DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

CABRILLO MARINE AQUARIUM

Olguin Auditorium

3720 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro, CA 90731

2:30 PM

NOT YOUR AVERAGE NEIGHBOR

Directed by Chee Wei Tay

Written by Chee Wei Tay

Australia, 2022, 7 minutes 44 seconds

"Not Your Average Neighbours" is a A Short Documentary about Graffiti arts and culture, told through the perspective of a street artist, this film brings audiences into the controversial world of Graffiti and Street Art. a world where the public perception of the craft often borderlines between artistry and a public nuisance.

LISTENING

Directed by Jonathan Moore

Written by Jonathan Moore

USA, 2020, 1:29:12

A short documentary/experimental film that gives a lyrical account of what it's like to be hearing-impaired.

DUES

Directed by Michael R.L. Begay

USA, 2022, 15 minutes

Bobbie Willson aka “DUES” is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota before the journey of Creating the hit T.V. Show “FX Reservation Dogs”, & a founding member of the 1491s Indian Sketch Comedy Group he still stays connected to his original passion for Graffiti street art. Michael R.L. Begay's Documentary follows street Artist Dues through his one-month residency in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tsiiyééł (HAIR BUN)

Directed by Shanique Yazzie and Hailee Bekis and Austin Jimmy

USA, 2022, 3 minutes 41 seconds

A Diné (Navajo) teenager is feeling down. She decides to go on a run wearing her Tsiiyééł, a traditional Diné hair bun. On her run, she is followed by a doppleganger -- a darker version of herself. In the end, she must draw strength from her culture to overcome her identity conflict and embrace who she is.

JOURNEY OF TIAK HIKIYA OHOYO (STANDING PINE WOMAN)

Directed by Mark Williams

USA, 2021, 47 minutes 29 seconds

The inspiring story of a female stickball team from a small Choctaw community in Mississippi and their quest to win their first ever championship in the World Series of Stickball.

BEYOND HOMELESS: FINDING HOPE

Directed by Sean Sciavolin

Written by Sean Sciavolin

USA, 2022, 37 minutes 25 seconds

Featuring interviews with individuals currently experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless, homeless advocates, service providers, policy professionals, experts in addiction and mental illness, law enforcement, political leaders, and homelessness innovators, Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope is an exploration of what’s driving the homelessness crisis in California, with a focus on San Francisco, and an in-depth study of an alternative approach that has reversed what had been a growing crisis in San Antonio, Texas. Through contrasting the two approaches, Beyond Homeless offers a vision and new hope with real solutions for San Francisco—and beyond.

UKRAINIANS IN EXILE

Directed by Janek Ambros

Written by Anya

USA, 2022; 6 minutes

Two time Oscar winner Janusz Kaminski presents Potyahz z Ukrayiny. Anya, a woman residing in Ukraine during the early stages of the war, tells her story and contemplates how countries will treat her fellow Ukrainians who were forced to flee their country as refugees.

Host or Publisher San Pedro International Film Festival