TITLE: DRAGONHEART: A NEW BEGINNING MINUTES: 85 min
DIRECTOR: Doug Lefler
WRITTEN BY: Shari Goodhartz , based on characters created by Patrick Read Johnson & Charles Edward Pogue
PRODUCER: Raffaella DeLaurentiis
PRODUCTION COMPANY/DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Family & Home Entertainment
SYNOPSIS: When Geoff, an orphaned stable-boy (Chris Masterson), discovers Drake (voice of Robby Benson), the world's last living dragon, he realizes that his dream of becoming a knight can now come true. But caught up in the excitement of their new lives, Geoff and Drake fail to see the hidden dangers that surround them; conquering the enemy may take everything they have.
CAST: Chris Masterson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, Matt Hickey, Henry O, Tom Burke, Ken Shorter, Robby Benson.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Doug Lefler, Shari Goodhartz, Raffaella DeLaurentiis
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 4:30 Tuesday, October 17, 6:00
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TITLE: THE HAUNTING MINUTES: 112 min FORMAT: VHS DATE: 1963 
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES 
DIRECTOR: Robert Wise 
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Turner/MGM 
SYNOPSIS: A team of parapsychologists attempts to learn the secret of a haunted house. It soon becomes apparent that the house has targeted one member of the group (Julie Harris) who has a childhood history of supernatural experiences. A barrage of strange and terrifying occurrences ensues. 
CAST: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 10:15pm (Spook Night)

TITLE: UNDERCOVER ANGEL MINUTES: 93:00 min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 1/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Bryan Michael Stoller
PRODUCER: Bryan Michael Stoller 
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stellar Entertainment
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: PM Entertainment

SYNOPSIS: Harrison Tyler (Dean Winters) receives an unexpected visitor, little Jenny (Emily Mae Young), who he agrees to take care of for a week after she's dropped off by Melissa (Lorainne Ansell), his old college sweetheart. Thus begins the relationship  of the multi-generation gap-odd-couple. Soon Jenny's child-innocence begins to open Harrison's eyes, and through his creative bedtime stories about Jenny's stuffed Dodo bird doll (Mr. Dodo), and a romance with Holly Anderson (Yasmine Bleeth), the two
begin a special bond.
PREMIERE
AWARD: Film Advisory Board "Award of Excellence" 
CAST: Yasmine Bleeth, Dean Winters, Emily Mae Young, James Earl Jones, Lorainne Ansell, Richard Eden, Casey Kasem
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Emily Mae Young, Bryan Michael Stoller, (Director/Writer)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 4:30, Tuesday, October 17, 7:00, Thursday, October 19, 3:00, 5:15, 7:45 Closing Film

TITLE: ONE LAST FLIGHT MINUTES: 86.06 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1999
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES 
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Richard Stanley
PRODUCER: Tina Stern
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Promark Entertainment Group

SYNOPSIS: This is the story of a twelve year old boy (Miko Hughes) and his grandfather (James Karen), who is about to be put into a rest home. Gramps confides to the boy that he'd like to fly an old plane (like he flew in the war) just one more time…..before they "put him out  to pasture." The boy finds a plane, breaks Gramps out of the hospital, and they embark on a cross town odyssey to get to the plane, where
Gramps fulfills his wish.
CAST: Miko Hughes, Kathleen Lloyd, Gregory Itzin, Joshua Boyd, Brittany Alyse Smith, James Karen
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 6:00, Monday, October 16, 7:15


CATEGORY: FEATURE DRAMA
TITLE: THE LEGEND of PIRATES POINT MINUTES: 85.09 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1998
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Richard Stanley
PRODUCER: Tina Stern 
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Promark Entertainment Group

SYNOPSIS: A ten year old boy (Asher Metchik) is caught spying on pirates burying their treasure, and is condemned to death by  Captain (W. Morgan Sheppard) . The boy escapes, then defeats the nasty pirates that go after him. Just as the Captain invites him to join his crew, the boy snaps out of his daydream, and he's back to reality – the boy Ray is in the library with his friend Bobby (Sam Gifaldi), reading about their favorite legendary pirate, Captain Vane, and his descendant, who today lives in their small  seaboard town of Brockville. The old man/Captain shows them the power of imagination, and teaches the children that the real 
treasure is in their hearts.
CAST: Asher Metchik, Sam Gifaldi, Gary Hudson, Brittany Alyse Smith, Lindsay Frost, W. Morgan Sheppard
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 8:15, Sunday, October 15, 3:30


TITLE: THE FIRST of MAY MINUTES: 111min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 7/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Paul Sirmons
PRODUCER: Paul Sirmons, Gary Rogers
WRITER: Gary Rogers
PRODUCTION COMPANY: SHO Entertainment

SYNOPSIS: "The First of May" follows the adventures of a lonely 11-year foster child (Dan Byrd) who befriends a forgotten old lady stuck in a retirement home (Julie Harris). The two run away together on a journey that leads them to jobs from the boss of the world-famous  Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus (Mickey Rooney), in search of the family neither ever had. When all appears lose, they find the family 
they sought….in each other. Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio – who had not appeared in a film in over 40 years – makes an unforgettable appearance, giving the young foster child advice on baseball and life. This heartwarming family movie was created and filmed entirely in Orlando, Florida.
PREMIERE
CAST: Julie Harris, Mickey Rooney, Dan Byrd, Charles Nelson Reilly, Joe DiMaggio
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Paul Sirmons (Director/Producer), Gary Rogers (Writer), Dan Byrd 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 3:45, 8:15pm, Sunday, October 15, 8:00, Monday, October 16, 7:30 

