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ALFF Short Films for Young People

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 11:00 amYukon Theatre

Free Screening!

Into a World of Ice

FILMMAKER. MALKOLM BOOTHROYD, 2024, CANADA, 3 MIN

There's one small songbird that plunges off of ice shelves in search of food on the river bottom, even as winter temperatures plunge below minus forty. This film follows the lives of American Dippers, along the shores of the Yukon River.

Genre: Documentary

River Revelations

DIR. CHANTAL ROUSSEAU & DARCY TARA MCDIARMID, 2024, CANADA, 5 MIN

Along a sacred river’s edge, enchanted animals navigate mysterious landscapes along a trail from deep time.

Genre: Animation

The Human Under the Bed

DIR. EUAN O’LEARY, 2024, CANADA, 10 MIN

AJ, a little monster awake past their bedtime, has found a human under their bed! But humans, it turns out, aren’t actually all that scary. The two become fast friends, and while they have very different perspectives, they may have more in common than they think.

Genre: Fiction

Find Me Outside

DIR. CHING YU, 2024, CANADA, 17 MIN 20 SEC

Diudiu and Leo, both Mandarin-speaking immigrants’ children, navigate the slopes of the Canadian Rockies as they ski. Celeste, deeply rooted in her Indigenous horse culture, showcases the beauty of riding Indian Horse Relay in the Alberta Prairie. Anika, born into a family of Indian and Austrian climbers, climbs the rocks in her neighbourhood of Squamish, BC. Jade and Ryan, adventurous coldwater surfing girls from Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, ride the waves with enthusiasm.

Genre: Documentary

Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past

DIR. AMANDA STRONG, 2024, CANADA, 26 MIN 13 SEC

Spirit Bear travels to Songhees and Esquimalt territories (Victoria, B.C.) and witnesses a statue of John A. Macdonald being removed from the steps of Victoria City Hall. Some people want to save the statue, and others are glad to see it go, prompting Spirit Bear to ask: What does it mean to reconcile history?

Genre: Animation

This film explores the history of colonization in Canada and may be more suited to children ages 8+

Weather Report 

DIR. NUNU SAGEAKTOOK, FIONA SLIPP, YUKON | 3 MIN 

Winner of 'best Youth film,' Yukon48 Filmmaking Challenge 2024.

Genre: Comedy

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