CFFS 2022 – Musical Moments (Ages 2+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screenings:
Feb. 13 at 1pm
Feb. 20 at 11am
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 Vera Project**
From down by the seaside to up in space, this collection of shorts will take you on a magical journey that will leave your feet tapping and heart full.
Filmmaker Kellie Newton and star Zoe Newton will be in attendance on Feb 13!
Header photo credit: Kenya’s Symphony, dir. Carlos Douglas, Jr.
- 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:
Kenya's Symphony
Kenya, a bold five-year old girl, is reluctantly dragged to a symphony by her mother. Through the power of the orchestra, the young girl’s passion for music blossoms before her own eyes.
(Carlos Douglas, Jr., US, 2019, 5 min, nonverbal)
BEMOL
West Coast Premiere!
A featherless nightingale sings in the forest. Its lullaby can put a crying bear cub to sleep, calm fighting squirrels, and entertain its neighboring swans. But one day, the nightingale gets a cold, and can sing no more.
(Lacroix Oana, Switzerland, 2021, 6 min, nonverbal)
Duet
Seattle Premiere!
CW: Duet deals with a grandmother’s passing, but the film ends on a hopeful and heartwarming note.
Duet is an animated short that explores the persistence of love, the transcendence of music, and the heartache of losing a loved one.
(Yadid Hirschtritt Licht, US, 2021, 5 min, nonverbal)
Gary the Duck
Seattle Premiere!
Gary the Duck leaves his home town for NASA, and eventually makes it to his goal: space travel. Amongst the stars, Gary discovers himself and so much more!
(Ben Knight, Greg Blum, US, 2022, 4 min, in English)
Sockz Theatre's "Down By the Bay"
World Premiere!
A sock puppet seagull and his quirky mom perform the classic song “Down By the Bay.”
(Christian Perry & Eric Tsuchiyama, US, 2021, 4 min, in English)
Hey Cooper
All good dogs deserve a love song.
(Kellie Newton, US, 2021, 3 min, in English)
Tacet
Seattle Premiere!
A farm of instrument animals welcomes a new member who finds a different way to fit in.
(Zachary Simon, US, 2021, 7 min, nonverbal)
Suburb
CW: Suburb, while featuring scenes of the city at night, briefly shows a man passed out on the street.
Foxes lurk in the quiet suburbs of London. Suburb is a glimpse into the mischief that these enigmatic creatures wreak on their man-made surroundings.
(Miles Jezuita, United Kingdom, 2021, 4 min, nonverbal)
Hungry
West Coast Premiere!
A starving schoolteacher reprimands voracious children at the cafeteria. Until… she surrenders to some blasting mayo-shrimp.
(Raphaelle Martinez, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
Polar Bear Bears Boredom
The life of a polar bear who is terribly bored by other marine life is illustrated in a style adapted from traditional Japanese scroll-painting, punctuated with fun Japanese and English wordplay.
(Koji Yamamura, Japan, 2021, 7 min, in English & Japanese with English subtitles)
Salt
West Coast Premiere!
A young girl finds joy in the mundane when her love of music provides a new perspective on her daily work.
(Alicia Scott Nichols, US, 2020, 6 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.