Children's Film Festival Seattle 2019 – No Bullies Allowed (Shorts Program)
$12 General Admission
$9 Student/Senior
$7 Member
Visiting Artist
** Filmmaker Enrique Delzer (Robbie’s Fears), and Giselle Geney (director) and Andrés Montaña (producer and sound director) of the film 3feet (Colombia) will be in attendance! **
About
Age 9+
These short films are all about fearless kids who learn to stand strong, breathe deep and fly high. Meet a boy who overcomes his fears, a classroom full of kids who practice the powers of meditation, a boy and girl who learn that their friendship is worth fighting for, a student whose teachers make unreasonable demands about the cleanliness of his shoes and a kid who must gather the courage to leave a secret hideout where bullies have been banned.
66 min.
Just Breathe
(Julie Bayer Salzman, US, live action, 2014, 4 min, English) Washington State premiere!
Kids and parents alike can learn from these elementary school students, who talk about anger, the brain, and how they use mindful breathing techniques to calm down.
Robbie’s Fears
(Enrique Delzer, US, animation, 2018, 2 min, English) Seattle premiere!
Robbie, a 12-year-old boy, overcomes the anxieties that keeps him awake at night, with the help of his mother.
Afloat
(Kristina Mileska, Canada, live action, 2018, 3 min, nonverbal)
Self-conscious of her homemade grape costume at a party, a girl decides to make a run for it and return home.
Shoot for the Moon
(Lauren Hoekstra, US, live action, 2017, 4 min, English)
A young girl chases her science dreams, believing in herself when it seems few others do.
Loser Leaves Town
(Mark Nickelsburg, US, live action, 2018, 12 min, English) Seattle premiere!
An 11-year-old luchador named José retreats into a fantasy world, but when he encounters a tough 12-year-old girl, he finds his sanctuary world being infiltrated by the real one.
3feet
(Giselle Geney, Colombia, live action, 2018, 14 min, Spanish with English subtitles) North American premiere!
An imaginative and tenacious 10-year old faces the most difficult task of his life: get to school with clean shoes.
Bullies
(Daniel Bydlowski, US/Brazil, live action, 2018, 28 min, English) Seattle premiere!
A 10-year-old boy is afraid of bullies until he discovers a secret beneath his school that promises to keep him safe — if he’s willing to play by the rules.