CATEGORY: FEATURE DRAMA

TITLE: RETURN to the SECRET GARDEN MINUTES: 90 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 7/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Scott Featherstone
PRODUCER: Steve Thompson/Jeff T. Miller/Don A. Judd
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Movies 999, L.C.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Feature Films for Families & CINAR

SYNOPSIS: Independent 9-year-old Katherine (Michelle Horn) comes to understand that friendship is a gift and a treasure. If Katherine can learn to accept people for who they are, she'll see how easy it is to find friends in places where she wouldn't normally look for them. A spirited story line ties this sequel back to the original "Secret Garden."
PREMIERE
CAST PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercedes Kastner, Michelle Horn, Joshua Zuckerman, Booth Colman, Guy Siner, Steve Valentine
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 6:00pm, Tuesday, October 17, 8:30



TITLE: MOOSIE MINUTES: 88 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Sheri Kaz
PRODUCER: David King
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sunstone Communications
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Koan Entertainment and IFM

SYNOPSIS: The adventure begins during the Walker family's visit to the grandparent's ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. When their daughter Carla (Aaryn Smith) gets lost in the dense woods while chasing her kitten. A hungry mountain lion and a mountain Storm add to the adventure as the little girl finds herself in extreme danger. Her grandfather (Jack Chtmlerson) aided by his tracking mule Named "Moosie", must set out on the perilous journey to find Carla before the cougar finds its next meal.
AWARDS: 1999 Videographer Award of Excellence, 2000 Telly Award, Axiom Award for Family Programming
CAST: Jack Chtmlerson, Aaryn Smith, Gary Hansbrough, Leslie Henson, Billie McBride, John Ashton
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: David King, Producer
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Monday, October 16 5;15, Tuesday, October 17, 3:30


TITLE: BRING HIM HOME MINUTES: 90 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Robert Fedor
PRODUCERS: Robert Fedor & Catherine Hurd
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Family Arthouse Productions

SYNOPSIS: A tough street kid Ricky (Jeffrey Licon) with nothing ot lose. His grandfather (Ed Asner), a rugged Hungarian immigrant who doesn't know how to reach him. And the heroic dog, Buddy, whose only chance for survival depends on their breaking through to each other. When Buddy is stolen by vicious syndicate of dognappers out for big bucks from research labs, Ricky begrudgingly appeals to his grandfather
and his friend Mary (Sharon Gless), for help. They set out rescue Buddy and succeed in destroying a vile poaching operation. In the process, they discover a restorative family bond between grandfather and grandson.
CAST: Ed Asner, Sharon Gless, Jeffrey Licon, Noah Blake, Buck Flower, Alex Carter, Adam Biesk, Tiffany Fedor, Kate Asner
PREMIERE
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Robert Fedor
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Wednesday, October 18, 6:00

CATEGORY: TELE-FEATURE DRAMA

TITLE: THE DINOSAUR HUNTER MINUTES: 90 min FORMAT: 35 mm DATE: 12/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Rick Stevenson
PRODUCER: James Brooke, Gail Tilson
WRITER: Edwina Fellows
PRODUCTION COMPANY: I.M.P.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Credo Releasing

SYNOPSIS: This is the story of thirteen-year-old Julia Creath and her older brother Daniel living on their farm during the days when fossil fever hit everyone, old and young. A time when paleontologists vied for discoveries and people would even kill for those old bones under the ground. Now on display at the Royal Tyrell Museum are the very bones that Julia and Daniel hunted for and found in a creek bed so many years ago, when  the dream of saving the family farm by finding a dinosaur was fulfilled.
US PREMIERE
CAST: Alison Pill, Bill Switzer, Shaun Johnston, Wendy Anderson, Christopher Plummer, Simon MacCorkindale, Enuka Okuma, Joely Collins
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: James Brooke (Producer)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 3:00, 5:45, 8:00, Sunday, October 15, 1:15, Tuesday, October 17, 3:00, Wednesday, October 18, 8:30



TITLE: CAITLIN'S WAY "STRAY" MINUTES: 50 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1/2000
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Tom Lynch
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tom Lynch Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon

SYNOPSIS: Caitlin Seeger (Lindsey Felton) gets into trouble at her foster home and at school and is given the choice of juvenile hall or being sent to live with her second cousin and her family in Montana. Caitlin arrives at her new home and gets first taste of a new family, a new town and new peers. Bandit, a wild horse 
who strays from it's pack, becomes the first thing Caitlin truly trusts in her new environment. However, she is in danger of losing her new found friend to a pair of horse wranglers who are out to steal Bandit for a profit. 
CAST: Lindsey Felton, Dave Thomas, Andy Dick
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 9:00, Wednesday, October 18, 8:15


TITLE: SPORTS THEATRE: "FIRST TIME" MINUTES: 49 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 10/97
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Brian Robbins
WRITER: Jeff Stetson
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tollin Robbins Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon

