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Kids First! Film Festival - Kids Foreign Film Fest
July 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pmManoa Campus, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012
For the first time ever, the KIDS FIRST! Film Festival comes to Hawai'i! A project of the Coalition for Quality Children`s Media, KIDS FIRST! films are free of gratuitous violence; race, gender, or religious bias; and condescension towards kids. Age-appropriate groupings of classic, independent, short and sneak preview films entertain through a balance of animation and live action, plus varied themes from different cultures.
Kids Foreign Film Fest, ages 8+, TRT: 103 minutes.
Mare Capoeira, 15 min
In Portuguese with English subtitles. Sport, dance or martial art? This graceful Brazilian film tells the history of Capoeira through the eyes of 10-year-old Ja›, last in a long line of Capoeira masters.
Peur Hoi Nang Rom (For the Oysters), 34 min
In Thai with English subtitles. Sweet story of Wenai, a boy whose impoverished mother leaves him in the care of his loving grandmother. In the fishing village of Angsila, Wenai`s outlook on life changes when he becomes smitten with his classmate Ann. Just when he makes enough money to impress her with a big fish for her birthday party-- fate strikes again.
Binta y la Gran Idea (Binta and the Great Idea), 30 min
In Dioula/French with English subtitles. Little Binta lives in a charming village in southern Senegal. She goes to school; her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who has a great idea to make the world a better place. Oscar-nominated for Best Live Action Short.
My Backyard Was a Mountain, 24 min
In Spanish with English subtitles. An American Film Institute presentation. The story of Adan, a Puerto Rican boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat before his family relocates to New York City. Takes place in the late 1950`s. Chicago International Children`s Film Festival winner.
A University of Hawaii at Manoa Centennial Celebration event. Programming provided by KIDS FIRST!
Ticket Information
Free
Event Sponsor
Outreach College, UH Manoa
More Information
Jessica Nakamura, 956-8246, csinfo@hawaii.edu, http://outreach.hawaii.edu/community/programs/2007/EVENT-EV009111T.asp
| Sunday, July 15 | |
| 4:00pm | Kids First! Film Festival - Kids Foreign Film Fest Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012 |
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