Winchester Boy’s Black Lives Matter Film Included In Festival

WINCHESTER, MA - An 11-year-old Winchester boy’s film is being featured in The Boston International Kids Film Festival this year.

Tobin Cleary's film, titled Meeting Spot is a Black Lives Matter film about two friends, one white and one black, who get different reactions from strangers. Cleary's film is one of 70 films in the festival representing 17 countries with both professionally and student-made documentaries, animated shorts, and short narrative films appropriate for children of all ages.

A program of Filmmakers Collaborative, the BIKFF was created to introduce young people and their families to the best that the world of independent filmmaking has to offer. By screening both professionally and student-made films from around the globe, the festival is inspiring kids to use their imagination to tell their own stories and share them with the world. Filmmakers will present documentaries, animated shorts, and short narrative films appropriate for children of all ages.

"This year’s format is different, but we have still received dozens of incredible films from as far away as Russia, Myanmar and Singapore,” said Laura Azevedo, executive director of Filmmakers Collaborative. “The talented filmmakers have astounded us with their creativity and imagination during the past year, and we are excited to show you everything they have come up with.”