SYNOPSIS: Hosted by Shaquille O'Neal, Troy Davis, aged 13, is growing up in Brooklyn in 1947. He is the star of his sandlot and is determined to be a major league baseball player. Troy's dream is to play in the Majors is crushed when his peers, school teacher and principal, and family remind him that he is a black boy surrounded by racism. Troy quits on his team and on his dream. With the inspiration of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier by starting for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Troy decides to pick up his bat and play again for his team and for his dream.
CAST: Robert Ri'chard, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jamal Nixon, Thea Vidale, Joe Satimore, John Amos
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 8:15, Thursday, October 19, 8:00

CATEGORY: FEATURE COMEDY

TITLE: SILLY 'N SPOOKY MINUTES: 60 min FORMAT: VHS DATE: 1996
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Jeff Gere
PRODUCTION COMPANY & DISTRIBUTION CO: Talking Island Productions

SYNOPSIS: Jeff Gere, celebrated Storyteller from Hawaii, just finished hosting the "Talk Story Festival" in Honolulu, the largest storytelling and oral history celebration in the world, and is completing his world tour through Jerusalem and Cairo, to be with us in Burbank.. His current shows are Places of Mystery (Travel Channel), and Haunted Islands (History Channel). His delightful live programs include hand and shadow puppets, drawings and cut-outs, with original music. This film includes 8 different  Storytelling favorites.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Jeff Gere
SCREENING & STORYTELLING SCHEDULE: Thursday, October 19, 5:15

CATEGORY: FEATURE ANIMATION

TITLE: TALES OF TILLIE'S DRAGON MINUTES: 90 min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 1998
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Michael Stribling
PRODUCER: Isao Nago
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stribling Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Children's Treasurey

SYNOPSIS: Beginning with the turning pages of a storybook, Tillie, ---- an imp with kneesocks that fall down to her ankles, freckles on her nose, and a voice with Thumper's sparkle, and Shirley Temples' pout – is a sheltered and lonely little girl. Though she lives protected in a castle, her only friends are the animals that she adopts and bring home, or loves in the woods. Herman the Dragon, --- a sort of "ugly-duckling" who is sweet and innocent and very curious --- also is alone. All of the animals are frightened of him, because he's a "dragon".  AWARDS: Film Advisory Board "Award of Excellence", Dove Foundation "Seal of Approval", 1998 Santa Clarita International Film
Festival "Best Animation Feature"
CAST: Kath Soucie, John Kassir, Wayne Powers, Frank Welker, Randy Rudy, Russi Taylor
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Michael Stribling, (Director), Isao Nago (Producer)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 14, 1:45, Sunday, October 15, 11:00 am

TITLE: SALAM AND THE GOLDEN QUEEN MINUTES: 72 min FORMAT: BETA SP DATE: 9/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Ameed Abdul Hafiz
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dr. Wissam Ahmed
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: ICAC, Inc. (International Cartoons & Animation, Inc)

SYNOPSIS: In a science lab accident, Salam and his friends the Knights of Virtue shrink to the size of insects. To make the antidote so they can become normal size again, they must enter a beehive and return with the Queen Bee's royal jelly. Salam and the Knights of Virtue must learn good teamwork to accomplish their goal or be trapped in the insect world forever!
AWARDS: Film Advisory Board "Award of Excellence", Dove Foundation "Seal of Approval", 2000 Santa Clarita International
Film Festival "SCIFF Directors Gold Award".
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 1:00, Thursday, October 19, 3:15pm


CATEGORY: SHORT DRAMA

TITLE: MI ABUELA MINUTES: 22min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 11/98
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Albert G. Caballero
PRODUCER: Albert G. Caballero, Joseph L. Campana, Cesar Vega
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Knightmare Pictures

SYNOPSIS: Mi Abuela is the story of a young girl, Melissa Gutierrez (Clarissa Bruno), who must come to accept the death of her grandmother (Elaina Lopez) and overcome her fear of the "cucuy", the legendary local barrio "bogeyman".
CAST: Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez, Demetrius Navarro, Marina Palmier, Clarissa Bruno, Elaina Lopez, Ali Tabatabaee
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Albert G. Caballero (Director/Producer)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 6:15, Monday, October 16, 5:30, Tuesday, October 17, 5:15


TITLE: A MILE IN, MY SHOES MINUTES: 30min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 3/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Denise Plumb
PRODUCER: Dillard Sholes
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Seedless Pictures

SYNOPSIS: It was 1936. Dust storms hitting Oklahoma had sent Elizabeth (Janelle Ginestra) and her family west, chasing crops. By the time they got to California, Elizabeth's father had passed. With no work in sight, her mother, ill, was forced to make the hardest decision of her life. Hope was just plain hard to come by until one day, while out exploring, Elizabeth discovered Benjamin (Markum Stansbury).
AWARDS: 2000 Santa Clarita International Film Festival "Best Drama Short"
CAST: Janelle Ginestra, Markum Stansbury, Jr., Shelly Phillips, Bobbie Norman, Clarence E. McDowell
PERSONAL APPEARANCE; Janelle Ginestra
SCREENING SCHEDULE: All 5th grade student screening October 13-19, Saturday, October 14, 11:15,Monday, October 16, 3:00, Tuesday, October 17, 5:15



TITLE: PUMPKIN MAN MINUTES: 30 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1997
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Jennifer Wynne Farmer
PRODUCER: Beth Hirsch
WRITER: Dino Andrade
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pumpkin Pictures
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Atom Films & Tapeworm Video Distribution

