Gala Welcome from Festival Director L. Mattock Scariot

Actor, puppeteer, cartoonist and director Drew Massey takes us on a short journey through some of his puppeteering highlights. The unseen force behind memorable non-human characters in&nbsp;Men In Black&nbsp;I and II and MIB: International,&nbsp;The Happytime Murders,&nbsp;The Hangover, and Muppets Wizard of Oz, Drew is the co-creator of the new Nickelodeon show&nbsp;The Barbarian&nbsp;and the Troll. Take a walk with him and explore why puppets have timeless appeal.&nbsp;

Gala Keynote - Drew Massey

Take a walk with Drew Massey and explore why puppets have timeless appeal.

January Handl has been writing poetry since she could write; she often feels as though it is writing her.&nbsp;With a 25 plus year career in education, teaching, and parent/family education, she still claims motherhood (and now grandparenthood) as the richest source of her passion for life, love, and the current moment. Living in awe of existence and in love with the natural world, inspiration for her poetry is often found in rooted concrete images that bloom, blossom, and become the compost for what arises in metaphor and spirit that wants to find its way to the page. Her greatest writing accomplishments are when a reader expresses feeling not so alone, and more authentically themselves.&nbsp;She has had poems published in “The Avocet,”&nbsp;“The Porter Gulch Review” and weekly for 4 years on the blog site: “Bliss Habits” as well as occasional poems on “FacetotheWind” blog spot.&nbsp;She has also written an educational blog for Mulberry School in Los Gatos.January has published 2 books:“Leaning Toward Knowing” a book of spiritual poetry“Trusting the Inner Teacher, The inside stories of Gazebo Park School at Esalen Institute”

Gala poetry presentation - Beloved

A poem written and performed by January Handl for the 2021 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

Randy Spendlove and Polo Jones talk with Mattie Scariot and Dan Ashley about writing and recording the song "Believe"

Gala song premiere - Songwriter panel

Written for the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival by Grammy winners Randy Spendlove and Polo Jones, "Believe" captures the spirit of inclusion, equality, and empowerment that is the touchstone of PJIFF. The song has its premiere here at&nbsp;PJIFF 2021 in a recording featuring a host of accomplished and well-known musicians.

Gala song premiere - "Believe"

Written for PJIFF by Grammy-winners Randy Spendlove and Polo Jones, "Believe" has its world premiere at PJIFF2021

Mattie's invitation to come see the Festival in person in 2022!

Gala closing from Festival Director L. Mattock (Mattie) Scariot

Mattie's invitation to come see the Festival in person in 2022!

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The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival celebrates emerging independent short and feature films, especially with diverse, inclusive, and women-empowering voices. We hold an annual festival in April and year-round education programs for our community just south of Silicon Valley, California.

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