NFFTY is back for our 18th year! Join us in celebrating an inspirational program that fuels our fervor for the fruitful future of film. An introduction to the breadth of talent and stories you&#39;ll find at NFFTY, this collection of shorts is guaranteed to get you creatively calibrated for a worthwhile weekend.

A non-verbal autistic boy with a deep desire to communicate creates a world through drawing in this colorful musical.

Bubble Boy

The youngest kid in a combined family of nine navigates moving houses for her very first time. Documented over the course of a year by her oldest brothers.

When We Move

While preparing for a sacred Hindu thread ceremony, an Indian American college senior struggles to open up to his mother.

Yajñopavīta

Growing up 6,000 miles away from her grandparents, a filmmaker reflects on the stories that are getting lost over time and the feeling of her culture being uprooted.

Sil-tteu-gi

In 1856, at a Mexican rancho in Los Angeles, a Tongva woman fights for her land and daughter when the ranchero's wife leaves to defend her land grant.

Hasta la Raíz

When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family bands together to hide the truth.

Awit Natin (Our Song)

Opening Night presented by MoPOP

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The 18th National Film Festival for Talented Youth

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