SYNOPSIS: A young boy (Milton Creagh) searching for the answers to his parents divorce, a magical pumpkin, a mysterious trick-or-treater, and a dark Halloween night – "Pumpkin Man" is the story of thrills, chills, magic, mystery and hope. Truly a take that will touch the heart of every girl and boy who has ever struggled with the heartache of divorce as well as anyone young or old, who has ever believed in the spirit of Halloween – a spirit named "Pumpkin Man" (Randy Jandt).
AWARDS: Film Advisory Board "Award of Excellence", Dove Foundation "Seal of Approval"
CAST: Denise Crosby, Milton Creagh, Jenny O'Hara, Philip Abbott, Randy Jandt, Bill Farmer
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Jennifer Farmer,(Director)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 10:15pm, Wednesday, October 18, 3:15



TITLE: TEMET TEME MINUTES: 30min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1998
COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA
DIRECTOR: Richard Duplock
PRODUCER: Andre Coggins and Alemayehu Yifru
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Street Symphony/T.V.E.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Bullfrog Films


SYNOPSIS: This short narrative film is a parable about progress and the values of family life. 12-year-old Belete runs away from his father's desertified farm in Ethiopia to pursue an education in Addis Ababa. Here he falls in with a gang of street children and discovers the errors of his ways.
AWARDS: Action Shorts, Children's Live Jury (Chicago Int Children's Film Festival), Chris Award (Columbus Int Film Festival)
CAST: Belete
SCREENING SCHEDULE: All 5th grade student screening October 13-19, Tuesday, October 17, 3:00


TITLE: A DOG AND HIS BOY MINUTES: 14 min FORMAT: BetaSP 2/93
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Kevin McDermott
PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Kevin McDermott, Simon Barron
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Center Stage LA

SYNOPSIS: Without a word of dialogue, this story celebrates the joy of childhood imagination, friendship, and adventure. Adopted by a friendly dog, and with the help of some simple props, he finds himself propelled into a wondrous land of make believe adventures. They discover that their own imagination offers an antidote for boredom and a readily available vehicle for fun.
AWARDS: Columbus Int Film Festival "the Jury Award", Chicago Int Film Festival "Telly Award", Worldfest Charlston Film Festival
"Finalist"
CAST: Jesse Stock, "Crimson"
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 1:00, Thursday, October 19, 3:15



TITLE: CLICK THREE TIMES MINUTES: 30 min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 12/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Victoria Rose Sampson 
PRODUCER: Chantal Marie
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Grandparent Productions

SYNOPSIS: This is about a mentally-challenged young woman (Kelly Boczek) who finds a bag lady (Isabel Sanford) liviing in her garage whom she thinks is her Fairy Godmother.
CAST: Isabel Sanford, Kelly Boczek, Nancy Kandal, Charles Kahlenberg
AWARDS: Zoie Film Festival "Best Picture in Children's Programming", CDT Festival "Achievement Award"
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Victoria Rose Sampson, Chantal Marie, Isabel Sanford 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 11:15, Monday, October 16, 3:00, Tuesday, October 17, 5:15


TITLE: THE VENICE ADVENTURE MINUTES: 9 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Jefferson Eliot
PRODUCER: Kendall Shaffer
WRITERS: Samantha & Eliot Stier
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Eliot/Stier Productions

SYNOPSIS: Calvin (Eliot Stier), 9 and Sunny (Samantha Stier), 11 are spending the summer with their Grandmother Hazel in Venice, California. Grandma Hazel (Jane Eliot) is too busy meditating with their baby sister Skylark (Sydney Lark Eliot) to spend any time with two kids. Grandma Hazel also refuses to let them go to the ocean, "there be monsters", she says. 
CAST: Eliot Stier, Samantha Stier, Jane Eliot, 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 3:30


CATEGORY: SHORT COMEDY

TITLE: JANE BOND MINUTES: 18:12 min FORMAT: 35mm DATE: 1/00
COUNTRY: UNITES STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Christina Zilber
PRODUCER: Laurent M. Zilber
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Trillion Entertainment


SYNOPSIS: Jane Kaleigh Krish) and her next door neighbor, Kenny (Scott Cox), both 8 years old, love to pretend they are on James Bond spy missions. One night, their game is cut short by Jane's mother (Ashley F. Brooks) after they accidentally break a lamp. Kenny is sent home and Jane retreats to her bedroom. Crawling under the bed, Jane closes her eyes and falls into a dream world, where she becomes and adult Jane Bond (Christina Zilber). With an eight year olds' understanding of the world, Jane completes her mission
and, along the way, develops a deeper understanding of her mother.
PREMIERE CAST: Christina Zilber, Zay Harding, Kaleigh Krish, Ashley F. Brooks, Scott Cox, Garth Wilton, Joel Gritch, Emily Trapp, Nicholas E. Leland, Bo Eason, Daisy, James Karen
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Christina Zilber
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 6:15, Monday, October 16, 5:30


TITLE: BOOKWORMS (CANADA) MINUTES: 15 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 2/99
COUNTRY: CANADA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Richard Clark
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lifemare Productions

