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Extraordinary young people, amazing stories
This unique event showcases films from across the globe. The Films, made by young filmmakers share inspiring stories from unique perspectives. From Ukraine to South Korea, these films celebrate diversity and determination.
Sinéad is a Limerick-born, award-winning screenwriter whose work is heavily inspired by her twenty years of experience in child protective services in Ireland. Sinéad's script Every Five Miles was produced as part of RTE’s Storyland and centers on a woman’s journey to help a car-washer she suspects is the victim of people-trafficking in Ireland. Sinéad’s work has been selected by the BAI Mentorship scheme, the BBC Writer’s Room, and her debut feature script ’77' was selected for development through the Screen Ireland Spotlight Scheme in 2020.
Fresh International Film Festival and the Against All Odds screening is supported by
InternationalShortsbyYoungFilmmakers2023
TheEngine,CecilSt - March31|10am
WingsofHope
TaherehRezaeeGoli;Habibe;Nasibe|17 Portugal. 1:44
Madebytherefugeecommunityduringan animationworkshopfor"OpenCamp-anew narrativefromchildreninrefugeecamps",this filmrepresentsvoicesthatareoftennot listenedtoandshownbythemedia.
Idon'twannago
MaxVadset|16 UnitedStates.4:07
A kid doesn't want to go to school because he's worried about the possibility of a school shooting.
MyNameIsRheejin-won
HyunsooChoi|18 RepublicofKorea.10.00
RheeJin-won,haslefthisfamilyanddefected toSouthKorea, eventuallyheadaptsand conformstoSouthKorean societyand experiencesdiscrimination asaNorthKorean defector.
Me. My Eleven Years. War.
Marusya Shuvalova | 12 Ukraine. 11:51
An insight into the day in the life of a young girl during the war in Ukraine
DisconnectedHead
AndreasHansDuerr| Germany.6:34
Huntedbymenunabletoseereality,ourprotagonist wandersthroughthemazeofadystopiancity.
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InternationalShortsbyYoungFilmmakers2023
TheEngine,CecilSt - March31|10am
Beneaththeblade
EllaLindner|17
UnitedStates.6:52
AfterworkingintheSEALteamsfor11years, AndrewArrabitoshareshissuccessinbecoming awell-knownbladesmithinSanDiego,California wherehepursuesseveraldifferentbusinesses andisaninspirationtothelocalcommunity
Freedomisachoice
IlonaMikhailova|18
Russia.4:46
Inthisanimation,ayoungperson alwaysfeels pressurefromothersabout hisfuture.Fearof notachievingsuccess ingettingaperfectjob anddisappointing parents,whohaveforced theirchildintopursuinggoalsthatdon'talign withhis owndesiresforthefuture.
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NoraPuntigam|19
Austria.3:00
AboynamedFelixhastwoimportantpeople inhislife,hisGrandfatherandhispetpigLore. Heisahappyboy,howeverhemustlearn toletgoofoneofthepeoplemostdeartohim. For
TheSpeechofTxaiSurui
StudentsoftheMultimediaProjectofEscola Parque|15-16
Brazil.4:00
TxaiSuruíisaBrazilianindigenousactivist leader,ofthePaiter-Suruíethnicgroup.Shewas theonlyindigenouspersoninLatinAmericaand theonlyBraziliantospeakatCOP-26.Her speechwasmadeinfront ofmorethan100 headsofstateandechoedacrosstheplanet.
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