CFFS 2024 – Queer Quests (Ages 10+) [Hybrid]
Watch online: Feb. 2–10, 2024
Visiting Artist
The Rainbow Dung Beetle Writer Brad Davis 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
This program of fantastical queer shorts showcases children who imagine new ways of understanding themselves and challenge the status quo.
Header photo credit: Bay Creek Tennis Camp, dir. Michele Meek
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:
The Prince's Dilemma
The film follows Prince Philip, who, longing to be with a prince of his own, must decide to follow the traditional tale expected of him or forge his own happily ever after. Seattle premiere!
(Devin Rowe, US, 2023, 5 min, in English)
Bay Creek Tennis Camp
Coach Charlie has been doing things his way for decades. But the kids who join his camp this year won’t stand for being split by gender — and they decide to teach him a lesson in a charming and amusing way. West Coast premiere!
(Michele Meek, US, 2023, 9 min, in English)
Zeke's Magic Plant Shop
When a cute customer comes to Zeke’s magic Plant Shop, Zeke messes up his potion and turns them both into plants! Now they have to traverse the shop to get the magic B-gone potion, and undo the spell, while working together and falling in love.
(Lucas Marchi & Keaton Hanna, US, 2022, 4 min, nonverbal)
Jamie's Pond
A lonely naiad discovers a crying human child at the edge of their pond and tries to cheer him up. They soon discover they have more in common than meets the eye.
(Reid Sandlund, US, 2023, 4 min, in English)
Amongst the Myrtle Trees
Magic thrives in the nooks and crannies of the woods surrounding Camellia’s hometown, where she meets in secret with Myrtle, a mythical tree spirit and the girl she loves. Though Camellia’s religious community fears and condemns this kind of magic, she plans on introducing Myrtle to her father and his congregation. Pacific Northwest premiere!
(Yisel Tapia & Carson Stringer, US, 2023, 6 min, in English)
The Door She Opened
In 2018, at the age of 63, Dee Westenhauser came out as a transgender woman. But growing up in El Paso, Texas in the 1950s she remembers having a hard time fitting in. She recalls the support she found in her Aunt Yaya, a kindred spirit who gave her an opportunity that no one else would: a safe, loving space to be herself. Seattle premiere!
(Richard O’Connor, US, 2019, 3 min, in English)
The Girl Behind the Mirror (A Menina Atrás do Espelho)
A transgender girl locks herself in her room for fear of the monsters that threaten her outside, until a new reality appears within her mirror where these monsters do not exist and she is free to be who she is. West Coast premiere!
(Iuri Moreno, Brazil, 2021, 12 min, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
The Rainbow Dung Beetle
Accustomed to camouflaging himself with mud to hide from predators, Desmond the dung beetle learns from his new neighbors that his true colors can be used to his advantage. Pacific Northwest premiere!
(Ellen Mowat & Cole Dupzyk, 2022, 7 min, in English)
Off-Track
Struggling to find the perfect way to convey his feeling to his boyfriend for his birthday, AJ asks his friends for gift ideas. North American premiere! CW: Flashing lights.
(Loz Banuso, United Kingdom, 2023, 3 min, in English)
Tank Fairy (桶妝仙女)
The magical Tank Fairy delivers her gas tanks to the neighborhood unlike any other – with sass, stilettos, and a healthy helping of glitter. Her arrival upends the life of Jojo, a lonely ten-year-old who dreams of dancing and drag. Outcast by classmates and misunderstood by his stern, single mom, Jojo is inspired to live out loud by his fierce, propane-toting fairy godmother.
(Erich Rettstadt 雷利, Taiwan, 2021, 10 min, in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
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