A Story Runs Through It: Neighborhood Film Celebration and Awards
October 17
7:00PM at SIFF Cinema Uptown
This culminating event of Civic Action Month celebrates a project that captured stories about Seattle’s civic fabric through short films that Seattle area residents of all ages submitted. Sponsored by AT&T, with support from MSN, Swedish and Wyman Trust.
Award-winning films and Special Recognition films were screened at SIFF Cinema Uptown on October 17 in front of an appreciative audience.
The winners are:
YOUTH FILMMAKER AWARD WINNERS:
Lena Guevara, Better Food for Schools
Jac Trautman, Generations Away from the Duwamish
Tony Elevathingal,
Issaquah
ADULT FILMMAKER AWARD WINNERS:
Megan Leonard, Peter Edlund & Rachel Klein,
Love, Seattle
Shannon Snider & Stefanie Malone, The Night Shift
Andrew Storey & Elizabeth Wilmott, Our Neighborhood Garden
CIVIC RELEVANCE AWARD WINNERS:
Kiddist Emmanuel,
Growing Food – Growing Community
Aurea Astro,
My Neighborhood Story
Briana Barrett-Squirrel, Opening Our Doors to Neighbors…and to Balance
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FILMS:
Rebecca Simms, Bridging Boundaries – Seattle’s Glocal Community
Erika Takeuchi,
Defining Honor
Dacia Saenz,
Get on the Floor! (password is Just Dance)
Shelby Barnes,
It Takes a Man – Reflections of a Seattle Drag Queen
Patrick Doherty, Rain City Rock Camp for Girls
RecTech Interns,
The Next 50 – West Seattle Remix
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS – a tie!
Dacia Sáenz, Get on the Floor!
Megan Leonard, Peter Edlund & Rachel Klein, Love, Seattle
Other submissions to A Story Runs Through It can be seen below. Many thanks to all filmmakers for their participation!
YOUTH FILMMAKER SUBMISSIONS:
(These submissions are eligible for jury awards.)
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Alyssa Johnson, My Generation
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Austin Shelafoe, The Duwamish People
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Brooklyn Carlson, Tommy and Giggles
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Daniel Garcia, What’s Fair and What’s Not Fair About The Duwamish River
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Harmony Deweese, Mind of a Dancer
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Yoela Zimberoff, Welcome to Seward Park
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Jordan Chambers, Let’s Ask Kids What They Think About Leschi
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Sheba Nsamba, Soccer Goals
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Linh Tran and Marleisha Cox, hoodsNaction – Youth Voices Against Violence
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Quipachtli Martinez, UW Professor on the Next Steps in Space Travel |
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ADULT FILMMAKER SUBMISSIONS:
(These submissions are eligible for jury awards.)
Andrea Netherwood, Interview with Junius Rochester |
Jessica Colon, Al Cavano, David Brady, & Christine Dazell, Kirkland, Jewel of the Northwest |
Mike Clarke, Next 50 Project |
Bernard Mann & Matt Shannon, A Beach Runs Through It |
Joel Lee, Behi Bonsai Neighborhood Tour |
Cheryl Turpin, Finding Affordable Sports on the West Side
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ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS:
(These submissions are not eligible for jury awards but may be considered for other recognition.)
Andrea Netherwood, An Interview with Millie Bown Russell |
Sue Anderson, Step by Step |
Erika Takeuchi, College Dreams: Seattle’s Immigrant Youth Forge New Pathways to Higher Education |
Emma Mercer & Lindsay Vanderpool, Where My Home Is |
Lizzie Evans, lizzie 2 good |
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