CFFS 2022 – Oddballs (Ages 8+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screenings:
Feb. 13 at 12:30pm
Feb. 19 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:
This collection of shorts is as eclectic as the characters it features! From a mischievous frog to a girl who’s too smart for her own head, these characters are unapologetically themselves.
Filmmaker Barb Hoffman will be in attendance!
Header photo credit: Elevator Alone, dir. Anastasia Papadopoulou
- 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:
Matilda and the Spare Head
Seattle Premiere!
Matilda wants to be the smartest person in the world. When she can’t fit any more knowledge in her head, she decides that two heads are better than one.
(Ignas Meilunas, Lithuania, 2020, 13 min, in Lithuanian with English subtitles)
Monsters of Mine
Seattle Premiere!
A lonely girl uses high-tech glasses to fill her world with imaginary monster friends, but when they break, she discovers the value of true human connection.
(Lana Nguyen, US, 2021, 6 min, in English)
Little Frog
West Coast Premiere!
A cute little frog lands right in the middle of another frog family’s dinner. At first, the family is charmed by the adorable newcomer, but soon he begins to turn their lives upside-down. How can a frog so little be so badly behaved?
(Kim Hagen Jensen, Denmark, 2020, 8 min, in Danish with English subtitles)
Greece Treasures
A pensioner has arrived in Greece, Halkidiki. While fishing from his boat, he pulls out an old amphora, but its bottom breaks off and falls back into the sea. The old man calls the Search and Rescue dive team for help.
(Janis Cimmermanis, Latvia, 2020, 11 min, nonverbal)
The Laugh
US Premiere!
What if Laughter itself left mankind? Picture, for a moment, a world without color or spark…
(Capucine Gougelet, France, 2021, 3 min, in French with English subtitles)
PrePAWsterous
When the going gets ruff, two rival pup scouts have to work together to investigate the mystery of their missing treats.
(Areli Quinonez, US, 2020, 4 min, nonverbal)
Bench
Seattle Premiere!
A short film about sharing…
(Rich Webber, United Kingdom, 2020, 2 min, nonverbal)
The Horse Room
Seattle Premiere!
A spunky kid and their reserved aunt travel through different dimensions to find what seems to be the 7th wonder of the world, a very special group of small horses.
(Danielle Windram, US, 2021, 5 min, in English)
FLIT
Seattle Premiere!
A professional fly-killer finds his latest invention foiled by a single, steadfast fly. After a madcap chase around the laboratory, the insect shows his would-be exterminator an alternate ending to their shared story… one that science has never dared to imagine.
(Jack Allen, United Kingdom, 2020, 11 min, in English)
What We See in the Clouds
A lonely animator seeks companionship through asking her friends to tell her what they see in cloud pictures. She then proceeds to animate their visions.
(Barb Hoffman, US< 2020, 7 min, in English)
Elevator Alone
Seattle Premiere!
Inspired by everyday life and by the differences in people’s behavior when they are alone, rather than maintaining appearances in public. The ever-awkward confines of an elevator are the perfect place to experience both forced social behaviors and solitary release.
(Anastasia Papadopoulou, Greece, 2021, 4 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.