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SLIFF Kids

Family-friendly films that spark imagination, curiosity, and creativity for young audiences and the young at heart.

Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

25 Cats From Qatar

Film 25 Cats From Qatar Directed by Mye Hoang When the owner of Milwaukee’s Sip and Purr Cat Café, learns of the feral cat crisis in Qatar,…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, SLIFF Kids

A City That Cares

Film A City That Cares Directed by Aaron Hosé A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Alternative Learning

Film Alternative Learning Directed by Miggy TheShort Alternative Learning explores the transformative impact of Oasis Skateboard Factory, an alternative school in the heart of…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Amen

Film Amen A group of pigs are raised peacefully in a monastery when, one day, one of them finds out…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

AT SEE

Film AT SEE Directed by Serena Dykman
A group of blind travelers navigate a commercial cruise ship with their guide dogs.
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Black Longevity

Film Black Longevity Directed by Geneva Peschka Black Longevity follows a remarkable group of Black elders, including a centenarian, as they defy societal expectations by…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Cardboard

Film Cardboard Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Clay Bird

Film Clay Bird Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi Clay Bird follows 9-year-old Sichu and her potter grandfather. After lashing out at him due to
school bullying, she…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Dears in the Headlights

Film Dears in the Headlights Directed by Julia Jansch Dears in the Headlights isn't about death as an end. It's about death as something to carry, to…
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Deuce

Film Deuce Directed by Margot Budzyna Two best friends, Michael & Addie, grapple with a divide they cannot articulate as summer's end brings the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

FLÜGGE

Film FLÜGGE Directed by Dani Rose Cortés, Leopold Schraudolph In an Austrian mountain village in 1914, the determined Amelie (20) must defy her father's wishes of running…
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Forevergreen

Film Forevergreen Directed by Jeremy Spears, Nathan Engelhardt An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, SLIFF Kids

Greenwood

Film Greenwood Directed by Jim Karpowicz The Greenwood Cemetery project is a compelling that explores the powerful and often overlooked black historry in St.…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Horse Of Nature

Film Horse Of Nature Directed by Autie Carlisle
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Houston, We Have a Crush

Film Houston, We Have a Crush Directed by Omer Ben Shachar After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Impossible is Just a Word

Film Impossible is Just a Word Directed by Jen Stafford More than a Special Olympics athlete and Ambassador, more than the first person with Down syndrome to become…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Les Bêtes

Film Les Bêtes Directed by Michael Granberry A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Film Little Shrew (Snowflake) Directed by Kate Bush A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. Blissfully unaware of…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

LOOKING UP

Film LOOKING UP Directed by Elena Neuman LOOKING UP tells the inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a young man battling progressive blindness who refuses to…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Pow!

Film Pow! Directed by Joey Clift A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.
Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids

Rebel with a Clause

Film Rebel with a Clause Directed by Brandt Johnson A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states…
Animation, Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Rocked by the Wind

Film Rocked by the Wind Directed by Hsiao-Shan Huang Yearning to connect with his bandmates and wanting a break from chores, high school senior Shuan headed to…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Sally, Get the Potatoes

Film Sally, Get the Potatoes Directed by Danicah Waldo A little girl's innocence is shattered when she takes an unexpected ride in her wealthy family's rolling laundry…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus

Saturno

Film Saturno Directed by Francisco Jimenez-Juarez As a broken down white 2002 Saturn Vue crawls through St. Louis, a Mexican immigrant father and his…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Say to You

Film Say to You Directed by Nuodi A During a trip to the amusement park with friends, Xiaode wants to invite his crush, Yeye, to ride…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

SHELL YEAH

Film SHELL YEAH Directed by Sam Graff A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Snow Bear

Film Snow Bear Directed by Aaron Blaise When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend.... he makes one.

Set in a rapidly changing…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The 17%

Film The 17% Directed by Aaron Johnson Collette Divitto is a young woman who was born with Down Syndrome. After being turned down, time after...
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Genie

Film The Genie Directed by Enricka M.H Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely…
Environmental Focus, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids

THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD

Film THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD Directed by Doug Hawes-Davis THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD is a passionate and comprehensive deep dive into the ecological crisis…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, SLIFF Kids

The nomadic impulse

Film The nomadic impulse Directed by Jordi Esteva Based on the director's work of the same name, the film tells the story of Miquel, an 11-year-old…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Pho King

Film The Pho King Directed by Jeovanni Xoumphonphackdy This short documentary follows Brandon on a quest to eat at every pho restaurant in the Salt Lake...
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

The Ramba Effect

Film The Ramba Effect Directed by Claire Sandberg Guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers, Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured 50 years…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Turtle Walker

Film Turtle Walker Directed by Taira Malaney In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India's coastline and the spectacular Andaman…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus

Voices from the Abyss

Film Voices from the Abyss Directed by Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from…