BLOCK 14A — SEP 29 @ 12:OOPM | FREE
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Kentucky Filmmakers!
WINDOW TREATMENT
Dirs: Naomi Uechi and Thomas Southerland | USA | Documentary | 2024 | 11 min
The long-standing American military occupation of Okinawa is poetically explored in this essay film about an elderly man receiving new windows.
DAY WITHOUT HATE
Dirs: Connor Tieulie, Sarah Hamilton, and Adam Baca | USA | Documentary | 2022 | 10 min
Day Without Hate is a student-led initiative promoting peace, nonviolence, and mental health care in our schools and communities. Founded in Arvada, CO after the rise of school shootings, Day Without Hate's efforts were awarded “The Global Call to Action” from the Nobel Peace Laureates-led nonprofit, PeaceJam.
DEBUT.
Dir: Peta Hitchens | Australia | Student Film | 2023 | 20 min
Three apprentices embark on learning one of the most dangerous sports on earth. They train at jockey school where they progress from ‘jump outs’, where they learn to jump out of the starting gates, then to official trials; both steps on the path to being designated fully-fledged jockeys. The pressure on the riders to stay safe and succeed is immense.
Kentucky Filmmaker!
RACING THE EMPIRE — Finalist
Dir: Tyler Chong | Malaysia | Student Film | 2023 | 11 min
The World Ranked #1 tower runner, Soh Wai Ching, strives to win his third consecutive Empire State title; we follow him during the days leading up to the race as he prepares to make history.