Announcing the finalists for Y-CAM, the high school film festival at DCIFF, Feb 1-2, 2025

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1 2 3 Red light, Green light  (Taiwan / 2024/ 5.07 / animation) Grandpa capybara traveled from South America to Taiwan and likes soaking in hot springs in the forest, while his grandchild Gogou likes Taiwanese food.

The Frame King directed by Max Farahnakian Silverman (USA / 2024 /1.30mins///animation) Loose your people loose your empire 

Count Sokula directed by Wylder Hardy Levkoff. (USA / 2024 / 4mins/ animation) Ever wonder where your matching socks go?

Clean Slate directed by Ally Cao  (USA/ 2024/ 1.40mins/ animation) A frustrated young artist, haunted by dark figures while vacuuming discarded sketches battles chaos when the vacuum mutates into a hostile form. 

Colors of Kindness  (Portugal/2024/1.08 mins/ animation)  In a black and white world, only the ones who are kind and joyful are colorful.

Mother Tongue Shriya Surana (USA/2024/2.38mins/animation) An intricate relationship with language as an intergenerational struggle. 

Puppet Back Up directed by Maxwell Downer (UK / 2024 /12 mins / documentary)  Lizzie and Les are two artists who create interactive giant puppet shows in the streets of Southampton, UK,  in order to create conversation about climate issues.

Here We Go Again directed by Cadence Barreda (USA /2024 /12 mins / documentary) Students auditioning for their high school’s production of Mamma Mia! go head to head to secure a spot in their coveted spring musical.

Arlington’s Magnolia Bog directed by Coral De la Cruz-Novey  (USA /2024 /7.19mins / documentary) 

Chocolate directed by. Muhammed A Ali ( USA / 2024 / 19.04 mins. / fiction ) A kind-hearted old man is pressed by neighbors unwilling to tolerate his actions. 

Dawg Days  directed by Ian Kelly Davis (USA / 2024 / 7.09mins. / fiction) A last school summer where friendships are tested and change feels unavoidable.

Identity directed by Kalina Thomas. (USA / 2024 / 4.38mins. / fiction)  Shoye envisions her loved ones abandoning her after she comes out as a member of the LGBTQ community.

Eras directed by Anna Samuels (USA / 2024/ 3mins) A tween girl struggles to navigate Snapchat as she transitions into teenhood.  

Ding directed by Haider Haneef Malik, Xinti Lim (Malaysia / 2024/ 2.56mins / fiction)  Trapped in a malfunctioning elevator, two students’ banter over love, life, and lost friendships spirals into chaos.

Little Changes directed by Abril Garcia, Marc Jaen, Martina Navarro (Spain/ 2024/2.32mins/fiction) Small changes can prevent great catastrophes

Omelet Sunday directed by Nolan Ladison (USA/2024/11.40mins/ fiction) A Zombie outbreak, demons in the dark, a rude cashier. There’s only one thing they can do, make the perfect omelette!

A Tribute to the Starry-Eyed Girl directed by Zoe Novella Epperson. (USA/2024/12mins/ fiction) Four eccentric, but earnest musicians drop out of university to try their luck in the Boston music scene. 

The Reiterative Reality of Rosemary Robinson directed by Gabriella Marinace-Lee (USA /2024 /6.25mins/ fiction) Rosemary’s daily routine is upended by unfortunate circumstances.

Where directed by Ziquan Wang  (China/2024/ 5mins/ fiction) Xia Jinwen is mocked by a group of kids waiting for her mother, Xia Dongni, to start their English tutoring session. 

Wick directed by Kayling Iris Taylor (USA/2024/5.30mins/fiction) A young girl’s life is inexplicably bound to a mysterious candle that, if extinguished, spells her doom

Madness directed by Maggie Marshall (USA/2024/5.21mins/fiction)

Dazed directed by Nelan Castillo (USA/2024/3.40mins/fiction)  A boxer’s traumatic past makes him make a crucial decision

Urbex directed by Cam Poteet and Nicholas Kosemund  (USA/2024/5mins/fiction)  Two girls follow an AOL message into the woods that promised a fun urban exploring experience.

Algorithm directed by Vince Viplak (Hungary/ 2024/ 6.45mins)  The impact of social media on the brains of human subjects.

Who We Once Were directed by Caroline Reilly (USA/2024/4.30mins/fiction) In the few moments she has before her father moves thousands of miles away, will Lottie forgive him?

An Inner View directed by Akash M Ercolini-Bhatia (USA/2024/3.20mins/fiction) An interview question leads Clay down a rabbit hole of possibilities.

As You Wish directed by Dennis Rider (USA/2024/7.03mins/fiction)  A determined adventurer finds a magical lamp that houses a puppet genie.

Lay Z Farmer directed by Noah Bowers (USA/2024/2.13mins/ music video) Gangster Farmers

How to Love directed by John Monaco (USA/2024/4.06mins/fiction)  A young man tries to figure out how to love a girl, but is held back by his fathers influence while having to confront the deepest parts of himself.

OUT OF COMPETITION
Hope Works directed by Daria Strahan, Yaa Bonsu, Perry Chamberlain (USA /2024 /19.33mins / documentary) The transformative impact of the Run Hope Work (RHW) program in Washington DC.

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