Snowy | Animals | Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

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An eclectic collection of fur, feathers, and friendship.

Films: Pant Hoot; Snowy; Just Being Here; I'm A Pebble; Seabird; Little Berlin

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Every November, co-Directors Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje celebrate Thanksgiving at Alex's Aunt and Uncle’s house just outside of Philadelphia. And every November they marvel at the fact that the family’s 4-inch-long pet turtle, Snowy, is still alive. Snowy has lived an isolated life in the family basement for the past 10+ years with minimal sunlight and no companionship other than that of his primary caretaker, Uncle Larry. In an effort to improve Snowy's life we ask: Can Snowy be happy and what would it take?

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Film Contact:

Alex Wolf Lewis

snowythefilm@gmail.com

Year
2021
Runtime
13 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States
Rating
Suitable for All Ages
Note
Documentary Short

Director
Kaitlyn Schwalje, Alex Wolf Lewis
Screenwriter
Kaitlyn Schwalje
Producer
Rebecca Stern, Justin Levy
Executive Producer
Meryl Goldsmith, Dana Nachman, Cheryl D. Staurulakis

6 films in package

Pant Hoot

A genocide survivor transcends overwhelming odds to become a master chimpanzee linguist.

Snowy

Snowy, a four-inch-long pet turtle, has lived an isolated life in the family basement. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and what would it take?

Closed captions available

Just Being Here

Walter has lived alone for most of his life and doesn’t venture far from his house, but his life is far from ordinary. He finds solace and wonder in the nature of his backyard and the company of special friends.

I'M A PEBBLE

Bubble a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. Bulle imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, she has to face her loneliness.

Seabird

As writer Adam Nicolson reflects on a childhood spent visiting thriving seabird colonies in the remote Scottish isles, he fears that – sooner than anyone had expected – these colonies, too, will become nothing more than memories.