2015 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival  "Feature Films"

An Old Person, A Child and A Foreigner (97 Min. China) Director(s): Qian Wen Producer(s): Shaogui Zhang, Jinrui Wen Screenwriter(s): Zijun Cast: Xiaoyu Jin, Hongli Cui, Jingchun Huang, Zheng Tie Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Miluyi, a little girl of Yi nationality, has to move to a small town and live with her old grandfather after her parents passed away in a car accident. She misses her mother so much that she writes a letter to her mom and sends it to her old home in the city. The letter is then received by an American girl who recently moves in…   Battledream Chronicle (108 Min. Martinique) Director(s): Alain Bidard Producer(s): José R. Nerain Screenwriter(s): Alain Bidard Cast: Jacques Olivier Ensfelder, Yna Boulangé, Steffy Glissant, Célia Guitteaud, Rita Ravier, Josué Pade Genre: Feature/Animation/Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure Synopsis: In 2100, the empire of Mortemonde colonized almost all the nations of the Earth and reduced their populations to slavery. Syanna, a young martinican slave, refuses to collect 1000XP every month in Battledream and decides to fight for her freedom... Camp (64 Min. USA) Director(s): Dan Zelikma Producer(s): Rufus Lusk, Lauren Rutkowski, Joel Rutkowski, Mark Tjaden, Dan Zelikman, Matthew Layman Genre: Feature/Documentary Synopsis: A summer documented at a camp where kids are removed from technology for seven weeks, and are immersed in nature to cultivate friendships and build independence. Whether venturing into the wild or competing in sports-it's all about camp   Crystal Girl (101 Min. China) Director(s): Pingping Li Producer(s): Jiufang Zhang Screenwriter(s): Jiufang Zhang Cast: Huohuo Zhang, Yi Xiao, Bing Xie, Dayu Wang, Zheng Wang Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Guoguo, an 8-years-old girl, was abandoned regretfully by her biological mother when she was born. However, she has been grown up to a polite and filial daughter in a foster family. Her biological mother comes back to look for her daughter while her foster mother needs bone marrow transplantation immediately…   For Your Smile (90 Min. China) Director(s): Yichu Shi Producer(s): Linfeng Li Screenwriter(s): Xiaomeng Yao Cast: Yikai Dong, Jiafei Wang Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: In a Miao’s village in Guizhou, China, a sister and her younger brother live with their grandfather while their parents are working in the city. The investors from the city come to exploit the village, bringing the civilization to this rural area as well as big changes to this family.   Imba Means Sing (73 Min. USA) Director(s): Danielle Bernstein Producer(s): Erin Bernhardt Genre: Feature/Documentary Synopsis: Growing up in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, Moses and his family lack enough resources for him to even attend the first grade. Moses takes us on his one shot journey from poverty towards his dream of becoming a pilot.   Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (91 Min. USA) Director(s): Tamar Halpern Producer(s): Steven C. Beer, Ken H. Keller, Lauren Bullock, Jack M. Dalgleish Screenwriter(s): Tamar Halpern Cast: Maxwell Beer, Ryan Simpkins, Mira Sorvino, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Urie Genre: Feature/Family Synopsis: Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received a month before his 13th birthday.   Love in Full Bloom (84 Min. China) Director(s): Zhe Zang Producer(s): Fuhai Li Screenwriter(s): Aihong Dong Cast: Haoze Li, Hanyue Fan, Huiyang Wen, Haoran Zhou, Suyun Li, Wenli Jiang, Di Wang Genre: Feature/Family Synopsis: This film tells a touching story about family ties and love. Xiaobo, a boy from the city, is going to spend the summer time at his grandmother’s house in the countryside. He founds that there is a special connection between the grandmother and another villager, Wei Tian…   Mom and I (93 Min. China) Director(s): Shaoxiong Guo Producer(s): Chenyu Wu Screenwriter(s): Jinhui Wu Cast: Han Zhang, Haotong Jiang Genre: Feature/Drama/Family Synopsis: An 8-years-old boy, living in the countryside, has to look after her