Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC)
Saturday, May 7th, 2016
12:00pm Out Youth Showcase
1:00pm CHS Youth Jury Special Presentation
1:15pm Emergencia Youth Film Competition
2:30pm Emergencia Youth Film Festival Pizza Party
FREE and Open to the Public
Cine Las Americas and Out Youth Present:
Out Youth Showcase
OUT YOUTH is an Austin-based nonprofit organization that serves youth ages 12-23 of all sexual orientations and gender identities as well as their families, friends, and communities. All of our programs and services are provided free of charge. More information about Out Youth can be found online at www.OutYouth.org.
SPECIAL GUEST KATHRYN GONZALES, MBA, is the Operations & Programs Director at Out Youth. Before entering the nonprofit sector, Kathryn studied film at the University of Texas at Austin and later served as the Programs Director at the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF). During her time at aGLIFF, Kathryn created the Queer Youth Media Project, which seeks to empower youth of all sexual orientations and gender identities to tell their stories and ensure their authentic identities are captured on film.
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A Place in the Middle Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson Prod. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson 24 min, USA, 2014 Eleven year old Ho’onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys. She’s fortunate that her teacher understands first-hand what it’s like to be “in the middle” – the Hawaiian tradition of embracing both male and female spirit. Together they set out to prove that what matters most is what’s in your heart. |
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What I Never Told Her Theo Moers Queer Youth Media Project 9 min, USA, 2015 Produced by the 2015 class of the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival’s Queer Youth Media Project, this film captures the flood of happy memories that come immediately after a profound loss. |
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You’re Dead to Me Wu Tsang Prod. Melissa Haizlip 13 min, USA, 2013 Andrea, a grieving Chicana mother, confronts an uninvited family member before her Día de los Muertos celebration. By night’s end, death offers her a choice that she couldn’t make in life. |
Connally High School Youth Jury
Special Presentation
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World Premiere Listen Julianne Evangelista, Violet Lam Digital Den Studios 11 min, Austin, TX, USA, 2015 Epsilon struggles with depression and lack of inspiration for her music. She finds solace in her closest friend, Kai, who guides her through her dark days. As her internal struggle progresses, the line between imagination and reality becomes more clear. |
Emergencia Youth Film Competition
Cine Las Americas is proud to present the Emergencia Youth Film Competition, a special section of the festival showcasing works by filmmakers 19 years or younger. Members of local youth film organizations and high schools curate and present this section of the festival every year.
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Alluvium Ruda Santos 4 min, London, UK, 2015 An overbearing father forces his eldest son to take the final steps into preserving their family legacy. |
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Camping Trip Audrey Larson Fountain of Youth 6 min, MA, USA, 2015 5-year-old Bree is an imaginative, thoughtful kid living in a run-down apartment with her unemployed single father, Sean. When Sean announces that he’s taking Bree on a camping trip, Bree can’t help getting excited, but the trip doesn’t go according to plan… |
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Domar: To Tame Benjamin Ades 7 min, Uruguay, 2015 A short portrait of a horse tamer and instructor from Uruguay and his passion for taming. |
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Drawing Inspiration Audrey Larson, Shay Martin Fountain of Youth 4 min, MA, USA, 2015 After losing her little brother, a grieving young artist, Jordyn, receives an anonymous letter and gift — one small gesture that has a larger impact than the sender could imagine. |
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El Levantamiento de los Muertos Miguel Salazar Say Sí 2 min, San Antonio, TX, USA, 2015 A short animation about the Day of the Dead. |
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Everything Has Its Time Marylys Merida RawArtworks 6 min, Lynn, MA, USA, 2015 A woman opens up about her struggles and how her hard work manifests into her life’s accomplishments. |
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I Don’t Need U Alyssa Peguero RawArtworks 4 min, Lynn, MA, USA, 2015 A girl who grew up without her father writes a letter about her deepest, most sincere feelings about him. |
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Letters Nick Fichter Khabele School 5 min, Austin, TX, USA, 2015 A short narrative piece about fears of moving away to college and living in isolation. |
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Lilly Gets A Pet The Bum Family 5 min, Alberta, Canada, 2015 Lilly, a ten-foot tall orange monster, ventures into a pet shop in search of a friend. She is kicked out of the store, but not before falling in love with a cute Fluffle. |
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Lorena Tony Trevino 3 min, Coahuila, Mexico, 2016 A young couple’s goodbye after their daughter Lorena is gone. |
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O Cabeçudo The Big-Headed Boy Nelson Fernandes Colectivo de Jovenes 9 min, Portugal, 2015 A boy with a big head is a bullying victim. At night, with the howling of a wolf, he discovers the solution to his problem. |
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The Race Austin Film Society Film Club Austin Film Society 2 min, Austin, TX, USA, 2015 A silent film about a group of boys running a race for heroic bragging rights. |
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The Storm Tyla Levesque, Yunior Crispin, Daymian Mejia RawArtworks 5 min, Lynn, MA, USA, 2015 A man mysteriously awakens in a desert and heads home to his family to warn them of what he believes is coming. |
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Trees Count Maximilian Shatan 4 min, New York City, NY, USA, 2015 TREES COUNT follows Nicholas Shatan as he experiences the struggles and rewards of a New York City tree counter. |
Emergencia Youth Jury Coordinator
Christian D. Nelson
Youth Jury Members, Connally High School
Carlos Arreola
Michelle Avila
Michelle Barrera-Chavez
Julianne Evangelista
Vanely Gutierrez
Chris Livingston
Lin Nguyen
Uziel Rodriguez