- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Date: February 21, 2025
Time: 9:10 pm – 11:40 pm
Location:
LOOK Cinemas Theater 4
657 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:20 PM.
These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children.
- Animated Film Competition
The Dog Tied to the Shed
Directed by: Clove Lee
Country: United States
Minutes: 4
Warning:
A mother recounts to her daughter about a childhood pet dog, and the drastic measures taken to survive poverty.
- Short Film Competition
Flame
Directed by: Madeline Rose Finkel
Country: United States
Minutes: 8
Premiere:
World Premiere
Caught between the fiery pressures of an upcoming dance performance and holiday celebrations, Ellen navigates the fall out of her parents’ divorce.- Music Video Competition
When It’s Your Kid
Directed by: Daniel Henry Smith, Paco Silva
Country: United States
Minutes: 4
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
Warning:
WHEN IT’S YOUR KID is the official music video for singer-songwriter Johnny Schaefer’s song of the same name which unflinchingly presents topics of teen suicide due to homophobia and school shootings. The viewer/listener is asked to put themselves in the shoes of parents losing children in these scenarios.
- Feature Film Competition
A Wonderful Way with Dragons
Directed by: Delfine Paolini
Country: United States
Minutes: 112
Premiere:
North American Premiere
Warning:
There is an old house, surrounded by a dense forest, set in the middle of a vast lake. One can find no way into or out of the property, except by boat, and there is no boat to speak of. Beyond the lake, there are no signs of human life: no sounds of distant trains, no emissions coming from factories, no smoke wafting from far away chimneys and no church bells sustaining notes during evensong.
Within this house there are six children of varying years. They were brought to the property by their parents to be kept safe from a deadly pandemic that has swept the world. However, years of isolation has begun to affect the children. Disagreements sprout out of nothing and nowhere. Until finally, their paradise is on the verge of destruction.
