This Sunday, the Reel Grrls Spring Showcase will celebrate grrl power with a standout collection of short films produced by teens from the Seattle area. It is the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work created by Reel Grrls students, ages 9-19.
This year’s showcase film is “Jerk Brick,” an animated short produced by teens mentored by Suzanne Twining, lead animator of the hit film Coraline. Another must-see is “Celina’s Story,” a documentary following a homeless teenager in Seattle. Also included in the lineup is a personal documentary on one family’s immigration from Iran, shorts from the PRIDE Foundation, music videos and TV show spoofs.
Reel Grrls is an award-winning non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA that matches adult female filmmakers with teen girls who seek to tell stories through video. Their films have won Student Emmy Awards and have gone on to screen at festivals around the world, including the Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, the local/fabulous SIFF FutureWave program and the Los Angeles Film Festival.
It’s sure to be a lot of fun, come empower the next generation of female filmmakers!
The Reel Grrls Spring Showcase will be at the Market Theater in Pike Place Market this Sunday, May 16. Doors open at 3 p.m. with the show starting at 4 p.m. Reserve your tickets now at the Reel Grrls website. Tickets are $10 for adults, free for youth 19 and under.
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wow this program sounds incredible, i really am inspired by young women who take charge of their own lives and want to make it in the “mans world” of directing. keep up the great work ladies!