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

  Beverly Hills Heroes
USA | 4 min Short | Documentary
Director/Producer: Ryker Overacker
Synopsis:
An interview of the Beverly Hills Police Chief and the Beverly Hills Fire Chief.
    Do the Dryden Dos
USA | 3 min Short | Musical
Director: Rachel Asper, Emilia Burszczyk, Emily Morton, Rosemary Heckard, Kristina Kazuraite, Charlotte Stahlman, Aleena Patel, Sage Altschuler, Kai Lair, Jonas Gregory, Jovanni Aiello, Frankie O’Mara.
Synopsis:
What if kindness was contagious? What if you could activate change just from your example?
Believe in yourself because we believe in you. It's not hard to do the right thing. So, do the Dryden Do's.
  Fortissimo
Germany|3 min Short |Animation
Director/Writer/Producer: Lilith Jörg
Synopsis:
The concert stage is always home to wonderful sounds and incredible musicians, but sometimes the sounds next to the stage gather attention instead. A cellist tries to start his performance, but encounter a number of surprises..
    Heroes Around Me: Ma and Pa
USA | 3 min Short | Documentary
Director/ Writer/ Producer: John Burns
Synopsis:
A brief story about the writer’s great-grandparents.
  Hungry Dinosaur
USA | 2 min Short |Animation
Director/Writer: April Yu
Producer: Dong Yu
Synopsis:
A story about a loving dinosaur family.
  I.T. Support
Australia | 5 min Short | Drama
Director/Writer/Producer: Eli Rauchberger
Synopsis:
A group of kids form a support group for people addicted to technology.
  International Police - Homework Division
Australia| 9 min Short | Drama
Director/Writer: Angus Grant
Producer: Angus Grant, Liam Grant
Synopsis:
School kids going on break to avoid homework? Call the International Police - Homework Division. Guaranteed homework delivery.
    Kick Scooter
Greece | 2 min Short |Documentary
Director: Yiannis Petsas , Kostas Petsas
Writer: Yiannis Petsas
Synopsis:
A school assignment with the subject of “Television”
 

Lake Lanier Life
USA | 5 min Short | Documentary
Director/Writer/Producer: Spencer Perry, Tripp Hopkins
Synopsis:
A GoPro video shoot documents two boys’ fun on Lake Lanier in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Max & Leyla
Germany | 7 min Short | Animation
Director: KIDS 'N TRICKS,PROF. ISOLDE ASAL
Writer: KIDS 'N TRICKS
Producer: PROF. ISOLDE ASAL
Synopsis:
A little dragon, living on a small island in the middle of a big ocean, realizes that a group of creatures living next to him under the sea live happily due to a magical item.
  Mime Doesn't Pay
USA|3 min Short |Drama
Director/Writer: Ella McKeon
Synopsis:
A mime realizes his skills don’t set him up well for a real job, therefore he must think outside the box.
    Mr. Orange & Baby Snot
USA | 2 min Short | Animation
Director/Producer: Kana Hutchens
Synopsis:
A lonely Mr. Orange finds happiness in a strange place.
  My Red Ball
Canada | 3 min Short | Drama
Director/Writer: Esabella Strickland
Producer: Young Movie Makers
Synopsis:
An urban legend about a girl who is bullied and socially alienated because of her learning disability, but makes friends with a boy in the forest.
  Priorities
Australia|8 min Short |Drama
Director: Laura Barley-Tayler
Writer/Producer: Laura Barley-Tayler, Chloe Tran
Synopsis:
A mother’s priorities result in issues for daughter.
  Run Mia Run!
USA | 6 min Short | Drama
Director/Writer: Ella McKeon
Synopsis:
After realizing that she’s forgotten her homework, a girl goes through quite an ordeal to submit it on time.
    Say Something
Australia|5 min Short |Drama
Director: Emily Prior
Writer: Jen Prior
Synopsis:
1 in 4 Australian kids experience bullying. This film looks briefly at the different forms of bullying, and follows a girl and her friends who stand up to a bully for a new friend.
  The Dog's Story
Russia | 9 min Short | Animation
Director/Writer: ARKHIP VARFOLOMEEV
Producer: KATERINA OGORODNIKOVA
Synopsis:
An army of nomadic cats attack a prosperous dog city, and all the dogs in the city believe that a magic bone will help them. Only one dog is convinced that the greed and rudeness will be defeated by common sense and intellect.
    If by Life You Were Deceived
USA | 25 min Short| Family | Drama
Director/Writer: Xun Zhuo
Synopsis:
As the little girl grows up, she starts to be sensitive and doubt on everything. One day she finds out about a secret of her family.
  The Journey of Story Float
Taiwan | 6 min Short | Mix media
Director: Yung-Lin Chen
Writer: Yun-Chien Yin
Producer: Szu-Hsin Lee,You-Bang Zhang,Yun-Chien Yin,Wan-Jhen Yu,Ming-Chi Chen,Ju-Yo Lo
Synopsis:
Residents of a town learn and understand that they should not litter or pollute the environment.
    The Mom Plan
USA | 5 min Short |Drama
Director/Writer: Ella McKeon
Synopsis:
A single father and his son set out to find the perfect mother/wife.
  The Turtles Swim
USA | 2 min Short | animation
Director/writer/Producer: Genna Lee
Synopsis:
A scuba diver’s swim with turtles leads him to discover sunken treasure.
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
USA | 8 min Short | Documentary
Director: Kids N Film, Natasha Berry, Saela Fitzgerald, Gianna Fragozo
Producer: Jacalyn Evone
Synopsis:
Students at Vallejo Charter School in California share their understanding of the articles of human rights.
  Undo
USA |2 min Short | Experimental
Director: Claire, Daniel, Joana, Julia, Kristina, Martin, Mary, Natalie, Nicolet, Rachel, Samantha, Sophia
Producer: Fugleflick Filmmakers
Synopsis:
An original music video demonstrating how wonderful an undo button would be in an art room.