Feature Films at 2019 San Diego International Kids Film Festival
2019 San Diego International Kids Film Festival--Feature Films

  Afterlife
Netherlands |90 min Feature| Family | Drama
Director/Writer: Willem Bosch
Producer: Iris Otten, Pieter Kuijpers, Sander van Meurs
Synopsis:
A story about a very bright, mature 14-year old girl. She’s a good student, disciplined, and always on time…..
    Appu in Search of Truth
India |106 min Feature | Drama
Director: Sohan Lal
Writer: Raju Ranganath
Producer: A. V. Anoop
Synopsis:
A nine-year old boy is in a moral predicament. After failing an exam, he is required to get his father’s signature on the exam sheet. Afraid of getting a beating from his father, he debates forging the signature.
  CHECKER TOBI AND OUR PLANET'S SECRET
Germany |86 min Feature| Drama
Director/ Writer: Martin Tischner
Producer: Franz Gernstl, Oliver Gernstl, Fidelis Mager
Synopsis:
Checker Tobi’s greatest adventure begins on a pirate ship. That’s where he finds a message in a bottle which contains a riddle. If he’s able to solve the riddle he will reveal our planet’s greatest secret. An exciting treasure hunt that brings Tobi across the globe is about to begin!.
    Eaten By Lions
UK|95 min Feature | Drama
Director: Jason Wingard
Producer: Hannah Stevenson
Synopsis:
A tale of two brothers, one mother, and three dads.
Dam Wall
India |90 min Feature | Drama
Director/Writer: Vedanti Chandrakant Dani
Producer: Archana Dani
Synopsis:
Dharan is a story of friendship between a six-year-old urban girl and an eight-year-old rural boy.
     Love Blooms in the Sun
China | 67 min     Feature |Drama
Director: Hongru Jin, Jia Chen
Writer: Hongru Jin, Liyuan Ma
Producer: Hongru Jin
Synopsis:
This film tells you about the life and treatment experience of three children suffering from thalassemia in different families. It let us know what is thalassemia, how to prevent them and what should we do to reduce the source of tragedy.
  FRANK AND FEARLESS
South Africa | 100min Feature | Drama
Director/Writer: Gray Hofmeyr
Producer: Menzi Thabede, Andre Scholtz
Synopsis:
A rural boy, a large dog, an orphaned baby rhino, and an aging reprobate set out to stop a rhino’s slaughter.
    Good Game: The Beginning
Turkey | 115 min Feature |Family |Drama
Director: Umut Aral
Writer: Emre Sirel
Producer: Hakan Bas, Alper Caglar, Doruk Acar
Synopsis:
A recent high school graduate uses his talent in video games to work part-time at a gaming house to support his single mother and sister.e only the start of a real adventure
  MAX TOPAS – THE BOOK OF THE CRYSTAL CHILDREN
Germany | 82min Feature | Drama
Director: Dr. Michael W. Driesch
Writer: Miguel G. Baldío
Producer: Michael W. Driesch
Synopsis:
A young boy wakes up very late one morning to find that his family has vanished without a trace. A peculiar stranger appears and claims to have cast a spell on the family. In order to save his family, the boy must find a book for the stranger within just two hours.
    MILES TO GO
Germany | 48min Feature | Drama
Director/Writer: Manoah Biesheuvel
Producer: Simon Heahnel, Tobias Mùˆller
Synopsis:
Two men, one car, and 2000 miles of American soil. The German DJ duo “andHim” are taking a road trip of the west coast on a quest for the American dream of beer, boobs, and burgers. Traveling between their shows, the two guys experience everything that America has to offer from cozy camping to hot “brain-tacos”.
  Snow White and the magic of the dwarves
Germany|90 min Feature | Drama
Director: Ngo The Chau
Writer: Max Honert
Producer: Jens Christian Susa
Synopsis:
A girl grows up as an orphan in strict seclusion due to her stepmother who uses her beauty for power. The girl escapes from her isolation and goes to the old castle blacksmith where she meets a prince.
    Team Marco
USA | 86 min Feature | Comedy | Drama | Family
Director/Writer: Julio Vincent Gambuto
Producer: Sam Sandweiss
Synopsis:
A young boy is obsessed with electronics and rarely leaves the house, but when his grandmother dies and his grandfather moves in, the boy’s life is turned upside-down when his grandfather introduces him to bocce ball, an old sport.
  THE LAST FICTION
Iran | 100min Feature | Animation
Director/Writer: Ashkan Rahgozar
Producer: Ehsan Rasouluf
Synopsis:
Based on classic Persian literature, The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi (The Book of Kings), the film follows an upstart ruler’s treacherous rise to the throne in ancient Persia, and a young hero who will save the kingdom and people from the darkness.
    The Magic Ram
Algeria | 92 min Feature | Fantasy
Director: Saddek Kebir
Writer: Sabine Kebir
Synopsis:
Pupils from the Sahara desert visit Algiers's large zoo. Not only do they encounter exotic animals there, but also some enchanted animals as well as a zoo director who turns out to be a magician. The day's outing to the zoo awakens the students’ love and respect for all animals.
  The Wayang Kids
Singapore | 88 min Feature| Family |Comedy
Director/Writer: Raymond Tan
Producer: KH Low
Synopsis:
A boy with autism, and also a talent for drawing, dreams about taking part in a performance. A girl discovers the boy’s dream and with the help of classmates, they help him fulfill it.
    Zombie Bro
Australia | 80 min Feature | Family | Comedy
Director: May Grehan
Producer: Claudia Pickering
Synopsis:
A young girl must enlist her juvenile father to help save the town from her zombie brother.
   Wing 
China | 46 min Short | Family |Drama
Director: Yi Xu
Producer: Xun Hong
Writer: Qi Zhan
Synopsis:
Yu, an ethnic kid of Tujia nation, used to live in the countryside with his grandparents. To help him improve his performance of studying, his parents took him to the city and started taking care of him. At a coincidential occasion, Yu met the badminton master Dong and became his close student. With Dong's leading, Yu opened the door of the magic badminton world