Reel Youth - 2009/10 Festival Tour

2009/10 Reel Youth Film Festival tour

2009/10 REEL YOUTH
SCREENINGS

The Reel Youth Film Festival empowers young media makers to express their creativity, entertain audiences, and share their stories. The festival tour kicks off at the Vancouver International Film Festival and goes on to tour in partnership with youth media organizations, high schools, community groups and other established film festivals across Canada and around the world. [more]

	Family Stones Reel Youth, Nepal, 22 min From dark prison corners in Nepal, come children ready to inspire the world. Family Stones is a touching and uplifting film about five Nepali children who have been rescued from the adult prison system, two Maoist child soldiers and the amazing place they call home.
	Repeat Alex Bailey, Toronto, ON, 2 min The story of how each human struggles to accept themselves and how we might learn to live with our flaws.
	Limp Clown Wayne Robinson, Langley, BC, 10 min Ed is a part time clown that stars in a circus of impotence.
	Freedom Peace It Together, Vancouver, BC, 2.5 min Hand-drawn paintings and meticulously rendered rotoscope images blend to create a poetic meditation on individual freedom and hope.
	Static Fiction Michael Bradley, Delta, BC, 4 min Music creates a gateway into the realm of imagination. In doing so, it also emphasizes a real and surrealistic view of modern clay media.
	O... You Suck Purple Thistle, Vancouver, BC, 1 min When asked 'what issues are you most concerned about', these youth chose the effect of the Olympics on Vancouver. An animated metaphor of what the Olympic rings might do to the city.
	Detention ViewFinders, Halifax, NS, 4.5 min A first visit to detention breathes new life into an otherwise dull day and shows the creative ability of a group of young people to entertain themselves.
	Crossover Big Picture Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 5.5 min I don't want to lose control and be trapped in the water. That's why I cross over the bridge. A hard hitting, beat bouncing rap video.
	Heart Food Purple Thistle, Vancouver, BC, 1 min When asked 'what issues are you most concerned about', these youth chose food quality. A clever look at the issue of processed food.
	The Mask Hur Seoung Bum, South Korea, 10 min A stunningly beautiful film describing the stress and suffering of High School students in South Korea.
	Mirror Mirror on the Wall Brooke Martin, Greenfield, MN A mysterious mirror reflects the truth to those who look upon it.
	Out of Our Heads Purple Thistle, Vancouver, BC, 1 min When asked 'what issues are you most concerned about', these youth chose the idea of 'Us and Them'. Can people with different ideologies come together?
	Evolve North Surrey Secondary School, BC, 1 min The crocodile hunter meets WorkSafe BC.
	In My Shoes Urban Arts Partnership, New York, NY, 5 min Raises awareness of NYC youth homelessness by debunking stereotypes and exposing homeless youth living under the radar.
	Killers of the Earth Jeffrey Bruno, Metairie, LA, 1.5 min Two cheerful aliens demolish planets for a living. When their next assignment is the Earth, they discover something interesting…
	Sparks In the Night Ben Kadie, Bellevue, WA, 3 min Set in a black, white and red 1940's, "Sparks in the Night" humorously follows detective Leon Spars as he closes in on notorious lawbreaker, the Jerry Walker and the Speeder Brothers.

2009/10 Screening Locations

British Columbia:
Chemainus             with Chemainus Youth Action Krew
Cortes Island           at the Social Venture Institute
                                 at Manson's Hall
Creston                   with the Self Design Learning Community
Kelowna                  with UBC Okanagan
North Vancouver   with CampOut with the University of British Columbia
Richmond               at Pathways Aboriginal Centre with Richmond Youth Service Agency
Surrey                      with the Surrey Urban Youth Project
Vancouver              NO HATE films screened at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival
                                at the Society for Children & Youth AGM
                                 with Lights, Camera, Youth Action! Strathcona Park
                                 with the Vancouver International Film Festival
Wells                         with Island Mountain Arts and the Arts Wells Festival

Canada/International:
Botwod, NL              with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Dawson City, YK     with the Dawson City International Film Fest
Derry, Northern Ireland with Letterkenny Regional Council
Fogo, NL                  with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Gander, NL             with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Grand Banks, NL     with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Holden, MA            Wachusett Regional High School
                                 organized by Reel Youth Advisory Board Member, Yona Golding
Lamaline, NL           with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Lawn, NL                  with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Letterkenny, Republic of Ireland with Letterkenny Regional Council
Lewisport, NL           with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Providence, Rhode Island with Providence Academy of International Studies
Sankhu, Nepal        at Prisoners Assistance Nepal Children's Home
St. Lawrence, NL     with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Sudbury, ON           with GreenSudbury
Twillingate, NL         with Nickel Independent Film Festival
Whitehorse, YK        with Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services
Winnipeg, MB         with Winnipeg Film Group