18th EDITION OF NFFTY In-person in Seattle, April 3 - April 6 Virtually April 3 - April 13

OPENING NIGHT In Person Thursday, April 3, 6:30 PM at SIFF Uptown Streaming Thursday, April 3, 7 PM through Sunday, April 13 11:45 PM PST BUBBLE BOY Dir. Cameron Carr - 24, UK A non-verbal autistic boy with a deep desire to communicate creates a world through drawing in this colorful musical. WHEN WE MOVE Dir. Jasper Fletcher & Lukas Fletcher - 21, Massachusetts The youngest kid in a combined family of nine navigates moving houses for her very first time. Documented over the course of a year by her oldest brothers. HASTA LA RAÍZ Dir. Nuria Schettino González - 22, California In 1856, at a Mexican rancho in Los Angeles, a Tongva woman fights for her land and daughter when the ranchero’s wife leaves to defend her land grant. SIL-TTEU-GI Dir. Yezy Suh - 18, California Growing up 6,000 miles away from her grandparents, a filmmaker reflects on the stories that are getting lost as they get older and the feeling of her culture being uprooted. YAJÑOPAVĪTA Dir. Rahul Koul & Ford Cowan - 22, Tennessee While preparing for a sacred Hindu thread ceremony, an Indian American college senior struggles to open up to his mother. AWIT NATIN (OUR SONG) Dir. Pacqui Pascual - 23, New York When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family bands together to hide the truth. CENTERPIECE SHOWCASE In Person Saturday, April 5, 7:45 PM at SIFF Uptown Streaming Thursday, April 5, 7:45PM through Sunday, April 13 11:45 PM PST We're marking the penultimate day of the festival with a collection of filmmaking feats that quintessentially embody the NFFTY spirit. Join us for a screening of distinct and affecting stories that showcase the steady hands of the next generation of filmmakers. I DIDN’T LIKE YOU Dir. Parker Fenady - 23, California As Emilia and Maxine spy on their best friend’s first date, they come to realize the chemistry might not be between the couple they anticipated. ODESSA, TX Dir. Alex Shuryepov Witt - 22, California A Ukrainian grandmother suffering from dementia is transported back to moments of her life in the Soviet Union. FIELDS CORNER POET Dir. Martin Lee - 21, Airham Almonte - 23, Massachusetts An exploration of the graffiti of the elusive “Poet” in the neighborhood of Fields Corner, Boston. CITY BIRD Dir. Sunny Rae Keller - 21, France / Massachusetts After witnessing a tragic accident, a metropolitan pigeon spends the rest of the day questioning her life in the city. THE SPHINX Dir. Jesse Padveen - 23, Canada A locksmith's date night turns into a waking, liminal nightmare. ENDLING Dir. Kelly Yu - 22, California A documentary crew interviews the man in charge of taking care of the last goldfish on earth. CLOSING NIGHT In Person Sunday, April 6, 5:30 PM at SIFF Uptown Streaming Thursday, April 6, 5:30PM through Sunday, April 13 11:45 PM PST While the weekend is coming to a close, the future of film holds endless possibilities. To cap off the 18th festival, join us for one final film program filled with seminal stories to creatively propel you on your journey through your next project and beyond. While the weekend is coming to a close, the future of film holds endless possibilities. To cap off the 18th festival, join us for one final film program filled with seminal stories to creatively fuel you on your journey through your next project and beyond. Devon again - DEEP & STILL CAN'T DRESS MYSELF Dir. Justin Nguyen, Ethan Frank, Devon Again & Zayd Ezzeldine - 21-23, California Devon does a live performance in an empty swimming pool. SALEM ON THE ROAD Dir. Étienne Galloy - 23, Canada During a major depersonalization episode, Salem embarks on a solo biking journey on the road 132 all across the Gaspé Peninsula, with the intent of ending her life where the Land ends. TAINTED BY THE VISUAL Dir. Laura Calzada - 20, UK An exploration in how the experience of sound changes throughout the process of vision loss, using visual and aural language to interpret the subjective experience of blind individuals. UNHOLY Dir. Daisy Friedman - 21, New York Noa, a chronically ill girl goes to her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal illness. AFTER THE STORM Dir. Sungbin Moon - 23, California A filmmaker calls her now-sober mom, who lives halfway around the world, to confront their traumatic past. This mini-documentary explores the raw realities of addiction, the complexity of motherhood, and the healing power of distance and movie-making. THE CURTAINS GLOW AT NIGHT Dir. Skye Schoenhoeft - 22, California When Wren comes home from college, they discover a ghost in their childhood bedroom. PAPER SWORDS Dir. Anjali Pulim - 21, New York On a classic summer afternoon, two sisters ponder life, death, and everything in-between. NFFTY has grown into the world’s largest film festival for emerging directors. Each year the festival showcases films by directors 24 and under.

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