CFFS 2022 – Magic in the Air (Ages 10+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screenings:
Feb. 12 at 5:30pm
Feb. 20 at 1pm
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:
**Co-presented with the Museum of Pop Culture**
Take a journey through different re-tellings of fairy tales, fantasies, and folklore. These whimsical films feature tween witches, mythical creatures, and social media-obsessed princesses. Enchanting and thought-provoking in equal measure, they explore our deepest fears and wildest flights of fancy.
Filmmaker Noah Glenn will be in attendance on Feb 12!
Header photo credit: Toil & Trouble, dir. Kira Davis
- 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:
Mateus
Seattle Premiere!
CW: Mateus has a few sequences depicting bullying. Ultimately, the protagonist stands up for himself, embracing his alter ego — a knight. The action scenes are mild and playful in tone.
A young boy copes with being bullied by imagining himself as a knight in a fantasy world.
(Caleb Pimpo, US, 2021, 11 min, in English)
Trails of the Morning
Here comes a little girl who’s more of a morning person than Morning itself… and a story that offers us a tender and touching portrait of friendship.
(Masa Avramovic, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
Them
Seattle Premiere!
CW: Them features a father carrying and shooting a rifle at unknown creatures in the wilderness. He believes he is protecting his daughter, but ultimately learns a lesson about forgiveness and understanding.
Approached by strange creatures during one of their moves, a daughter realizes something odd: though her dad wants to protect her from them, they do look an awful lot like her…
(Sunitha Sangaré, Switzerland, 2020, 8 min, nonverbal)
Toil & Trouble
US Premiere!
Curiosity gets the better of a fumbling witch-in-training and she finds herself in over her head with an out-of-control potion that she must fix before her master returns home.
(Kira Davis, United Kingdom, 2021, 4 min, nonverbal)
Bleue's Breath
World Premiere!
Young Bleue finds herself lost at sea amidst a violent storm that alters her world beyond recognition. In a subterranean, aquatic land, she must confront her fears and find a way by believing in herself.
(Michael J. Lutman, Australia, 2021, 5 min, nonverbal)
Sophie White and the Seven Socials
Social media star Sophie White is sent Poison Apple Malware by an evil hacker named Evie Queen, corrupting Sophie’s accounts and putting her in jeopardy of losing all of her followers… for good!
(Rian Ferragamo, US, 2021, 8 min, in English)
The Devil Will Run
Seattle Premiere!
CW: The Devil Will Run centers on a boy who is convinced the Devil lives in his backyard. The film uses the figure of the Devil to explore childhood anxieties. It ends on a note of empowerment and catharsis, as the protagonist releases his fears by sharing them with his friend.
When seven-year-old Shah finds a hole in his backyard, he worries that it may be where the Devil gets in and out.
(Noah Glenn, US, 2021, 11 min, in English)
The Girls of the Wind
West Coast Premiere!
Searching for independence, a young girl receives an unexpected visit from the Daughters of Wind. They give her hope and momentum to grow.
(Heloise Ferlay, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
Tavi's Song
Seattle Premiere!
A child goes on a magical journey to wake up the moon.
(Wishbone Zoe, US, 2021, 6 min, in English)
Sounds Between the Crowns
A busker is kicked out of the city, his instrument destroyed by the royal guard, as punishment for looking upon the queen.
(Filip Diviak, Czech Republic, 15 min, nonverbal)
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⚠️ Please note: ⚠️
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.