CFFS 2024 – Family Hug (Ages 13+) [Hybrid]
Watch online: Feb. 2–10, 2024
Visiting Artist
**For Roy director Vivian Cheung will be in attendance!**
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
A number of seats will be held at each show for members of the community for whom ticket cost is an obstacle. If you’d like to attend free of charge, please email María and Paul (maria@nwfilmforum.org, paul@nwfilmforum.org) to let them know which program and showtime you’re interested in!
NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.
Read more about NWFF’s policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.
About
Grab your loved ones and some tissues: these short films are full of heartache and heartfelt stories about family.
Header photo credit: Balloon String, dir. Sehee Yu
BUY TICKETS HERE
- 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.
Films in this program:
For Roy
Inspired by true events, an imaginative Asian-Canadian girl attempts to fold a thousand cranes as she learns to lose her father during his final days in hospice. CW: Illness, death.
(Vivian Cheung, Canada, 2022, 12 min, in English)
Balloon String
A peaceful family is shaken when their dad begins to swell like a balloon. Mother and daughter decide tie themselves to him with strings to protect him. However, living tethered to him makes them tired… CW: Illness, death.
(Sehee Yu, Korea, 2021, 9 min, nonverbal)
** This film will be available for in-person viewing only. **
Magma
The world of the introverted but fiery Esra has been turned upside down by her father’s new disability and a big move. At her new school, she tells a lie that results in a lot of positive attention, but has unforseen consequences. North American premiere!
(Luca Meisters, Netherlands, 2023, 15 min, in Dutch with English subtitles)
Dreamer's Playground
An immigrant father and his mixed-race daughter venture to a local playground to have fun, but an unexpected incident creates a misunderstanding that overturns their lives. West Coast premiere! CW: Identity confusion that often accompanies the journey of mixed-race individuals.
(Lazarus Lazarides, USA & Greece, 2021, 13 min, in English)
Fraiha
Six-year-old Amal attempts to overcome her classroom literacy struggles with the help of her loving mother, Fraiha. Seattle premiere!
(Amal Al-Shammari & Hossein Heydar, Qatar, 2022, 6 min, nonverbal)
Fur
A girl longs to connect with her sister, who is covered by a strange grey fur that grows between them, and they drift further apart from each other. West Coast premiere!
(Madeleine Homan, Netherlands, 2022, 5 min, in Dutch with English subtitles)
To Be Sisters (Entre deux soeurs)
A celebration of the relationship between two sisters and the love they share as they laugh, play, and grow together. West Coast premiere!
(Anne-Sophie Gousset & Clément Céard, France, 2022, 7 min, nonverbal)
Festival Directory
3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF with Children's Film Festival Seattle 2024!
2024 festival artwork by Kid Lerner.