"Visions of Hope" on view at ArtRage Gallery, Feb. 7 to March 21 2026
SYNOPSIS
Stuck on the ground but dreaming of the stars, an audacious chicken sets out to go where no chicken has gone before. Created collaboratively by Teens with a Movie Camera, this two-minute epic celebrates the power of persistence. Bok bok!
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Official Selection + winner of an "Honorable Mention Award" from the 45th Annual Thomas Edison Film Festival (2026)
Out of 948 submissions to TEFF this year, only 25 were selected for Honorable Mentions, which are awarded for "films that have pushed boundaries, told universal stories, and are fine examples of independent filmmaking."
Official Selection of BAMKIDS Children's Film Festival, Young Filmmaker's Showcase, Brooklyn, NY (Feb. 7, 2026)
Official Selection of Providence Children's Festival, Youth Filmmaker Show, Rhode Island (Feb. 16, 2026)
Official Selection of Experiments in Cinema v21.5, Youth Lens Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico (April 17, 2026)
Featured in Our Place in Space: Video Installation, Shaffer Art Building
(July 30, 2025)
Featured in "VISIONS OF HOPE: Moving Images by Teens with a Movie Camera" at ArtRage, the Norton Putter Gallery, Syracuse, NY (Feb. 7-March 21, 2026)
AUDIENCE REVIEWS
Critics are raving about Chickadee!
CREDITS