Nellie Wong Magic of Movies Essay Contest

Post date: May 13, 2016 4:49:14 PM

The San Francisco Film Society is pleased to present the eighth annual Schools at the Festival Student Essay Contest at the 59th San Francisco International Festival. This contest is made possible by the generous support of the Nellie Wong Magic of Movies Education Fund, endowed by Tim Kochis and SFFS board member Penelope Wong to honor the memory of her mother, Nellie Wong (1917-2007), who was an avid filmgoer and cinephile. Developed to support the year-round outreach efforts of the SFFS Education department, the Fund aims to cultivate students' imaginations, enhance their critical thinking and creative writing skills and instill a greater appreciation for the magic of movies in young audiences of the Bay Area.