DocLands Film Festival 2021 presents a conversation with 'The Missfits' Director Ellie Wen and Film Subjects Emma Bethel and Maddie Woo, and 'The Pigeon Girl' Director Whitney Legge and Film Subject Maryam, moderated by CFI Director of Education Joanne Parsont.

THE MISSFITS
An all-girls robotics team in San Francisco competes to smash stereotypes and prove themselves in a male-dominated field, while also trying to get through high school. Director Ellie Wen | US 2021 | 21 min

PIGEON GIRL
Maryam is a 10-year old girl from San Francisco on a mission to protect and save injured pigeons, but her unusual obsession with the birds can also lead to bullying at school. Director Whitney Legge | US 2021 | 11 min

About DocLands Education
CFI Education presents two weeks of free online screenings of feature and short documentaries curated from the DocLands Documentary Film Festival program, with selections for grades 4–12 in a variety of subject areas. Screenings include pre-recorded Q&As with filmmakers and film subjects and a series of curriculum resources featuring discussion questions, lesson plans, suggested activities, and tools for film analysis and filmmaking skill building. All DocLands Education programs are available for free exclusively to school groups and students anywhere in the U.S.

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