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Nominated for 2021 Best Documentary This is a film about 12-year-old girls, made by 12-year-old girls, for 12-year-old girls, or anyone that has been a 12-year-old girl, or will be a 12-year-old girl, or wishes they were a 12-year-old girl. This inquisitive cross between a documentary and a theatre piece was created by Tilda Cobham-Hervey and twelve 12-year-old girls, where real girls articulate what they hope for, what they remember and what it feels like to be twelve. Performing themselves in a filmed field guide, together these specimens investigate their own species.

A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl

Joan Thorndike has been growing certified organic flowers in Southern Oregon for 28 seasons. “Bloom” is a portrait of this vibrant farmer who brings a bounty of fragrant joy to the region.

Bloom

Deep in the Choctaw Nation, a picturesque lake hosts an unusual sight: an island populated by rows of headstones. This cemetery floating in a man-made lake is the last relic of what was the town of Sardis, Oklahoma.

Sardis

There is an often-overlooked significance of suicide in media, both negative and positive. Dwight Holton, CEO of Lines for Life, explores how individuals who interact with and discuss suicide can make a difference in saving lives.

How Speaking About Suicide Can Save Lives

Shot entirely on 16mm color film, “CENTURY: summer” showcases the filmmaker’s family farm in St. Paul, Oregon. The farm was recently awarded Century Farm status by the State of Oregon, having been farmed by her family for over 100 years. Her uncle has operated the farm independently since the 1990's and now finds himself in transition as he moves into retirement. The film highlights life on the small farm while in high production during the summer months, emphasizing how to connect with land, work and family history.

CENTURY: Summer

Nominated for 2021 Best Documentary The inspiring and heart-rending story of Chris Mosier: All-American male Duathlete, 6-time member of Team USA, and assigned female at birth. He’s battled his whole life: with friends, family, teammates, teachers, and the US Government. Now, he stands up for the transgender community, and continues, every day, to push forward his mission of being the person he needed when he was younger. For anyone who's ever felt left out, silenced, or invisible, Chris's story is one that will inspire and create lasting change. We need to hear more stories like Chris’s for any sort of progress to be made.

The Chris Mosier Project

Two teenage boys, one neurotypical and one not, discuss what it's like to be brothers, and why we shouldn't treat anyone like normal human beings.

Close as Brothers

Nominated for 2021 Best Documentary This short film documents the 'Reflection Project,' a 5-day creative expression experience that engages high school students through reflective writing, portrait-drawing, mask-making, interactive dialogue, trust-building exercises, and performance. This in-school workshop addresses isolation and depression in teens, using writing and art as prevention. The Reflection Project is a safe haven for self-exploration, designed to help youth connect, build resilient communities, and give voice to the younger generation.&nbsp;

High School Reflections 2019

This story follows young campers as they spend a week in Washington State at Camp Oasis, a place for kids living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to just be kids and find community.

That Week Each Year

The 100-year life of reluctant heroine Ann Lindgren, who continues to smash expectations into her second century.

My Century

A short documentary about a woman in lockdown slowly losing the use of her hands.

Hands: A Lockdown Short Documentary

Nominated for 2021 Grand Jury Award “Sky Blossom” is the film salute to 2020. It is a raw, uplifting window into 24.5 million children and millennials stepping forward as frontline heroes. Caring for family with tough medical conditions, they stay at home doing things often seen only in hospitals. They are cheerleaders, work part time, and go to college — but also live double lives — quietly growing up as America’s next greatest generation. The filmmaker, veteran journalist and award-winning CNN/MSNBC news anchor Richard Lui says the interviews were so honest they genuinely surprised him, as they revealed insights into the lives of young people across America. Troops used to look up and say, “Here come the Sky Blossoms”—paratroopers rushing to their aid. Today, there is a new generation answering that call. These are their stories. “Sky Blossom – McMinnville, TN” is a segment from the feature documentary “Sky Blossom” which is qualifying for the 2020 Academy Awards.

Sky Blossom - McMinnville, TN

Cheer, ballet, Friday night lights. Deryn lives the “heart of America.” Only when she gets home, she puts on Dad’s legs, like when she was eight.

Moderator: Stephen Long, MSFF Board of Directors. Participating Filmmakers: Colleen Thurston (Sardis), Marissa Dingman (How Speaking About Suicide Can Save Lives), Stephanie Hough (CENTURY: Summer), Alex Huebsch (The Chris Mosier Project), Jennifer Hardacker (Close as Brothers), Abram Katz (High School Reflections 2019), Lynnette Oostmeyer (That Week Each Year), Kendra Jacobson (My Century), Richard Lui (Sky Blossom - McMinnville, TN)

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