2017 San Diego International Kids Film Festival--Youth Made Films

DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Canada | 6 min Short | Animation | Fantasy | Adventure Director/Writer Raine Bracken Prince Charming doesn't always find what he's looking for. This isn't your average fairytale      DEAR NEW PRESIDENT USA | 6 min Short | Documentary | Comedy Director/Writer Cameron Scout Bontrager Producers Cameron Scout Bontrager, Dewayne Bontrager Cast Cameron Scout Bontrager, Amelia Thomas-Horowitz, Sawyer Northrop, Melina Welch Cameron wanted the world to know that the youth have a voice too. The interviews reveal children's thoughts on the recent election and the upcoming 4 years   DRAW ME HAPPY Russia | 26 min Short | Drama Director Dmitry Rogov Writers Dmitry Rogov, Tatyana Miroshnik Producers Alexey Rogov, Dmitry Rogov Cast Kirill Popov, Fedor Dobronravov, Ekaterina Selefonkina, Anastasia Panina Artem started his own small business to save some money and go abroad. Nothing can stop him: not a serious lineless of his mother, not even his father’s and sister’s problems     FOX AND BEAR USA | 2 min Short | Animation Director Madeleine Arundale Two creatures have an encounter in the woods and discover the value of forgiveness   GEIJYUTSU WA MIRAI USA | 30 min Short | Documentary Director Saoirse Loftus-Reid This documentary chronicles Jonas Clarke Middle School’s journey from the auditions of the "The Jungle Book" to the final performance in Japan     JOYA MIA USA | 6 min Short | Family | Drama Director/Writer Ella Warner Cast Fred Warner, Ava Boris, Alison Robertson Julia grows up with a fierce bond with her grandfather, and as she gets older, so does he - and his memory is disappearing. One day he sees Julia as a complete stranger, and that devastates her, and must learn how to cope the best way she can   LOVE & GOODWILL USA | 3 min Short | Family | Drama Director/Writer Kelly Tran Producers Jenna Ligdas, Lauren Balint Cast Maxine Warren, Paul Anthony Reynolds, Riley Reynolds A girl brings a box into Goodwill.     PLASTIC IS FOREVER USA | 20 min Short | Documentary Director/Writer Dylan D'Haeze Producers Dylan D'Haeze, Dawn D'Haeze Dylan, a 13 year old filmmaker from the San Juan Islands, follows plastic trash to where it ends up, and shows how kids can help make a difference in a world that is increasingly dependent on plastic   POVERTY AND HOW TO CHANGE ITS PATH Colombia | 4 min Short | Documentary Director Bianca Mangravite This PSA was created to help two great non-profit organizations - Fundacion Nutrinfantil that is fighting poverty in Colombia and its partner FXB International which fights poverty worldwide.     SPLIT USA | 15 min Short | Animation Director Ben Keeline Producer MaryAnn Keeline Writers Patricia Leejohnson, Genna Walgamuth Two schools, Cottonwood Creek in California and Bohermeen National School in Ireland create a short animated fairy story together   THE LEDGE USA | 5 min Short | Experimental Director Danielle Takahashi The film delves into the imagination of a young artist facing fears and insecurities when taking on creative challenges. However, the beauty of overcoming these mental blocks prevails.     THE LOST India | 27 min Short | Documentary Director/Writer Prateek Srivastava Producers Prateek Srivastava, Tanmay Srivastava The film is about three slum kids and their feelings after the demolition of their home.   THE PORTRAIT OF FEAR Lithuania | 9 min Short | Drama | Sci-Fi Director/Writer Auguste Kuneviciute Cast Viktorija Elenah Kruk, Marius Bareikis, Nikolas Verseckas Victoria is selling cosmetic products from door to door until something unexpected happens and fear starts to follow her in every step she takes     THE POWER OF POSITIVITY USA | 14 min Short | Documentary Director Wendy Lobel Producers Wendy Lobel, Stephanie Angel, Alex Beaton It talks the extraordinary story of a boy who battles an inoperable brain tumor, soul-crushing bullying and depression. Alex's life takes a surprising turn when he attends a camp for kids with cancer and begins to see his world through a different lens   TOMMY & THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY USA | 7 min Short | Drama Director/Producer/Writer Kylie McGuire Cast Jack Summers, Maraia Mariselli, Dale Jones A lonely young bookworm, Tommy, ventures away from his usual hangout by the Little Free Library and goes to the local park to try to make a friend.     VESPER France | 24 min Short | Thriller | Mystery Director/Writer Keyvan Sheikhalishahi Cast Götz Otto, Agnès Godey, Keyvan Sheikhalishahi Marge Ofenbey shuts herself away from all in a house to flee her sinister and manipulative husband. She asks her nephew Christian for help. But, Christian will discover soon the secrets hidden by Marge and Walter   WALK ON USA | 2 min Short | Experimental Director/Writer Trevor Chase Cast Jeremy Chase, Stuart Chase Narrator Derwood Chase A father looks back on his life and his connection with his late son.     WHAT SINGLE PEOPLE DO USA︱2 min Short︱Drama Director Mary (Yifei) Liu Writers Mary (Yifei) Liu, Ries Chirrick Producers Ries Chirrick, Julia Massy Cast Hagen Cloward As a high school student, what happens if you don't get a date to Homecoming?

@2017 San Deigo International Kids' Film Festival