Youth Made Films at 2018 San Diego International Kids Film Festival

2018 San Diego International Kids Film Festival--Youth Made Films

	BITTER SWEET USA \| 4 min Short \| Documentary Director/Writer/Producer: Jackie Prata Cast: Alex Scott, Liz Scott, Jay Scott Synopsis: This is the story of Alex Scott and her lemonade stand movement which fights childhood cancer one cup at a time.			CATMAN: THE LOVE THIEF USA\| 17 min Short \| Comedy Director/Writer: Austin Coombs Perez Producers: Austin Coombs Perez, Ginger Port Cast: Evan Wasser, Andrea Arias Synopsis: Antonio's high school romance is threatened when Catman is on the prowl
	DOG TAG USA\| 14 min Short \| Drama Directors: Diana Zhang, Eason Wang Writer: Diana Zhang Producer: Miao Tian, Wei Zheng Synopsis: The film tells the story of a little girl who experienced her father died in a war and how well she understood when she saw some old soldiers were suffered mentally and physically.			I AM ENOUGH: A SHE SEES FILM USA \| 8 min Short \| Documentary Directors: Kasandra Rueda, Cheyenne Thomas, Kierra Bryant, Evelyn Gutierrez Producers: Paris Boothe, Cheyenne Thomas, Ashli Bizarron, Heidi Duran Cast: Kasandra Rueda, Brianne Williams, Briauna Williams,Evelyn Gutierrez, Alicia Powell, Shaimya Smith Synopsis: This is an inspiring documentary about what it takes for young women to overcome stereotypes, limitations and bullying to do what they love and achieve their dreams.
	INCLUSION ON THE AIR USA\| 9 min Short \| Documentary Director: Eli Canter Cast: Emily Kingsley Synopsis: This documentary is about the life and work of Emily Perl Kingsley, a former Sesame Street writer and longtime activist for children with disabilities and their families.			JUICE TRUCK USA\|17min Short\|Comedy Director/Producer/Writer: Mecca White Producer: Mecca White, Persia White Synopsis: JUICE TRUCK is an original comedy that follows the lives of three socially awkward women who work on a fresh pressed juice truck in Santa Monica California.
	LOST IN THE GAMES China \| 15 min Short \| Educational Director/Producer/Writer: Siman He Synopsis: Wei is a student who is not interested in study. The teachers, parents and students repeatedly to persuade and help him. Finally, he realized and started to improve the grades.			OVE ELLAL Australia \| 7 min Short \| Comedy\| Fantasy Director/Writer/Producer: Katerina Alexander Cast: Katerina Alexander, Sofia Palleschi, Ion Alexander, Ariana Palleschi Synopsis: Ella is not a typical ghoul. She bents on torturing all her unassuming beach house guests by tormenting them with annoying pranks. But Ada, a 13-year-old girl, starts to penetrate the invisible walls that Ella has built around her since her untimely death.
	MY BLACK IS... USA\| 7 min Short \| Documentary \| Experimental Directors: Miguel Valdez, Eunice Beato Synopsis: Young women of color set out to redefine what black is to them.			RACHEL'S PITCH USA \| 13 min Short \| Comedy Director/Writer: Julia Fulmer Producers: Jennifer Fischer, Ramon Hamilton Cast: Andrew Bowen, Jamie Grace, Nancy Lantis, Nancy Lantis, Adam Simpson Synopsis: In this satirical portrayal of the entertainment industry, Rachel Jensen, a quirky but ambitious young filmmaker, attempts to pitch her ideas to Mr. McKnight, an intimidating big-time producer.
	SCEPTER USA\|18min Short \| Adventure Director: Ben Keeline Synopsis: Two schools across the globe create a film together. One school is Fareham in England. The other is in Cottonwood, California.			SHEEPDOG ANIMATION - CANADA Canada \| 2 min Short \| Animation Directors: Alice Sinkner, Pavel Kriz Synopsis: This is ananimated presentation of students work from SheepDog Animation, an international Award Winning Studio for Youth.
	SWITCH USA \|20 min Short\|Drama\| Thriller Director/Writer: Nicole Ludowese Producer: Rachel Svatos Cast: Morgan Gullett, Danielle Wheeler, Olivia St Peter, Toby Bornhauser Synopsis: When a young girl wakes up after a head injury and does not recognize anything or anyone around her, she begins to uncover the sinister and frightening truth.			The Adventures of Lana TUNA USA \| 6 min Short \| Fantasy \| Adventure Director/Writer: Bella King Producer: Jen Tousey Cast: Sage Tousey, Abra Moore, Todd Fletcher Synopsis: Imagination becomes reality! Planning spring as a fairy, ruling the seas as a pirate, and recovering a diamond in a secret spy mission are all in a day's work for this little girl... and still home in time for tacos and a bath!
	THE RESIDENCY India \| 9 min Short \| Documentary Director/Writer/Producer: Tanmay Srivastava Synopsis: This short documentary is about a Building Complexin the North Indian City of Lucknow. The Lucknow Residencywas built for the British Representative and attacked by the Indian Sepoys when the First War of Indian Independence broke out.			THE SUNRISE STORYTELLER Canada \| 65 min Feature\| Documentary Director/Writer: Kasha Sequoia Slavner Producer: Global Sunrise Productions Inc. Synopsis: This documentary follows the hero's journey of teenage filmmaker & social justice advocate, Kasha Sequoia Slavner, as she sets out for six months on her 16th birthday across the world in search of stories of hope and resilience that shine a light on what it means to be a global citizen and how we can all make a difference.
	TIPPING POINT USA \| 27 min Short \| Documentary Director/Producer/Cast: Dylan D'Haeze Writer: Kevin D'Haeze Synopsis: This documentary explains climate change from a kid's perspective, and shows kids what they can do to help solve the problem. Kids can make a difference!			UGLY USA \| 3 min Short \| Animation Director/Writer: Melanie Tulagan Producer: Bertha Tsai Synopsis: A new take on the Ugly Duckling story. In Ugly a hairless guinea pig goes on a journey of self-discovery and self-love.

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