Student Program
The FMFF Student Program has been one of our greatest achievements throughout the past nine years both in attendance and in fulfilling our educational mission. In 2011 under the guidance of our Student Program Coordinators, Brad Kamradt, Stephanie Petrie and Megan Walker, we were able to provide film screenings and offer curricular links to more than 1400 students in Flagstaff and the surrounding areas. In addition we held a Special Outreach Screening of the Student Program at Hotevilla Day School on the Hopi Reservation for 60 students. For this year’s Student Program Brad Kamradt and the team will be developing a special film studies curriculum to accompany another outstanding collection of films. The program will screen to a maximum capacity crowd of students at the Orpheum Theater each day from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, October 9th-October 12th.
The 2012 Student Program will be announced in August. For more information on the program and how to make reservations for your class please contact Brad Kamradt at brad.kamradt@gmail.com.
Check out the 2011 Student Program below:
Download the Student Curriculum here: 2011 FMFF Curriculum
USA, 2011, 19 min.
Director/Producer: Peter McBride
Photojournalist and Colorado native Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. His simple desire is to find out where the irrigation water of his youth went after his ranching family used it, and how long it took the water to reach the ocean. Writer John Waterman joins McBride on this 1,500-mile journey, one that shows how the thirst of the 30 million that the Colorado supports takes an unhealthy toll.
Canada, 2010, 7 min.
Directors: Dave Mossop and Eric Crosland
Producers: Malcolm Sangster and Mike Douglas
Chimaera is a utopia, a dream, or a fantasy. Mythologically, it references a fusion of forms that is the personification of winter. By slowing down our perception of reality we get a unique look at a skier’s life. Filming locations included Chile, Canada, Morocco, Alaska, and California.
Flagstaff, USA – 2011, 16 min.
Producers: Denise Stilley
What if every person could actually make an impact on the world? “Green Waste” takes an in-depth look at the process of recycling and waste management in the community of Flagstaff. From recycling plastic bags, to re-using glass bottles, from recycling hazardous waste to the efforts of local businesses, the film shows how every contribution, no matter how small, can collectively make the difference for a better tomorrow.
Belgium, 2008, 5 min.
Directors: 50 children
Producer: Jean-Luc Slock
Paola is a hen that works in an egg factory. One day, she receives a postcard from her cousin who lives in the country. Paola decides to escape to join her. Her adventure to a new life begins. An animated film written and created by children from School Bressoux-Porto in Liège, Belgium, coordinated by Louise-Marie Colon and Quentin Spegue.
USA, 2011, 5 min.
Director/Producer: Skip Armstrong
“Even in the darkest season of the year, there’s a lot of lightness to be found. You just have to go get it.” In this third installment from Skip Armstrong and Ryan Bailey, Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and newfound love for water in its frozen and expanded form.
USA, 2010, 48 min.
Director: Ian Cheney
Producer: Curt Ellis
A whimsical, musical documentary about the quirky world of urban agriculture. After filmmaker Ian Cheney plants a garden in the back of his pickup truck, he sets out to explore the rooftops, barges and
USA, 2011, 26 min.
Director: Keanu Jones and Kira Butler
Producer: Rachel Tso
This educational documentary by STAR (Service To All Relations) school students and staff demonstrates how Navajo Peacemaking is taught and implemented to create a compassionate and responsive school environment. Directed by 7th and 8th grade students under the direction of Ms. Rachel Tso and based on “The Manual for Peacemaking” by Dr. Mark Sorensen and Thomas Walker Jr.
In the winter we will be taking our Student Program on the road and provide screenings and our film studies program to students on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations.
Schools that were unable to attend the festival itself, please contact us at ron@flagstaffmountainfilms.org to organize a screening at your school.