CFFS 2022 – The World Through Our Eyes (Ages 13+)
Feb. 11–20, 2022
In-Person Screenings:
Feb. 12 at 6pm
Feb. 20 at 1:30pm
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:
Step into the shoes of these different characters from around the globe! From a nomadic reindeer herder to an independent Sudanese teen, these kids’ stories will give you a glimpse into new perspectives.
Header photo credit: Evan’s Drum, dir. Ossie Michelin
- 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:
The Dukha
In the remote taiga of northern Mongolia live the Dukha, one of the last groups of nomadic reindeer herders. Tuvshuu is five years old, among the youngest of the 40 Dukha families that remain in the world.
(Carmen Morrow & Zach Wolf, US, Mongolia, 2021, 8 min, in Dukhan & English with English subtitles)
Al-Sit
CW: Al-Sit deals with the cultural tradition of arranged marriage and briefly shows a slaughtered animal hanging to dry.
An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?
(Suzannah Mirghani, Sudan, 2020, 20 min, in Arabic with English subtitles)
Dreaming
West Coast Premiere!
As night descends on Hong Kong, a young girl prepares for bed, but the city does not sleep. Lights from outside illuminate her room, and as a riot breaks out in her neighborhood, the lights cast a emotional shadowplay that reflects the anger and anguish of protestors.
(Caitlin Wong, United Kingdom, 2021, 3 min, nonverbal)
Tails On Ice
West Coast Premiere!
In one of the world’s coldest climates, a heartwarming story is taking shape. Ellesmere, a fit and instantly lovable Canadian Inuit yearling sled dog, is setting off on her first training expedition and rite of passage.
(Miranda Currie, Canada, 2021, 11 min, in English)
We are Different, We are Respectful
West Coast Premiere!
Children mention the most significant differences between people, highlighting that in our diversity lies our richness.
(Valentina Rufino, Israel Atonatjuh Fernandez, Alan Yael Rojas & Diana Vazquez, Mexico, 2021, 2 min, in Mexican Sign Language with English subtitles)
Breathe
World Premiere!
Kobi, a black sweet, shy seventeen year old skips school to meet his friends for a George Floyd vigil. On his adventure; love, loss, fear and friendship become his greatest allies, or his worst nightmare.
(Cheray O’Neal, US, 2021, 5 min, in English)
Between the Lines
North American Premiere!
A little rose-seller attempts to change her own destiny by erasing the lines of her palms.
(Faraz Alam, Czech Republic, 2020, 15 min, in Italian with English subtitles)
Evan’s Drum
Seattle Premiere!
An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Labrador Inuit drum dancing.
(Ossie Michelin, Canada, 2021, 14 min, in English)
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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.