2022 San Diego International Kids Film Festival--Kids Made Films

5 STARS China | 12min Children-Made | Animation Director: Jack Zheng, Henry Xu The ignorant David seems to be in trouble again, he crashed into someone’s limousine on his bike. Can he figure out a way to exonerate himself before the doorbell rings? And is that method really reliable?   A LETTER TO MY DAD United States | 5min Children-Made | Drama Director: Brock Brenner A letter to my Dad.   A PURPOSE WELL FULFILLED United States | 4min Children-Made | Animation Director: Sebastian Muñoz A young and eager chocolate chip cookie learns its purpose from an old and wise glass of milk!   A SECOND CHANCE United States | 11min Children-Made | Drama Director: Arden Pala This documentary explains how hard it actually is to be homeless. I hope this documentary opens your eyes to what it is like to be homeless and how homeless people can’t just “get a job.” Hearing all these stories has changed the way I think of homelessness, and I hope it changes the way you think too. Anyone gave a second chance is given an opportunity; a way to move forward   A TALE OF CLAWS AND FANGS United States | 9min Children-Made | Drama Director: Luca Tedesco Take a bite out of romance and claw your way to love. In a twist of Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet, the two "lovers'' are werewolves and vampires trying to make peace. They must figure out a way to bring their two warring families together.     ARE DREAMS TRUE United States | 6min Children-Made | Drama Director: Atharva Bhagwata Atharva is traumatized by his brother's (Arnay) naughtiness and is expecting him to be a well behaved and calm.. His dream does come true but is he happy or not?  BACK IN MY DAY United States | 6min Children-Made | Drama Director: Andrew Luria The MagTV team looks to bridge the generational gap on the issue of electric vehicles. Though things were different "back in my day," today is everyone's day to look to the future!      BUTTERFLY PLAYGROUND United States | 2min Children-Made | Drama Director: Bryn Wright “Butterfly Playground” is a whimsical take on the tragedy of losing a friend. Based on a true story, this short film explores the joys and sorrow of three children who had a friend who was a little different... and truly special..   COCODRILO Cyprus | 4min Children-Made | Animation Director: Jonathan Aidan Cockrell, Bailey Corley The friendship between a crocodile and a young boy in the jungle      HEAVENLY FLOWERS United States | 7min Children-Made | Drama Director: Bella, Camila, Avi, Grace, Adela, Aubriella, Austin A dad who gave his powers to his daughter and then her sister tries to steal them.   MAGIC ERASER: DELETE! Taiwan | 9min Children-Made | Animation Director: Zi-Jun Wang, Yun-Yen Li If you had a magic eraser that could erase anything you didn’t like, what would you want to erase? Ming wants to erase his nagging mother, dreadful exams, and annoying homework, but ends up accidently erasing “everything!” Ming's world is instantly changed, how can he save it all? Or is everything erased by the magic eraser doomed to never come back?     PASUYA AND CLOUD Taiwan | 9min Children-Made | Animation Director: Ting Yuk Yuen This short-animation is about a aboriginal boy and a Clouded Leopard. The boy rescues the Leopard from a trap, and they became the very best of friends. One day, the two were out hunting, and they met the Leopard's mother. After that, the story becomes emotional. The Leopard had to leave the boy, because it missed her mother so much. This film is Taiwanese Mandarin, but have subtitles.   SUPER COOL United States | 5min Children-Made | Drama Director: Carter Husbands When a villain tests out a super power potion on unsuspecting kids, they turn the tables.     TAKE HEART! Germany | 8min Children-Made | Drama Director: Lilith Jörg The barriers are in the mind. Everyone has fears and often for this reasons avoids situations that are important in order to deal with them better. Leonhard sticks to his usual daily routines. He is anxious and overprotective. Until one day he decides to hike to a mysterious waterfall he read about in the newspaper. The trail begins as a normal hike, but more and more courage and overcoming is required.   THE ADVENTURES OF SHERIFF WINSKEY United States | 47min Children-Made | Drama Director: Kalan Peters, Karter Peters Everyone in the town is turned into stuffed animals. It is up to Sheriff Winskey to catch Dr. Demon and turn everyone back into humans. This movie was made by brothers Kalan and Karter Peters, 6th and 4th grade. The birth date for Submitter Information is for Kalan. Karter's DOB is 8/30/11. The email is for mom Cherie Peters.     THE GUARDIAN LION AND BUDAIXI Taiwan | 10min Children-Made | Animation Director: Hsieh-Cheng Tsai, You-Cheng Lai, Shih-Peng Chang, Shao-Xuan Weng, Min-Xiang Zhang, You-Xun Lai For the longest time,the Guardian Lions and the gate gods of Fushun Temple have taken turns standing guard at the temple gates. Every year during the Lantern Festival, there is a lot of excitement in front of the temple—a fierce battle is enacted during a Budaixi puppet show, but there is not a single person watching.   THE MYSTERY ON NANNY GOAT HILL Australia | 13min Children-Made | Drama Director: Remy Ellis When four friends discover that all their socks have gone missing, they are determined to solve the Mystery on Nanny Goat Hill.      THE TRUTH ABOUT KINDERGARTEN United States | 7min Short | Drama Director: Bissa Burr You think kindergarten is all sunshine and rainbows? Think again. This is the story of Big Buddy Alice assigned to 'help' middle-class Marley integrate into a super affluent Marin County private school. These kids? They take the kind out of kindergarten.   TIME TRAVELERS United States | 6min Children-Made | Drama Director: Ben Smith, Ellie Jones, Eli Hoover, Katherine Richter, Louis Joy, Seger Russell A boy travels all through history in pursuit of magical ice cream.     TO NORMAN United States | 4min Children-Made | Drama Director: Zach Willis After a freak accident resulting in Norman Parker’s death, Jordan Hayes tries to distract himself from grieving over his friend’s death by pretending he’s still alive. This short film documents his road to acceptance and his psychological battle through the stages of grief.   WHITE PICKET FENCE United States | 6min Children-Made | Drama Director: Asher Anantham. We explore multiple perspectives on the impact of federal housing policy.