2022 CIFF Official
Under 18 Selections
Candyland Circus
Ray Elena Ostrow
USA
Candyland Circus is a virtual circus show with performance, direction, and editing from current members and alumni in the San Francisco Youth Circus. It was made as a fundraiser for new equipment and the youth program scholarship fund.
Confessions
Morrison Helton
USA
Hat juggling act combining musicality and the exploration of juggling with feet.
How I Learned to Fly
Aohdan Lane
USA
A young autistic boy in the middle of a pandemic is forced to move across country when his father loses his job. Struggling to make connections, he becomes rigid in his routines. With the help of his parents, he begins to search for connections. Through many comical attempts, he finds his community and learns to fly. This poignant film highlights the challenges many children with disabilities have faced during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Miss
Izzi Kessner
USA
In this film, I explore the experience of being misgendered and not accepted as a transgender person through movement on aerial rope/corde lisse.
Second Home
Alaina Jacklyn Werge
USA
I interviewed members of the Performance Troupe at CircEsteem to find out what exactly the organization means to them.