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The young filmmakers have explored the theme of a ‘Journey or Quest’ in inventive, critical, and speculative ways. These films tell insightful multilingual stories about journeys or quests,  and capture how children and young people are finding ways to seek novel paths and routes, form strong friendships, and look for peaceful resolutions. The festival shares the stories these young filmmakers have created about their cultures, histories, and global connections. There are 22 languages included across the 19 digital stories exhibited at the film festival. Lead educators have worked with young participants (4 – 18 years old) across 21 educational institutions (kindergarten, primary, secondary, community-based complementary, library) and 7 countries (Australia, India, Italy, Taiwan, UK, USA, Zimbabwe).