SDFF 2025

Screening Block: Courageous Choices

Expired April 10, 2025 7:00 AM
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6 films in package
We Ride For Her
An Indigenous women’s motorcycle group rides to end the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women while a member of their community desperately searches for her missing sister and tries to heal her shattered family.
Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
When Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s cameras land next to Zooey, capturing shocking, funny, and joyous events.
Saving Superman
When a local man with autism known as the town hero faces eviction, the community comes together when he needs saving.
Handwoven
A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving.
Forward
While navigating a myriad of life challenges, Anjelica turned to the outdoors to improve her mental health only to discover a noticeable lack of other plus-size women of color on trail. By posting a simple flyer looking for more women to hike with, Anjelica created a community she never could have imagined
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Fox Chase Boy
Fox Chase Boy explores one man’s search for justice through storytelling in his North Philly hometown.
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While navigating a myriad number of life challenges, Anjelica Avella turned to the outdoors in her mid-twenties to improve her mental health. Forward chronicles Anjelica’s perspective in a space that has historically excluded plus-size women of color and shares a profound connection between women who once felt sidelined and are now a catalyst for change.


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  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Awards
    Silver Telly Award , “MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker Award” Coast Film Festival, ”People’s Choice” - No Man’s Land Film Festival, ”Special Jury Mention” - Kathmandu Mountain Film Festival
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  • Director
    Palmer Morse, Matt Mikkelsen, Spruce Tone
  • Screenwriter
    Rachel Weinberg & Anjelica Avella
  • Producer
    Matt Mikkelsen
  • Editor
    Palmer Morse
  • Composer
    Denisse Ojeda
  • Sound Design
    Matt Mikkelsen, Rachel Saldivar
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