seriously disabled mother and support this incomplete family after his father sacrificed his life when saving other people’s lives…   The Road (116 Min. China) Director(s): Wei Zheng Screenwriter(s): Lihuang Jiang, Jie Li Cast: Ning Sun, Jiayi Wang, Fang Xie, Yisheng Wang Genre: Feature/Family/Drama Synopsis: Chunmei, a kind single woman living in a rural town called Old Road, has been taking care of many lonely old people for years. On a rainy day, she finds a little abandoned baby, Xiaoyu, and decides to adopt the baby on her own. The girl grows up and starts to realize that it is extre   Recollections of An Old Town (76 Min. China) Director(s): Ping Chen Producer(s): Ping Chen Screenwriter(s): Zeping Lin Cast: Xinman Li, Guifeng Wang, Linfei Yan Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: This film tells a story of a group of energetic, passionate but rebellious boys who grow up in a peaceful old town on the side of Yellow River.   Sally's Way (74 Min. Trinidad and Tobago) Director(s): Joanne Gail Johnson Producer(s): Louris Martin Lee-Sing, J. Tracy Farrag Screenwriter(s): Joanne Gail Johnson Cast: Alyssa Highly, Patti-Anne Ali, Conrad Parris Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Set in the lush, Caribbean island of Trinidad, Sally is an 12-year-old HIV/ AIDS orphan growing up with her grandmother, who falls ill. She shows herself to be a girl who is strong and brave and true, and models in creative and practical terms…   The Great Treasure Quest (43 Min. France) Director(s): Julien Fournet Producer(s): Jean-Francois Tosti, Bernard Birebent, Francois Cadene Screenwriter(s): Julien Fournet Animator(s): Alexis Artaud, Jean-Christophe Bruneau, Eurydice Marchand Cast: Kirk Thorton, Dre Gordon, Cam Stance, Erin Fitzgerald, Chris Smith, Steve Canno Genre: Feature/Animation/Adventure Production Company: TAT productions, Master Films Synopsis: The Jungle cave is brutally attacked by a horde of rampaging pirates: Dirty Beard and his gang. They are searching for Suzy, a young raccoon pirate. They want to retrieve the treasure map of his father, the Old Jim…   The Road Called Life (90 Min.Korea) Director(s): Ahn Jae-Hoon, Han Hye-Jin Producer(s): Han Hye-Jin, Lee Sang-wook Screenwriter(s): Lee Hyo-Seok, Hyeon Jin-geon, Kim Yu-jeong Cast: Gi Yeong-Do, Jang-Gwang, Lee Jong-Hyuk Genre: Feature/Animation/Drama Synopsis: This animation depicts three pieces of traditional Korean stories, When the Buckwheat Flowers Bloom, Spring Spring, and A Lucky Day.   The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro and the Mother Tree (61 Min.Japan) Director(s): Isamu Hirabayashi Producer(s): Madoka Katsumata Screenwriter(s): Takashi Yamada Cast: Omi Minami, Miki Takahashi, Takumi Yamazaki, Saori Sugimoto, Ayahi Takagaki Genre: Feature/Animation/Family Synopsis: Shimajiro, a tiger boy, and his friends fly to a mysterious island in search of the enormous Mother Tree. They encounter the island's natives and quickly become friends. But two mischievous spiders kidnap Shimajiro's little sister Hannah!   Through the Woods: An Appalachian Adventure (49 Min. USA) Director(s): Jed Anderson Producer(s): Jed Anderson, Joe Mailander, Justin Lansing Screenwriter(s): Joe Mailander, Justin Lansing Cast: Joe Mailander, Justin Lansing, David Holt Genre: Feature/Documentary/Music/Adventure Synopsis: This film tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning children's musicians The Okee Dokee Brothers' month-long hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail, the songs they wrote on their trek, and a life-long friendship.   Under the Blood Red Sun (100 Min.USA) Director(s): Tim Savage Producer(s): Dana Hankins Screenwriter(s): Graham Salisbury Cast: Kyler Sakamoto, Kalama Epstein, Dann Seki, Autumn Ogawa, Wil Kahele, Chris Tashima, Mina Kohara Genre: Feature/Drama/War Synopsis: Under the Blood-Red Sun is the film adaptation of Graham Salisbury's award-winning novel of the same name. It is set in 1941, Hawaii. A 13 yr old Japanese boy, Tomi Nakaji, his family and his best friend (a Caucasian boy) face monumental adversity at the time of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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