This short films program includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Excellent for ages 8 and up!

Filmed at the 2019 Elementary Chess Championships at the Nashville Opryland resort, a group of children share their uninhibited, philosophical insights about the benefits of chess.&nbsp;&nbsp; This short film is part of the Youth Shorts program, which includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Following the screening, Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Jenny Schweitzer Bell.

THE MAGIC OF CHESS

ME &amp; MY ROBOT follows 18 teams from 10 different countries as they head to Thailand for the 2018 World Robot Olympiad. Not just a story about winners and losers, we witness children from around the world working through the common language of engineering -- harnessing its power to solve the world’s most complex problems. This short film is part of the Youth Shorts program, which includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Following the screening, Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Mark Decena.

ME & MY ROBOT

Following animator JoAnne Salmon's story, from being 1 in 50,000 babies born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, to currently living her dreams as an animator. This short film is part of the Youth Shorts program, which includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Following the screening, Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director JoAnne Salmon and production coordinator Shannon Reeve.

CHIN UP

A lyrical portrait of the life and work of rising literary star Jason Reynolds as he prepares for the release of his next book. This short film is part of the Youth Shorts program, which includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Following the screening, Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Kristian Melom.

DEAR, DREAMER

The daughter of an African dance teacher learns the African electronic Gqom movement to alleviate her sorrows and find joy. This short film is part of the Youth Shorts program, which includes five dynamic films focused on telling youth stories. Following the screening, Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Julia Jansch.

MY FATHER THE MOVER

Previously recorded Q&amp;A with YOUTH SHORTS filmmakers Jenny Schweitzer Bell (THE MAGIC OF CHESS), Mark Decena (ME &amp; MY ROBOT), JoAnne Salmon &amp; Shannon Reeve (CHIN UP), Kristian Melom (DEAR, DREAMER), and Julia Jansch (MY FATHER THE MOVER) moderated by Boston Globe contributor Kara Baskin.

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