Santa Cruz Film Festival Presents: Spirit of Action Shorts
Schedule
Fri Oct 07 2022 at 02:30 pm
Location
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building | Santa Cruz, CA
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Hope. Strength. Heart.These documentaries from around the world are inspiring stories of hope, strength, and heart. A heartwarming story told in a small village in Africa; our rich local cultures of strength, unity and family; a brave strong heart in the California surf; and the lulling peace of India’s starry skies and poetic soundscapes.
Featuring:
UKWATI // The Wedding (12 mins)
Synopsis: Across the globe, child marriages are still taking place. Girls as young as 10 years old are being stripped of their innocence and thrown into the responsibilities of marriage. Our film, "UKWATI", which translates to "The Wedding," sheds light on the lengths to which a mother must go when living in extreme poverty. With limited opportunity, scarce resources and lack of education, millions of families are faced with this sobering reality. "UKWATI" captures the relationship between a mother and her daughter as they both struggle to survive.
Watts of Love provides financial literacy training and a solar light which empowers people to raise themselves out of poverty and onto a path of prosperity.
First Time Home (29 mins)
Synopsis: When they learn their grandfather is gravely ill, four cousins travel from their Indigenous Triqui immigrant community in California to their ancestral village in Mexico for the first time. The teenagers record videos to share with their family members, who are farmworkers in the U.S. and have not seen their relatives in their home town in more than a decade. Through a mixture of Spanish, Triqui, and English, they get to know their grandparents, aunts and uncles. In the midst of border politics and violence, the group of cousins forge a link across thousands of miles, with a newfound pride in their indigenous immigrant identity and understanding of the meaning of family.
Gender Outlaw, a bodysurfing story (16 mins)
Synopsis: A film about overcoming adversity + redefining inclusivity in and out of the water featuring Tyler Wilde.
In Search of the Stars (12 mins)
Synopsis: Follow Dark Sky Defender Sriram Murali on a journey into the Western Ghats of India, in quest of the stars. From the Fireflies to the Great Hornbills, a naturally dark place is also a naturally wild place. In Search of the Stars explores the profound relationship between the night skies, wildlife and humans.
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Where is it happening?
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St, Santa Cruz, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
