Family Shorts

Family, Short | 2022 | NR. 1hr 8min
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL | OCT. 8, 2022 | MASKS OPTIONAL

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Renaidance | United States | 4 | Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, & Han Chen Chang |

A grandfather and granddaughter bond over dragons, dance, and shared cultural traditions.

Matilda and the Spare Head | Lithuania | 13 | Ignas Meilunas |

Matilda wants to be the smartest person in the world. When she can't fit any more in her head, she figures two heads are better than one.

Wild Lea | Colombia | 9 | Maria Teresa Salcedo Montero |

Stop motion equals nonstop action as a feral Colombian cat goes from lonely to loved, but can she learn to settle down with her new makeshift family?

Dear Future Me | United States | 13 | Sarah Klein & Tom Mason |

In 2014, 6th graders wrote letters to their future selves. Fast-forward to 2020 when the now-12th graders re-read them with alternately surprising, bittersweet, and hilarious results.

Louis's Shoes | France | 5 | Marion Philippe, Kayu Leung, Theo Jamin, & Jean-Geraud Blanc | Louis, 8-and-a-half-years-old and autistic, arrives in his new school prepared to introduce himself.

Kapaemahu | United States | 9 | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, & Joe Wilson |

This Oscar shortlisted film uncovers the healing power of the past when the long-hidden histories of four stones and the legendary spirits in them are revealed.

Ice Breakers | Canada | 15 | Sandi Rankaduwa |

Josh, a gifted African-Canadian hockey player in an overwhelmingly white sport, hones his skills and discovers a remarkable, buried heritage of Black athletes who helped pioneer the sport.