{"id":8563,"date":"2022-02-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T01:04:03","slug":"uh-kids-first-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2022\/uh-kids-first-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"UH KIDS FIRST! Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WATCH THE FREE FILMS \u2013 Chat with the Creatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UH KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, presented by Outreach College, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the national KIDS FIRST! with over 100 free virtual screenings and live stream interviews\/Q&A sessions with filmmakers and crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us online with the filmmaking creatives! Details and free tickets here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For free tickets to all virtual screenings, visit kidsfirsthawaii.eventive.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-demand viewing: Feb 12, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the adventures of the small but mighty gang. Episode features a “sign over” performance by deaf actress Shaylee Mansfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream interview\/Q&A: Feb 12, 12:00pm-12:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johanna Stein, Executive Producer and Showrunner
TJ Sullivan, Supervising Director
Justin Maurer, ASL Consultant
Delbert Whetter, ASL Consultant
Jevon Whetter, ASL Consultant\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-demand viewing: Feb 12, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three hand-painted animated shorts: Blue Cooler, Hepa,<\/em> & Rolling Down Like Pele<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream conversation with Laura Margulies: Feb 12, 1:00pm-1:30pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Margulies combines motion, color, texture, live action, rhythm and sound to create award-winning, expressive films. She often animates with paint in a stop motion style. Her films have screened worldwide; her commissioned work has aired on CBS, MTV, VH1, and the Sundance Channel. She is an Assistant Professor of animation at the Academy of Creative Media at UH M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-demand viewing: Feb 19, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four animated shorts: Lilly Goes to the Dogs, Lilly Goes Fishing,\u00a0 Lilly and the Baby,<\/em> & Pollution Solution<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream chat with members of the Bum Family:<\/strong> Feb 19, 11:30am-12:00pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bum Family are a group of Calgarian cousins – Maezy, Medina, and Zaiyah Dennie and Berlin, Ocean, and Sol Demuth \u2013 who create anarchy, hilarity and art. They write the concepts, create the artwork, direct, animate. and edit their award-winning films together, and recently made a short film for preschoolers for Sesame Street. Representing will be Maezy Dennie (age 19), Medina Dennie (age 17), and Zaiyah Dennie (age 15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-demand viewing: Feb 20, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven-year-old Bobo Gallagher is the youngest person to cross the \u02bbAlenuih\u0101h\u0101 Channel via wing foil. His sister Deveraux directed and edited the documentary of his journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream interview\/Q&A with Bobo Gallagher and Deveraux Gallagher:<\/strong> Feb 20, 11:30am-12:00pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the back-story on the Channel crossing, and what\u02bbs next for water athlete Bobo and his sister Devereaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On-demand viewing: Feb 20, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two episodes: The Adventure Begins <\/em>is the origin story of the series. In Noise Pollution<\/em>, the MeteoHeroes rescue a pod of dolphins in the Pacific Ocean who are disoriented by a ship\u02bbs powerful sonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-demand viewing: Feb 20, 12:00am \u2013 Feb 21, 11:45pm HST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-recorded: Interview with Luigi Latini, Creator\/Executive Producer of MeteoHeroes, which airs in over 140 countries and is dubbed in 20 languages. He is CEO and Partner of the famous private Weather Center in Italy, MOPI (Meteo Operations Italia). Latini stated, \u201cMeteoHeroes was born precisely from our need to put kids first in education towards the need to recycle, consume better, fight pollution and tackle climate change….\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live stream Q&A with Kenn Viselman, Showrunner\/Executive Producer:<\/strong> Feb 20, 1:00pm-1:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenn Viselman has created, produced, marketed and consulted on dozens of family entertainment projects and is the producing partner behind the Teletubbies in the Western Hemisphere. He is currently the showrunner for Moonzy, which has garnered over 10 billion views on YouTube, as well as MeteoHeroes, the definitive family series about climate change.\u00ad\u00ad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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