Girls In Chess
Girls In Chess
A spotlight on the gender gap in the world of competitive scholastic chess.
● Jenny Schweitzer
● 4'
● USA
An 8-year-old girl named Jessie is enjoying what little time she has left with her best friend, Lucas. The trailer park they live in will be closed, and the whole community will be forced to evacuate, as a result of the MTBE water contamination.
● Kyung Sok Kim (man)
● 18'
● USA
Jamila and her friends are practicing for the talent show, and nothing can get in the way of Jamila's focus. But when the police suddenly appear at school, Jamila starts to worry.
● Sophie Vuković
● 14'
● Sweden
Large quantities of crude oil pass through the backyard of fourteen-year-old Papilou. Who helps him to clean up the oil?
● Xander de Boer
● 15'
● Netherlands
Yolanda Morgan recalls her experiences with racism and the impact it has had on her.
● Hanna Adams, Cole Bacani, Max Edmeier, Dariel Filomeno, Alexandra Gottlieb, NamQuyen “Q” Le, Yolanda Morgan, Victoria Perez, Benjamin Ragasa, Josie Stocks, John Stover, Jinghan Tian
● 4'
● USA
Elementary schools now offer a YouTube class. But why do the kids only have their parents and classmates as subscribers? Two best friends, Kate and Rachel, decide to make a groundbreaking video.
● Jakub Jirásek*
● 20’
● Czech Republic
An 18-year-old with 3 million followers on Instagram has cultivated a dual identity: one online and one in real life. A documentary about the identity, acceptance, family and communication with a hero of a Gen Z representative who is at a critical crossroads.
● Ellie Wen, Barna Szász
● 13’
● USA
A group of animals from the Catazajá lagoon will face the threat of pollution.
● Jeff Naparstek
● 5’
● Mexico
When an imaginative little girl discovers that her older brother might have superpowers, she sets out on a quest to make sure everyone else sees him as she does.
● Carlos Algara, Catalina Serna
● 10'
● Mexico