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April 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM PT
Marina Theatre
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Shorts 6: Youth Works

78 min

Youth Works celebrates and spotlights young filmmakers from within the Bay Area and as far across the globe as Ukraine…
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Make Art, Reese!
Directed by Mika Lim USA | Shorts | 8 min
Hoping to make a masterpiece, a young artist explores the meaning of art and rediscovers why he creates in the first place.

Make Art, Reese!

Weathered
Directed by Patrick Jang USA | Shorts | 9 min
Three teenagers openly share their personal stories of struggle and transformation that allowed them to embrace self-acceptance.

Weathered

Comma
Directed by Sonia Leliukh Ukraine/Germany | Shorts | 4 min
Enter into a striking animated portal of Ukrainian people living their everyday lives despite the tragedies of war.

Comma

like a stone or flower
Directed by Kaiya Jordan USA | Shorts | 10 min
Three Bay Area Asian American artists across generations reflect on the ability of art to transcend rationality and logic.

like a stone or flower

FATALE
Directed by Kayen Manovil USA | Shorts | 4 min
Through music, enchanting nature, and movement, explore a vibrant meditation on the power and joy of teenage femininity.

FATALE

Sil-tteu-gi
Directed by Yezy Suh USA | Shorts | 5 min
Growing up 6,000 miles away from her grandparents, a young Korean American reflects on lost family stories and the culture uprooted from her life.

Sil-tteu-gi

Majid, the Muslim Rapper
Directed by Kea Morshed USA | Shorts | 10 min
In Oakland, an up-and-coming Muslim rapper struggles to balance his faith with the provocative nature of his song lyrics.

Majid, the Muslim Rapper

Substratum
Directed by Harvey Abrahams Australia | Shorts | 7 min
Isolated and surrounded by power, a young boy attempts to change the path of his dictator father. Will peace prevail or will he succumb to his family’s history?

Substratum

Puppet Back Up
Directed by Maxwell Downer UK | Shorts | 9 min
In the streets of Southampton, England, two artists create interactive giant puppet theater shows to create understanding and community dialogue surrounding climate issues.

Puppet Back Up

Maps
Directed by Esmé Nix USA | Shorts | 8 min
Two best friends navigate high school as explorers, discovering new lands. When they find no island where they fit, they learn to change course.

Maps

Gentle Breeze
Directed by Wenwei Hu China | Shorts | 4 min
An old man, a young boy, and a bunch of balloons take a fantastic journey through rural China.

Gentle Breeze

Program Description

Youth Works celebrates and spotlights young filmmakers from within the Bay Area and as far across the globe as Ukraine and rural China. With works encompassing out-of-this-world visual effects, innovative hand-drawn animation, and intimate interviews, these young filmmakers do not shy away from pushing boundaries and displaying their talent. Through their unique viewpoints, we peek into their communities, adolescence, and the growth and transformation that happens in early adulthood. From tales of fantastic journeys, radical self-acceptance, and feminine power, to understanding one’s culture and identity, these films introduce us to an up-and-coming group of cinematic voices carrying us one short at time into the next generation of filmmaking.