CFFS 2022 – Freshman Year (Ages 14+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screening:
Feb. 13 at 5:30pm
To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are using a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model in 2022. There are three categories of festival pass: VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person), all available here. Vaccination and DOUBLE-masking are required for NWFF patrons!
About:
From the messy and heartbroken to the fun-loving and adventurous, this collection of films explores different experiences of tweendom and teenhood.
Filmmaker Barb Hoffman will be in attendance!
Header photo credit: Moving Forward, dir. Christian Zetterberg & Liselotte Persson
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required.
- From the Eventive virtual catalog page, purchased tickets will appear under “My Content Library” under your user menu (upper-right). From the Eventive festival landing page, they will appear under “My Tickets” on the site’s menu bar (at top).
- Your confirmation email will also route you back to these pages to watch. (Can’t find it? Check spam!)
- If all else fails, please contact paul@nwfilmforum.org
- Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets; come to the show!
- You can also purchase a ticket on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum’s box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
- If you have purchased a Hybrid or In-Person-Only Festival Pass, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.
Films in this program:
Freshman Year
West Coast Premiere!
When entering her freshman year of high school, Mia is faced with the changing relationships that come with adolescence, and struggles with navigating old friendships and family dynamics.
(Bea Hammam & Sydney Kaufman, US, 2021, 7 min, in English)
No Fan of Andy
After a pet-related mishap, a devoted but misguided friend has to carry out an absurd plan for redemption.
(Kai Tomizawa, US, 2019, 8 min, in English)
Moving Forward
West Coast Premiere!
CW: In Moving Forward, teens express their angst by smashing objects in a junkyard.
Summer is coming to an end. Tomorrow, Misha will move abroad, and Fanny will stay in their hometown. Fanny feels left behind by Misha, but Misha is determined to make the absolute most of their last day together, no matter where the two of them are the next day.
(Christian Zetterberg & Liselotte Persson, Sweden, 2021, 11 min, in English)
Reflection
North American Premiere!
In a little house filled with mirrors, Fiep focuses on her physical imperfections so intensely that her distorted self-image grows out of proportion.
(Sanna de Vries, Netherlands, 2021, 4 min, nonverbal)
Roller Coaster
At the fair, Zoé and Léo are watching the last summer lights disappearing. Zoé smiles, but her eyes are sad. Léo acts tough, but he’s about to leave and go far away, and they both know it.
(Jonathan Millet, France, 2020, 16 min, in French with English subtitles)
Death & Deathability
CW: Death & Deathability deals with a girl’s first period and talks about death, but in a lighthearted way.
Ambushed by her first period, Ceci calmly concludes that she’s dying. Yet she doesn’t want to bother Dad with it, so she prepares a bucket list that includes her first real kiss as well as her funeral, because death should be an art.
(Maria Victoria Ponce, US, 2021, 12 min, in English)
Smudged Smile
CW: Smudged Smile deals with emotional themes around teen mental health.
Zoe, a seemingly joyful teenager, struggles with depression and tries to maintain the happy image that everyone knows and loves.
(Ella Greenwood, United Kingdom, 2021, 19 min, in English)
Keys
When a college student begins to write his essay at the last minute, he discovers something strange is going on with his computer.
(Barb Hoffman, US, 2019, 5 min, nonverbal)
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For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.