Available through November 12 – 22, 2020 powered by Seed&Spark
FURTHEST FROM (2019, USA)
Short Narrative, Drama, Family, Coming of Age
Running Time: 19 min
NOMINATED FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
Director: Kyung Sok Kim
Writer: Rex Reyes II
Producer: Rex Reyes II
Cast: Amanda Christine, Tucker Chandler, Jasmin Jean-Louis, Mignon
Logline: When a water contamination issue forces a trailer park to be closed, a young girl must come to terms with leaving everything and everyone she’s ever known behind.
Synopsis: In 1999, Novato, California, an 8-year-old girl named Jessie is enjoying what little time she has left with her best friend, Lucas. The two of them have difficulty conveying it, but they’re both aware as to what is about to happen. The trailer park they live in will be closed, and the whole community will be forced to evacuate, as a result of the MTBE water contamination. For Jessie, this means facing an unwanted change and learning to say goodbye to that which tethers her to her little pink trailer.
Notable Screenings & Awards: 66th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2020 – Prize of the Children’s Jury (Children’s and Youth Film competition), 50th USA Film Festival 2020 – Jury Prize (Student Category), 53rd Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival 2020 – Silver Remi Award (Graduate Student Category), Pan African Film Festival 2020, Nashville Film Festival 2020, In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2020, Arizona International Film Festival 2020, Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2020, 68th Columbus International Film & Animation Festival 2020, 61st Rochester International Film Festival 2020, Maryland International Film Festival 2020, Manhattan Film Festival 2020, San Diego Black Film Festival 2020.
