FESTIVAL PROGRAM FOR APRIL 15

A coming-of-age story set in 1980's rural America where a mixed Asian boy navigates his way through love in a white world.

The amazing Molly takes us on a journey through her own mind and into the world of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

A young woman prepares a romantic dinner with champagne and candles to celebrate the fifth wedding anniversary with her husband. But suddenly their cheerful conversation is interrupted by the sounds of sirens and their bursts of laughter by the explosions of bombs.

Famous superheroes take care of adult problems, but children also have their superheroes, always ready to help solve their dilemmas. Anonymous heroes may be closer than we think, and in this fun movie, they will be taken back.

No boundary can prevent the formation of friends and affection between children.

Forbidden fruit is always tempting, even when you're 8 years old.

Shooom, a baby owl, hatches just as a storm turns the bayou surrounding her tree upside down. No sooner has she fallen from her nest, then the little fledgling totters off into the mangrove, pushing a second egg from the brood along with her. Come hell or high water, she’s determined to find a mother... even if that mom turns out to be an alligator or a raccoon!

Hearing people don't have a full understanding of what deafness really means. The deaf community has its own culture, its own sensorial reality, its own communication. To experience that through TV and film is a great learning opportunity. It could be a major influence on society. Most people get their knowledge through mainstream media, which means that all hearing people could benefit from accurate representations of Deaf culture in film. Even if we are watching something purely for entertainment value, the information we view affects our understanding of our world. Mainstream media holds tremendous power over societal expectations of communities, especially when marginalised. If we want individuals to become more informed and unbiased, that work needs to happen in film. By portraying sign language and Deaf culture in mainstream films, movies could impact the social understanding of this marginalised identity.