SYNOPSIS: This is a fun, comic adventure film about a young boy who discovers vicious, slimy Bookworms eating the crumbling books in an old, boarded-up library. Knowing that the library will reopen soon, our hero breaks out of his"bookworm" mold to team up with a homeless man and an old librarian to rid the library of the creepy worms.
CAST: Kyler Fisher, Mark Sovel, Beverly Miller, Elliot Pinkney Ball, James Henry White, Michael Raimi
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 10:15, Wednesday, October 18, 3:15


CATEGORY: SHORT COMEDY
TITLE: IT'S A GOD THING MINUTES: 29 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 12/98
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Ted Schwitz
WRITER: Joe Manno
PRODUCER; Anthony DeRosa 
PRODUCTION COMPANY: RTC Entertainment:

SYNOPSIS: Each episode of "It's A God Thing !" applies the word of God to real life, present day situations and will highlight a specific profession in the workforce or community . Illustrations of the consequences of good decision making help children to overcome the peer pressures of the world today. 
CAST: Adam Lusic, Dominic Manno, Arthor Caleb, Joe Manno, Four contestants: John, Billy, Nathaniel, Veronica.
AWARD: 1999 Silver Angel Award
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 3:30


TITLE: JUST THE TWO OF US MINUTES: 29 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 1/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Avis Copelin
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Holy Nation Entertainment

SYNOPSIS: This Is a sitcom about a single mother who is juggling raising a rambunctious home-schooled son and a new home-based business. She has her hands full, but relies on the help of God to assist her in her endeavors. This project is considered a modern day "Julia".
CAST: Christian Copelin, Avis Copelin
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Chritian Copelin, Avis Copelin
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 3:30


TITLE: THE 3 LITTLE PIGS MINUTES: 20 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 12/98
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Mark Amos Nealey
PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Christy Noonan, Debby Shively
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Toddler Tales

SYNOPSIS: When was the last time that you played "dress-up" with your children_ This film is enacted by pre-schoolers playing dress-up in their own backyards, and pretending with items found in any household. They learn that "happily ever-after' often starts with a single gesture of friendship and understanding.
CAST: Our Children
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Debby Snively & Christy Noonan (Producers/Writers)
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 11:00, Monday, October 16, 3:00



TITLE: THE AMANDA SHOW MINUTES: 25 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 4/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
PRODUCER/WRITER: Don Schneider
PRODUCTION /DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon

SYNOPSIS: The Amanda Show is a sketch comedy show starring 13 year old Amanda Bynes, and feature TV commercial parodies, short films, short animated segments, and most of all, sketches.
CAST: Amanda Bynes 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 6:00


CATEGORY: SHORT ANIMATION

TITLE: LITTLE ANGELITA MINUTES: 5 min
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Antram Manoogian
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Walt Disney TV Animation

SYNOPSIS: Little Angelita was born into a small fishing community in South Texas. The tranquility of the town is soon radically altered when it is discovered that Angelita possesses a "special gift". She saves her entire village from destruction by using her special gift.
NARRATION: Gloria Esteffan
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 4:30 Tuesday October 17, 6:00

TITLE: SURF N' TURF MINUTES: 2:04 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Mosa Kaleel
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mosa Films

SYNOPSIS: A hungry shark spots his dinner – a Venice beach surfer – paddling in the ocean. To the shark's dismay, the surfer fights back, refusing to be eaten. When the ultimate wave appears, the shark and surfer settle their differences and capture the curl together with delicious results.
AWARD: Santa Clarita International Film Festival "Best Short Animation"
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mosa Kaleel
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 8:15, Thursday, October 19, 8:00


TITLE: THE CRIPPLED LAMB MINUTES: 24 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: John Griffith
PRODUCER: Dan Johnson, Rick Eldridge, George Taweel, Rob Loos
PRODUCTION COMPANY: TLC Entertainment
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Tommy Nelson & Mainstreet

SYNOPSIS: Old Asah knew this well, and when it came time to teach young Benjamin Goat about life, the old story-telling camel told a tale if little Joshua…a Crippled Lamb who always felt left out. Joshua longed to keep up with the flock, but God had a very special plan for him – just as He does for everyone. One cold winter night, Joshua was in the right place at the right time to watch history's greatest event unfold….and to play a part in it. 
VOICE CAST: Jodi Benson, Robby Benson, Townsend Coleman, Jesse Corti, Brian Cummings, Melissa Disney, Mark Hamil
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 11:00, Monday, October 16, 3:00



TITLE: GRIZZLY TALES FOR GRUESOME KIDS: "THE NEW NANNY" MINUTES:10 min. FORMAT: BetaSP DATE 12/99
COUNTRY: ENGLAND
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Jamie Rix
PRODUCERS: Simon & Sara Bor, J. Clive Hedges
PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION:  Honeycomb Animation & Elephant Productions Ltd for Carlton Television

SYNOPSIS: This is an animated series of modern day cautionary tales for children. Naughty children get their deliciously scary comeuppance when rude tongues are cut out, couch potatoes are baked into cheese and onion crisps, and incessant talkers are stitched up as ventriloquists' dummies. 
US PREMIERE
NARRATOR Nigel Planer 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 6:00


TITLE: POSSUM"S REST MINUTES: 5 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 12/98
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Nick Hilligoss
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Australian Broadcasting Corporation 
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Bullfrog Films

