Co-presented by Social Justice Film Festival!
These documentaries take viewers on a trip around the world and back home again to the Pacific Northwest, to meet kids and young adults who are making their dreams come true, and using their creativity and determination to make their own way.
For ages 11+
Total running time: 80 min.
Content warning: These films are meant to prompt discussion. All American Kids is a documentary shot before the pandemic, showing life as it was in 2019, and hopefully will be again soon. Bertha and the Wolfram is an uplifting film about creativity in the face of serious illness of a child. Orchestra from the Land of Silence is, in part, about severe discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, which leads two girls to run away on a trip abroad.
Featuring a video introduction with the director, Ariel Poster, and subjects of the film, who will talk about how their lives have changed since the making of this film, before the pandemic. This documentary series transports young audiences across the country through kid-driven mini-docs. Meet Melina, photographing wildlife in Alphabet City to Laila, throwing fast pitches in Jemez Pueblo. Both have big plans and dreams for the future.
- Year2020
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast
- NoteEnglish captions and very limited Spanish
- DirectorAriel Poster
Co-presented by Social Justice Film Festival!
These documentaries take viewers on a trip around the world and back home again to the Pacific Northwest, to meet kids and young adults who are making their dreams come true, and using their creativity and determination to make their own way.
For ages 11+
Total running time: 80 min.
Content warning: These films are meant to prompt discussion. All American Kids is a documentary shot before the pandemic, showing life as it was in 2019, and hopefully will be again soon. Bertha and the Wolfram is an uplifting film about creativity in the face of serious illness of a child. Orchestra from the Land of Silence is, in part, about severe discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, which leads two girls to run away on a trip abroad.
Featuring a video introduction with the director, Ariel Poster, and subjects of the film, who will talk about how their lives have changed since the making of this film, before the pandemic. This documentary series transports young audiences across the country through kid-driven mini-docs. Meet Melina, photographing wildlife in Alphabet City to Laila, throwing fast pitches in Jemez Pueblo. Both have big plans and dreams for the future.
- Year2020
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast
- NoteEnglish captions and very limited Spanish
- DirectorAriel Poster
