Screening of My Side of the Wormhole

My Side of the Wormhole will be screening February 13th in Oakland and San Francisco.
http://jameskennedy.com/90-second-newbery


First review:

"Wow! I'm in love with this updated version of "My Side of the Mountain"! This does exactly what I was hoping people would do for their 90-Second Newberys: to tell the story in a different way. In the same way that Sam in the book uses his knowledge of nature to survive in the wilderness, your protagonist here uses his technical skills to fly and enter a whole new dimension. I love this twist! The editing was crisp, the shots well-framed, and the music spot-on. So many precise little insert shots of specific technical challenges he's solving. I liked the shimmering jewel on the shoes and the spaceman suit and backpack. Then the whole thing kicks into overdrive when he flies! I love the space scenes best. And after that, going from super technical to back to the nature was a good touch. I was impressed by the way you showed the fish getting caught, so clever! I wonder, what does it mean when he finds a drone in the tree? That someone is following him? Or is that his own drone? Or is it the drone of a stranger who's not interested in him? Splendid stop-motion when the animal comes out of the hole -- and I loved the panicked expression on Sam's face when he stumbled backwards and collapsed. Sometimes there's such a thing as too much nature..."

James

Recap of the Screenings:

http://jameskennedy.com/2016/03/01/90-second-newbery-2016-thank-you-san-francisco-and-oakland/

Article in the Oakland North:

https://oaklandnorth.net/2016/02/16/childrens-author-encourages-youth-to-create-their-own-style-of-videos-at-90-second-film-festival/