SYNOPSIS: It was a quiet, leafy neighborhood until the humans moved in. Motors, loud music and barbeque smoke disrupt possum sleeping hours, and then the humans have the nerve to get there with a little moonlight song and 3 a.m. clogging on a tin roof.
AWARDS: Columbus International Film & Video Festival "Chris Award", Vermont International Film Festival "Best Environmental 
Award", Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival "Best Children's/Educational Film" 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 6:00


CATEGORY: SHORT ANIMATION

TITLE: SPONGEBOB & SQUAREPANTS MINUTES: 20 min FORMAT: BetaSP 
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES 
DIRECTOR: Stephen Hillenburg 
PRODUCTION/NICKELODEON COMPANY: Nickelodeon 

SYNOPSIS: Sick and tired of Spongebob and Patrick's shenanigans, Squidward locks himself in the freezer a The Krusty Krab to get some "peace and quiet". Next thing you know, he's frozen solid. One hundred years pass in the blink of an eye and finally the freezer door swings open once more. Squidward races through time trying to escape the future and get back to good ol' Bikini Bottom as he knows it. 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 8:15 Thursday, October 19, 8:00

TITLE: BANJO FROGS MINUTES: 5:18 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 12/98
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Nick Hilligoss
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Scholastic

SYNOPSIS: An unsuspecting, adolescent frog takes a trip to the garbage dump, where he tries insensitively to ingratiate himself With the locals. But he just doesn't fit in until he picks up an old banjo and dramatically changes his tune.
AWARDS: Reel to Reel "Best Overall Program", Columbus International Film & Video Festival "Bronze Plaque", Chicago International
Children's Film Festival "Certificate of Merit"
SCREENING SCHEDULE:



TITLE: MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY MINUTES: 13 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 11/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Virginia Wilkos & Ty Varszegi
PRODUCER: Paul R. Gagne
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios, Inc
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Scholastic

SYNOPSIS: Nothing seems to help the hapless football team at the Horace b. Smedley School. Not the depressed Mr. Blandsworth or the ineffective Coach Armstrong. Everyone is down in the dumps – until the arrival of the notorious Viola Swamp who takes it upon herself to whip the team into shape for the big Thanksgiving game. Do the Smedley Tornadoes dare lose again_ Not if the Swamp has her way.
VOICEOVER: Diana Canova
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 6:00, Tuesday, October 17, 8:30


TITLE: PROMETHEUS & BOB MINUTES: 6 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 3/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Cote Zellers
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon

SYNOPSIS: An alien goes back in time and tries to educate a caveman in the ways of modern living.
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 9:00, Wednesday, October 18, 8:15


TITLE: PETE'S A PIZZA MINUTES: 6 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 4/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Gary Goldberger and Peter Reynolds
PRODUCER: Paul R. Gagne
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios, Inc
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Scholastic

SYNOPSIS: Pete's parents know exactly what to do when Pete's in a bad mood. They knead the dough, apply the oil, sprinkle on flour, add tomatoes, then pepperoni – don't forget the cheese – and turn Pete into the funniest pizza ever. This loving tribute to inventive parents will leave kids wishing they could be pizzas too.
NARRATION: Chevy Chase 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 8:15, Sunday, October 15, 3:30


TITLE: GARBAGE BOY MINUTES: 6 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 3/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Stephen Kroninger
PRODUCER: Irene Sherman
WRITER: Andy Rheingold
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon

SYNOPSIS: Danny Fensternmacher wants a pet more than anything, so when his garbage collector Dad and his Mom refuse, he knows what he has to do…build one from garbage! Will Jumpy Dog impress the bully kids down the street_
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Tuesday, October 17, 6;00


TITLE: FALIEN MINUTES: 5 min FORMAT: BetaSP 
COUNTRY: CROATIA
DIRECTOR: Haluzan J. Kukic
PRODUCER: David Pavlinic
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: PLOP Ltd, Zagreb Animated Artwork

SYNOPSIS: This series is about the adventures and misadventures of the little monster called Falien, his sister Nesi, his Mum Grozila, his father Drakon and his friend the Genie in the bottle…….By the river, at the edge of the forest, these monsters live happily, at play. They solve all the problems playing, with a lot of fun and laugh. And all the time they are trying hard to be "dangerous" little monsters!
PREMIERE
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Wednesday, October 18, 8:15



CATEGORY: SHORT DOCUMENTARY

TITLE: THE CHILDREN of "ARTSAKH" MINUTES: 28:47 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 7/99
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (ARMENIA)
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Gary Bayer
PRODUCER: Jeffrey Sparks, Gary Bayer
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Vision Enterprises, Inc.

