Join us for TTMF's Kidz Kino, a program of short, family-friendly films curated by kids for kids. Screening is open to all festival pass holders. Tickets are $16 for adults and $5 for kids.
Sunday, September 22
KIDZ KINO
11:00 AM
FILMS
Undiscovered
Directed by: Sara Litzenberger
Have you ever been misunderstood? If you have, then you will make a connection with this film. —Caroline Merritt, age 8
One Small Step
Directed by: Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
This bittersweet Oscar-nominated film presents a father and a daughter, and shows the sacrifices that a parent has to make for his or her children. Although kids might disregard you and act like they don’t appreciate what you do for them, it’s still important to show them that One Small Step toward fulfilling their dreams. —Sadie Steinberg, age 14
Danny Daycare
Directed by: Stu Thomson
So long coloring books and cartoons. Goodbye stuffed animals and nap time. Danny MacAskill is your new favorite babysitter ever.
Adventuring in the Name of Science
Directed by: Pablo Durana
Ricky Jones lives in a van with his wife, spends his days roaming the woods and makes a living making a difference — collecting genetic data of big-leafed maples as part of an effort to cut down on illegal logging. “Why wouldn’t you want to do your part to give back to the community?” he asks. “And the community being the entire world.”
Blue
Directed by: Aly Nicklas
Do you like to ride your bike even when it is winter? If so, then you’ll love this film about a little girl and her bike. –Caroline Merritt, age 8
Detroit Hives
Directed by: Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg
Honeybees lead the charge in Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey’s fight against urban blight in Detroit. Their fast-growing Detroit Hives has resurrected seven of the city’s approximately 90,000 abandoned lots by setting up flourishing beehives. With Detroit’s more than 2,000 registered hives, the couple are part of a growing community movement. They built their first apiary on a lot purchased for $340 in partnership with Detroit Land Banks. As Nicole says, “you don’t have to have a million dollars in your bank account to start an idea.”
March of the Newts
Directed by: David Herasimtschuk
Do you like getting funky out in the woods? Well, these newts sure do.
–Townes Merritt, age 12
Every Nine Minutes
Directed by: DJ O’Neil, Oliver Hamilton
Artists find a unique way to raise awareness about plastic waste. –Henry Martin, age 15
+ Post-film Q&A with Co-Director Oliver Hamilton
Far Out
Directed by: Steve Jones, Todd Jones, Blake A. Campbell
Do you know what it feels like to ski awesome powder? Then you know how Kai feels. This film shows the best parts of being in the snow. You might know how it feels to ski, but if not, watch this film and you will!
—Joe Galbo, age 13
Sacred Strides
Directed by: Forest Woodward, Anna Callaghan, Marie Sullivan
Southeastern Utah’s canyons are the ancestral home of several Native American tribes. So when the Trump administration slashed the area protected by the designation of Bears Ears National Monument, it wasn’t just a blow to public lands — it was an affront to the tribes’ sacred history. In March 2018, runners from the Hopi, Navajo, Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes ran relay-style on four routes that eventually converged near the rock spine of Comb Ridge. The run was not only a show of support for Bears Ears, but a way to reconnect to the land and heal their relationships with each other.
Mission Dolomites with Killan Bron
Directed by: Kilian Bron
French freerider Kilian Bron takes his mountain bike on a via ferrata in the Dolomites, where he faces impossibly tight turns, hair-raising exposure and massive consequences for the smallest error in line choice. No you didn’t, Kilian Bron. Yes, he did.
GUEST SPEAKER
Oliver Hamilton
Film Co-Director, Every Nine Minutes
Oliver Hamilton is an indie filmmaker and cinematographer based in San Francisco. Drawn to the world of visual storytelling, his work invites a wandering eye to settle on dynamic and narratively rich images. When he’s not filming in places as near as Los Angeles and as far as China, you can usually catch him biking around the city, snowboarding in Tahoe or exploring his neighborhood with a camera around his neck. He is the co-director of Every Nine Minutes.
