Just So You Know May 2, 2006

The emtional roller coast that is being at teenager is explored in this series of shorts for young adults. (Older adults can be thankful that time is long gone.) (Ages 13+)

Program Contains:
Majorettes
Directed By: Lola Doillon
France, 2005, 16 min
A three part story of adolecents and majorettes: a boy who dreams, a girl who wants to be more cool, and a girl who wears her majorette outfit out on date.

Bloody Footy
Directed By: Dean Chircop
2005, 15 min
To the alarm of his soccer-loving Italian father, Mario wants a genuine Australian Rules football for his tenth birthday. Vito fears that if Aussie Rules wins out over his beloved soccer, it could foreshadow terrible things for his family and guide Mario away from his Italian heritage. It's only with some divine intervention that Papa realizes if he gives a little, he'll gain a lot, and ultimately it is only the shape of the ball that was different. In turns both hilarious and heartwarming, father and son ultimately join hands on different fields.

Confessions of a Late Bloomer
Directed By: Jen McGowan
U.S.A., 2005, 15 min
For 15-year-old Donny, high school is more irritating than a lifelong case of athlete's foot. He's the smallest in the class and is only ever noticed when he's the butt of someone's joke. To escape the pummeling of his life, he meakly accepts the school bully's dare to kiss Sheila, the girl of his dreams. Suddenly Donny finds himself on an absurd journey to manhood. By the end, he proves to the world that manliness is just a state of mind... and a little fake body hair.

Like a Blade of Grass in the Meadow
Directed By: Attilio Azzola
2005, 18 min
Benedetta is a 14-year-old school girl, and like many girls her age, she is prone to day dreams. In Benedetta's case she sits around and dreams of Prince Charming. Instead of facing life and meeting real boys, she prefers to make up a perfect world existing only in her room. Then one day Beniamino, a schoolmate of hers, starts attracting her attention. Thus begins a love story as simple and troubled as love is between teenagers.

Surviving 7th Grade
Directed By: Amy Adrion
U.S.A., 2005, 7 min
Seventh-graders Kim and Dara are best friends. One day, while hanging out at a local playground, their classmate Marc shows up and, in front of all of his friends, asks Kim a question that leaves her speechless. The two girls quickly retreat to their hideout in Dara's basement, where a 6-year-old DJ, a 20-year-old stereo, a booty-shaking beat, and some fierce moves remind them that everything is going to be okay.

Special People
Directed By: Justin Edgar
U.K., 2005, 13 min
Jasper is an idealistic filmmaker on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His latest project is supposed to be about a group of disabled children, but the cynical, uncooperative kids have their own ideas about what kind of film they want to star in. This makes an exasperated Jasper withdraw into himself, thereby sparking a reaction from the kids. Will Jasper allow himself to be pushed over the edge?

A Girl Like Me
Directed By: Kiri Davis
2006, 7 min
A Girl Like Me explores the standards of beauty imposed on today's black girls. Through a number of frank interviews with girls from the director's high school, the film delves beneath the surface in order to show how such standards affect self-esteem and self-image. After watching the film, viewers will come away with greater insight into where exactly these standards stem from.

Jellybelly
Directed By: Rob Burke,
Ronan Burke
2005, 10 min
When Jack and Jill's baby began crying incessantly, they thought it was a phase. Nine months later, they were still hoping. Sitting on a park bench, Jack can't imagine his life will ever be normal again. If only that baby didn't cry so much. If only they had a baby like everyone else's. Just as they are about to lose hope, Fate decides to lend Jack a helping hand...This fun-loving short that calls to mind Look Who's Talking is sure to go over big with anyone who went through a "phase" in their youth.

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