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In Search of the Colors Kick Like a Girl
documentar
8 minutes a73 2008 a73 USA a73 In Competition 24 minutes a73 2008 a73 USA a73 In Competition
Thursday 12:40p
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Friday 9:40p
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Saturday 12:40p, 3:40p Thursday 12:40p
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Saturday 12:40p
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Sunday 3:40p
Sunday 10:10a, 3:40p
Plays in: All-Ages Docs & Shorts (p13)
Plays in: All-Ages Docs & Shorts (p13), Animation Shorts (p50)
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Jenny Mackenzie a73 Executive Producer: Geralyn
Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Animator/Editor/Narrator: Will Kim
White Dreyfous a73 Screenwriters: Jennifer Jordan, Jenny Mackenzie a73 Editor: Christine Siegela73
Music/Composer:
Kirin Kapin
Elder a73 Music/Composers: Erik Dodd, Michael Sasich a73 Narrator: Lizzie Loughridge a73a73
Principal Cast: Soliman Bustamanti, Rene Cureton, Alex Lichter, Queen Kelli ies
Williams
Principal Cast: The Mighy Cheetahs a73 kicklikeagirlmovie.coma73
willkim.net
In this animated documentary, Will Kim celebrates the talents
The Mighty Cheetahs, a third grade girls soccer team, has never
and dreams of the Alexander’s House family. Through hand-
lost a game. In search of a greater challenge, their coach signs
drawn and painterly animation techniques, Kim tells a story of
them up in the boys division. With humor and candor this
his own experiences from volunteering at this home for people
documentary reveals the reality of boy-girl issues and what
with developmental disabilities. [family-friendly]
“kick like a girl” really means. [family-friendly]
Sponsor: Project A
Jenny Mackenzie
Will Kim
Director’s Statement
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Graduate Student: University of California, Los Angeles
After a 20-year career working as a
Director’s Statement
clinician, researcher, and developing
programs for non-profit organizations that
As an artist myself, I am always in search
focused on the empowerment of women
for different and various personalities and
and girls, I went back to film school to
colors when I have a blank sheet of paper in
pursue one of my life long passions—
front of me. This film is very special and personal to myself,
documentary filmmaking which I feel is the perfect way to reach
because my friends from Alexander’s House, a home for people
wide audiences and help to create necessary social change.
with developmental disabilities where I volunteered, reminded
me what I truly look for in my life and art.
Through the girls’ experience over the three years as their coach
it became clear that giving them the opportunity to find the
Filmography: Beautiful Eyes, Naked Branches (2008 AIFF), My Journey, Palette of the Ocean
competition they deserved, and allowing them to excel (not just
participate) athletically is something that is impacting their
lives on many different levels.
Filmography: Where’s Herbie?
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