SCFF19 Electronic Program
This is the electronic version of the 2019 St Cloud Film Fest program covering more than 100 films over 8 days. Festival Passes available at https://bit.ly/2hDPTRc
This is the electronic version of the 2019 St Cloud Film Fest program covering more than 100 films over 8 days. Festival Passes available at https://bit.ly/2hDPTRc
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SUNDAY4PM NOV3rd<br />
SUNDAYAFTERNOON FEATURE TheBlackBox<br />
MAESTRO<br />
(dir.Ilogic,France)<br />
Deepintoaforest,agatheringofwildanimalsstartanocturnalopera,conductedbya<br />
squirel.ThiscolectiveofFrenchdirectorscaughttheatentionoftheanimationworldin<br />
2016withtheirshortfilm GARDENPARTY,thatwentontowintheGrandJuryprizeat<br />
NashvileFilm Festivalandscreenedatthe2017StCloudFilm Fest,whichculminatedin<br />
beingnominatedforBestAnimatedShortFilm atthe2018Oscars.<br />
LOVETHEM FIRST:LESSONSFROM LUCYLANEYELEMENTARY<br />
(dir.LindseySeavert,MN)<br />
OneYear.OnePrincipal.Oneheartbreakingsetbackasherfailingelementaryschoolstrugglestogetof“thelist.”Withunprecedentedaccessoverthecourseofayear,LOVETHEM<br />
FIRSTfolowsthedeterminationofacharismaticMinneapolisschoolprincipal,Mauri<br />
MelanderFriestleben,asshesetsouttoundohistory.NotonlydoesMinnesotahavethe<br />
largestachievementgapbetweenblackandwhitechildrenintheUnitedStates,Friestleben<br />
facedanotherseeminglyimpossibleobstacle,withLucyLaneyatthebotom ofthestate’s<br />
listofunderperformingschoolsfortwodecades.UnderFriestleben’sleadership,standardizedtestscoresfrom<br />
mostblackstudentsbeganrisingforthefirsttime,butwhentheschool<br />
encountersaheartbreakingsetback,Friestlebenisforcedtoconfrontthetruemeasureof<br />
studentsuccessatLucyLaney.It’sastoryofinspiration,heartbreak,perseveranceandthe<br />
poweroflove.<br />
Q&AwiththeLOVETHEM FIRSTteam folowingthescreening