SYNOPSIS: Through the words and images of a boy poet, The Children of "Artsakh" portrays the hardships endured by the children of the war-torn Republic of Karabakh in the early to mid 1990's and how they are coping with the violence, death, and uncertainty around them.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Gary Bayer 
CAST: The Children of Artsakh 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 3:45, Tuesday, October 17, 6:00


TITLE: VIKING QUEST WEST MINUTES: 26 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (NEW FOUNDLAND)
DIRECTOR: Suzanne Shoemaker
PRODUCER: Chris and Suzanne Shoemaker
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Shoemaker Productions

SYNOPSIS: Tyler, is an eleven year old boy who loves social history, reading, philosophy, soccer, chess, basketball and computer games, and wouldn't think of traveling without his father, so, together, son and father travel the earth in search of living history. They leave Los Angeles and travel to the end of the paved highway in northeastern North America, Red Bay, Labrador. They are in pursuit of the Viking Reenactment of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America 1,000 years ago in the longboats from Greenland to L'Anse aux
Meadows, Newfoundland. In this segment, Tyler literally races back a millennium in time to live the life of a real Viking boy at "world's end".
PREMIERE
CAST: Tyler Shoemaker, Chris Shoemaker
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Tyler Shoemaker, Chris Shoemaker
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 3:45, Tuesday, October 17, 6:00 


TITLE: QUEST FOR LIFE MINUTES: 15 min FORMAT: BetaSP
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Peter Inova
PRODUCER/WRITER: Richard Dowling
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Metavision

SYNOPSIS: "Quest for Life" journeys beyond the 4 billion year history of life on Earth to find evidence of life in other parts of the solar system and on the planets we can now detect circling other stars. New missions will search Mars and Jupiter's moon Europa for evidence that life on Earth is not alone.
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14, 3:45, Tuesday, October 17, 6:00


CATEGORY: SHORT EDUCATIONAL

TITLE: UNCLE CHEF: THE GREAT AMERICAN HAMBURGER MINUTES: 27:15 FORMAT: BetaSP 
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Jim Phelan
WRITER: Denise Koek
PRODUCER: Phil Anderson, Bonnie Jones
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Uncle Chef Productions

SYNOPSIS: Uncle Chef (Phil Anderon) emphasizes his philosophy of "Education through entertainment", by demonstrating how to make a delicious and safe-to-consume hamburger. Joined by his "kid assistants", and "audience of experts" (a.k.a., "The Tasting Team"), Uncle Chef brings us into the "Kidz Kitchen", where colorful characters, dancers, and everyday children meet to provide tips on good nutrition, cleanliness, safety and cooking in general. While Bonnie (Bonnie Jones) the Investigative Reporter, polls the studio audience for their opinions, such lively guests as Steve Safety and Charlene Chuckwagon (Denise Koek) make cameo appearances to impart information about History, Math, Sanitation, and Science, as it applies to food and food preparation.
CAST: Phil Anderson, Bonnie Jones, Denise Koek, John Scalia
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Denise Koek, John Scalia
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Friday, October 13, 3:30


TITLE: LETTER-TV-M MINUTES: 5 min FORMAT: BetaSp DATE: 4/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jamie Cope
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Destiny Images, Inc.

SYNOPSIS: In this Destoon Spectacular, May Point interviews monster moviemaker Mark Question to discuss his work in the motion picture business. As Mark describes his failed productions, May begins to question his filmmaker status. His latest script about a "mongo-mega-monkey" is quickly shunned by May, but could she have overlooked something huge_
PREMIERE
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 11:00, Monday, Octobrer 16, 3:00


TITLE: LETTER-TV- Episode C MINUTES: 5min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 4/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jamie Cope
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Destiny Images, Inc.

SYNOPSIS: Join the Destoons as Comma Commentator leads open mic night at Cesar's Coffee House. Clive the Cool Cat tries his best to make some cool music using claps, chings, and clangs. Clive finally realizes his goal with the cooperation of the The Cactus Cowboys and Dirk the Donkey.
PREMIERE
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 11:00, Tuesday, October 17, 3:00


TITLE: HERE'S MY QUESTION: WHERE DOES MY GARBAGE GO_ MINUTES: 26min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 9/00
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer
PRODUCER: Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, Middlemarch Films
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Bullfrog Films, Inc.

SYNOPSIS: Three children take viewers on two trips: to the landfill with regular garbage, and to the recycling plant with newspapers, cans, glass, and plastic. The children lead the way, along with New Yorker cartoonist Ed Koren's "furry creature," who gives us the facts, accompanied by Sesame Street song writers' music.
AWARDS: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Platinum Award" at Chicago International Children's Film Festival
SCREENING SCHEDULE: All 5th grade students screening, 10/13-10/19


TITLE: THE SCRAMBLED STATES OF AMERICA MINUTES: 15 min FORMAT: BetaSP DATE: 4/00
From book by Laurie Keller
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
DIRECTOR: Daniel Ivanick
PRODUCER: Paul R. Gagne
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios, Inc.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Scholastic

SYNOPSIS: Disenchanted with their fixed places on the map, the states decide to swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country for a change. Full of facts and fun, this film offers a geography lesson like never before.
NARRATION: Jon Carroll 
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 15, 11:00, Tuesday, October 16, 3:00

CATEGORY: FOR CHILDREN BY CHILDREN-DRAMA

TITLE:  THE GARDENER    MINUTES: 3:30 min  
DIRECTOR:  Bryan Matsuura
PRODUCER: Kevin McDermott
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY:

SYNOPSIS:  On a summer afternoon, a gardener discovers a pesky gopher in his garden.  After his futile attempts to get rid of the Intruder the gardener stomps away in frustration.  The happy gopher waves good-bye.
PREMIERE
CAST: Kevin Robert
SCREENING SCHEDULE:  Saturday, October 14


TITLE:  COOL GIRLS          MINUTES: 4:20 min  
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Pace Paulsen

