Young Filmmakers Young adult
filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance
and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school
yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults They are at the
heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director
might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with "red carpet" interviews and various
awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced
moviemakers, except for the age of the participants:about 8 to 18.
"What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids," said Cori
Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering
youth programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films
not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a
middle school in Arlington, Virginia. "We want to make this a national event."
Ms. Gardner added. The nine shorts to be shown range from a
Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the
year 3005. "A lot of the material is really mature," Ms. Gardner said, talking
about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts
and leadership-training group. "The Choice is about the history of a family and
Master Anti-Smoker is about the angers of second hand smoke." Dream of the
Invisibles describes young immigrants’ (移民) feelings of both belonging and not
belonging in their adopted country. The festival will end with
an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music
video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures. All movies are very interesting.______