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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

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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

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