SYNOPSIS:  Joe sits at a lemonade stand and Lindsey and Madison come by.  The big Question: which girl does Joe like_ They decide to have a talent contest, then a game of cards, then a watermelon eating contest, and he still doesn't know which one to like, so all three put their arms around each other and go on down the street.
PREMIERE
CAST:  Pace Paulsen, Jennifer Muller, Matti Paulsen
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14


TITLE:  SPECIAL KIDS    MINUTES: 15 min
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Howard Harris
SCHOOL: William S. Hart High School

SYNOPSIS: Howard Harris wrote "Special Kid" to foster greater understanding about learning disabled teenagers.  Howard's story is about a boy named Kevin who has learning disabilities that cause other children to tease and mock him.  His teachers and peers do not understand that he is extremely intelligent but his brain has difficulties processing information which makes him seem mentally slow.  The discrimination endured by Kevin is as severe and debilitating as (racial) discrimination. The story ends well for Kevin as he is able to win over the administration to give him whatever help he needs to get an education.  The story does not end as well for many other learning disabled teenagers who often drop out of school.  A very high percentage of inmates in our prisons
have learning disabilities such as ADD.
CAST: Daniel Robbins, Alicia Dukov, James Smith, William Giampaolo, Samantha
Thompson, Lindsey Newhall
SCREENING SCHEDULE:  Saturday, October 14


TITLE: THE WITCH AND THE DANCING DOLL   MINUTES: 3 min 
DIRECTOR: Carole Beren
SCHOOL/PRODUCER: Young Filmmakers Academy, Executive Director Shannon Gardner

SYNOPSIS: The witch  transforms the stuffed doll into a "dancing doll" and everyone dances with her.
PREMIERE
CAST: Emma Beren, Ruby McCollister, Stormie Leoni, James Mears, Rachel Koretz
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14


TITLE:  THE PRESIDENT           MINUTES: 4 min     
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Ryan Belenzon:
SCHOOL/PRODUCER: Francis Parker School, San Diego/ Big Ego Entertainment

SYNOPSIS: A break has occurred at the student government offices of Francis Parker High School.  A student, Ryan, happens to witness the burglary taking place and calls the police.  Investigating further, Ryan discovers the break in was an inside job.  More importantly, he finds it wasn't even a burglary at all but a conspiracy to destroy the election of the ASB president. 


CATEGORY:  FOR CHILDREN, BY CHILDREN - COMEDY
TITLE:  SAPPY  (Music Video)        MINUTES: 3 min 
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER: Geneva Robertson-Dworet
PRODUCTION COMPANY:  Tango 'til Dawn Productions

SYNOPSIS:  "Sappy" is a music video for my high school band "Slimer", that toured internationally on the Warped Tour in 1999, it shows the band's attempt to win over a beautiful California girl, while her mischievous little brother has bigger plans for her in mind.
SCREENING SCHEDULE:  Saturday, October 14


CATEGORY:  FOR CHILDREN, BY CHILDREN - ANIMATION
TITLE: ANIMACTION                        MINUTES: 11-30 Seconds 
DIRECTOR Nigel Zeid                                       
PRODUCER: students workshop
PRODUCTION COMPANY:  Animaction
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY Nigel Zeid - 1529 No. .Cahuenga, Hollywood, CA 90028:

SYNOPSIS: These are 11 30 second long Public Service Announcements (PSA), all made by children for children in the Middle and High school levels in and around the Los Angeles area.
SCREENING SCHEDULE:  Saturday, October 14, 11:30 am and the PSA'S will be
used throughout the festival screenings.. 


TITLE: ONE FINE GLAZE   MINUTES: 1 min     
CREATOR/PRODUCER/ANIMATORS: Luke Sommer & Andy Thurston:
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lukandzthurstommer Productions

SYNOPSIS: When a robot runs out of donuts, he must battle vampire cockroaches, activate his "donut-cam" and engage in the most harrowing derring-do to replenish his stock.  Though the film is only :60 sconds, it took the filmmakers over 75 hours to produce this short.
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14

CATEGORY:  FOR CHILDREN, BY CHILDREN - DOCUMENTARY
TITLE:  HOMESCHOOLING       MINUTES: 25 min    
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER:  Geneva Robertson-Dworet
PRODUCTION COMPANY:  Tango 'til Dawn Productions

SYNOPSIS:  This is a documentary about the growing phenomenon of homeschooling among teenagers in America.  Interviews with homeschoolers examine the many styles of homeschooling (or "un-schooling"), the pros and cons for parents and children, and expose many people prejudices about homeschooling to be false.
SCREENING SCHEDULE:  Saturday, October 14



CATEGORY:  FOR CHILDREN, BY CHILDREN - EDUCATION
TITLE:  THE PRIDE OF THE HIGHLANDS  MINUTES: 30 min    
DIRECTOR/PRODUCERS: Jodi Cushman-Purcell & Jenny Lax
SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: Highlands Elementary School, Saugus, CA 

SYNOPSIS: The Saugus Union School District has embraced the "Character Counts" program from the Josephson Institute of Ethics. This program is funded by the City of Santa Clarita.  "Character Counts"
focuses on the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship, and these are what the six segments are based on.  The students explored and Created their own multi-media messages rather than purchasing video tapes or other materials.

CAST: 36 students were selected by their teachers, half of them based on their scholastic abilities, and the other half were selected from the "at-risk" population of the school.
SCREENING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14