EDU Film Fest
The annual EDU Film Festival is a dynamic event designed to showcase and support young people by providing a platform for youth to express their stories and experiences through film. The festival emphasizes the transformative power of creative media, encouraging young filmmakers to connect, create, and be part of a supportive network that values their unique voices and perspectives.
Enjoy 36 special selections from the 2024 festival, including fantastic documentaries, teen zombies, stories of loss, a young detective in Kyiv, Ukraine, music videos, and great film projects directed by emerging artists!
All Screenings Free and are on Saturday @ Zinema
Program 1
12:00p-1:00p
(59min)
Kung Fu Larry E. Villemure / R. Keyser, Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, MI
Locker Code Thomas Edmund Thro, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Aging Adora Thao, Champlin Park High School, MN
Morning: A Toilet Room Tale Ella Shillcox, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Bridge Mae Bowers and Hazel Shuffelton, Northfield High School, MN
Guiding Light India Mitchell, Kenilworth Junior High School, CA
Back Again Jorgiann Vander, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Awake Esme Kershaw, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Storge Keira McNiff, RYSE MPLS Story Lab, MN
Darkroom Willow Bullen, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Wander Charlie Crane, Rosemount High School, MN
SPRAYFiNGER: Freeing Graffiti Art Video Arts, Champlin Park High School, MN
My Dinner with Dean Nico Rivera, PiM Arts High School, MN
Clementine Rowan Firth, PiM Arts High School, MN
Program 2
1:00p-1:55p
(52 min)
Those Like Us Romeo Keyser, Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, MI
What Does Art Mean To You Lee Dalman, PiM Arts High School, MN
It Only Takes One Daniel Beckman, Champlin Park High School, MN
Adult Elina Myshanych, School No 200, Kyiv, Ukraine
Patience Ivy Salmi-Perry, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Pumpkin’s Kitchen Erika Jo Dwyer, Rosemount High School, MN
Torii Taiju Robin Satomi-Defoe, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Out of Sight Out of Mind Syd Holtz, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Mirror Mirror Carter Bain, John F. Kennedy Senior High School, MN
Apocalypse Dreams Margot Torresin / Keegan Schilz, Indian Trail HS and Academy, WI
Program 3
2:00p-2:55p
(50 min)
What If Julian Fellah, Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, MI
Meeting with the Don Grant Huffman-Annett, PiM Arts High School, MN
Man in Mind Toufue Yang, Champlin Park High School, MN
Abbi and Sylvie Poppy Jones, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
To Spite The Gods Anjali Marie Fra, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Playtime Paradoxical Lee Dalman, PiM Arts High School, MN
A House in Annandale Jorgiann Vander, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Living Ivy Salmi-Perry, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Train Ride Animation students of Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Questions Julian Fellah, Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, MI
Truth Is Jayden De Alba with FilmNorth’s Studio Thirteen, MN
Branched Gahenna Thomas Edmund Thro, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN