF PIP, THE
KEN MERRITT
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - Against her mother's better judgment, an eight-year-old girl befriends a lonely homeless man when he most needs it.
Runtime: 11 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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ADVENTURES OF JAIME JANGLES AND HER ZANY DAD JEFF, PT3:THE WORLD TOUR
JAIME JANGLES
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - Join Jaime Jangles and her Zany Dad Jeff on Part Three of their imaginative adventures: The World Tour. The duo tours 20 different countries learning about famous landmarks, music and cuisine, all while listening to the brilliant "Jangles International Orchestra" - 26 musicians from around the world playing authentic Jangles tunes in their local genres. The animation is voiced by the real daughter/father combo Jaime and Jeff Lurie. Director Biography - Jeff Lurie
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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TIME FOR ART, EPISODE 1
BILL DOUGAL
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - A variety of fun educational segments in this unique video series for kids, & adults. Demos, Music Videos, Art of many Cultures, Creativity Games. Elements and Principles of art. Quirky humor in mini lectures, skits & cartoons. Tips, tricks, artist interviews, styles and talking paintings.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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BAT AND THE BOY, THE
BRIANA YARHOUSE
Series: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - A story of friendship between two unlikely children -- a vampire and a boy.
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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BIRD INFESTATION, THE
BRIANA YARHOUSE
Series: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Exploring who we are through the metaphor of birds in verse and a variety of physical animation techniques.
Runtime: 2 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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NORTH (2024)
DONNIE CAI
Series: FOREIGH SHORT, AGES 8-18
Description - As the New Year approaches and Grandpa's health condition worsens, Pingping returns with Baolai from Hainan to their small village in Heilongjiang, hoping to bring the old man back to Hainan. The two, caught in conflicts of old and new beliefs, never manage to reach an agreement. In the process of preparing to sell the father's only house, Pingping quietly abandons the idea, while Grandpa gradually comes to understand his child's perspective.
Runtime: 29 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-18
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FORGETTING NAEVY
HENDRIX YANCEY
Series: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Two childhood friends, Thomas and Naevy, are torn apart when one of their father's gets a job in another state. They promise to stay in touch and write to each other every week, and they do, until one day Naevy's letter isn't returned. Naevy returns to their home town only to find out things are much more sinister than she once thought. Watch Naevy and Thomas navigate friendship, loss and then life after hardship.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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WHISPER TO THE VOID
DONNIE CAI
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - NingNing is back to hometown for the first time with her father, Ang, only to find out her grandma was sick for a long time, and her father's sudden disappearance on the next day makes their visit an unexpected turn.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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POOS
XSTINE COOK
Series: FOREIGN NATIVE AMERICAN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Poos is an animated adventure of Thumper the cat exploring her home and elements of Blackfoot culture. Directed by Blackfoot Language teacher Celestine Twigg, co-written by Celestine Twigg, Troy Emery Twig and Xstine Cook, with support from Harrison Red Crow and Adrian Stimson. Music by Lance Tailfeathers. Animated by Tank Standing Buffalo.
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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TRANS
POWERSPLASH PROJECT
Series: INDIE DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12 TO 18
Description - A precious life is born. Innocent and beautiful. Assigned at birth a gender based on their anatomy. But the phrase born a boy or girl may not be correct.
Runtime: 15 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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DANCES WITH CHICKENS
STELLA LIN
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - Two young girls from the city learn both the challenges and fun of rural life when they join Peter at his forest-cloaked farm in the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean on Taiwan's tropical southeastern coast. Sustainability is the rule here, and the story unfolds as the girls help out with everyday tasks like feeding the family chickens and picking fruit as well as with sustainable-farm operations, including building an earth oven, digging a new humanure toilet, and making roselle jam. From cooking over a wood-fired stove and making coconut porridge for the hens to crouching over an open outdoor toilet when 'nature calls', nearly every experience here is new and unfamiliar. By opening a window onto "off the grid" sustainable living, this episode shows how living in tune with nature can be fun and rewarding, with plenty of time left over to appreciate the fruits of your labor and enjoy nature's many gifts.
Runtime: 24 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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FROM CORINNE'S HEART
CHARLES MANDRACCHIA
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - Inspired by true events, Corinne dreamed of becoming a world class figure skater. Diagnosed with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, she cannot accept her misfortune until the love of Tony gives her hope and a small miracle.
Runtime: 38 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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LOVE PHOTOSYNTHESIS
ALISA ZOLONZ
Series: FOREIGN SHORT, AGES 5-12
Description - Within the microscopic realm of a leaf, Water embarks on an improbable love story with Chloroplast with the duo struggle to overcome their differences. Battling to unify it triggers a transformative journey for the pair, and others around them.
Runtime: 4 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-12
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YELLOW DAISY BUTTERFLY
BIANCA O'NEILL
Series: FOREIGH SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - Cheri-lee is inconsolable when her Granny Daisy dies. As Daisy ascends, she sees Cheri-lee's grief, and returns as a little white egg that transforms into a butterfly. A metamorphosis that mirrors Cheri-lee's stages of grief.
Runtime: 10 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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KID PRESIDENT
YADID HIRSCHTRITT LICHT
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 8-12
Description - No more lettuce, no more artichokes... no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables. In this 2D animated mockumentary, viewers get an inside look as Kid President attempts to strong-arm his policy past a motley crew of an administration and an alarmed White House press corps. Can Kid President make his vegetable-free dream a reality?
Runtime: 5 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 8-12
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FAIRIES AREN�T REAL
MCKENZI DIAZ
Series: INDIE SHORT, AGES 5-8
Description - A brother discredits his sister and she gets revenge in a magical way.
Runtime: 7 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 5-8
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HOPE ON THE FIELD
ALEXANDRA PARK
Series: FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12-18
Description - The documentary "Hope on the Field" deeply showcases how people facing financial difficulties participate in sports and the positive impact it has on them. It covers sports programs for low-income youth, the effects of financial support, and how sports influence individuals and society. It also compares domestic and international sports aid efforts. The film emphasizes the importance of not only physical and mental health but also strengthening social bonds and a sense of community. It captures the issue of insufficient sports facilities in an aging society and the process of creating a healthy and vibrant society for all generations through sports. From Korea; Dialogue in English and Korean
Runtime: 12 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 12-18
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The Film Festival category has 3400 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles Below are records 1 - 50 of them in order of acceptance, with most recent ones first

The Film Festival category has 3400 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
Below are records 1 - 50 of them
in order of acceptance, with most recent ones first