Bring your children down for a 2 hours of short films, games and prizes! The short film program is a mix of animation, short narrative and short documentary films - some meant to teach, some meant to amuse, all made by talented up-and-coming filmmakers from across the world. From "Ride of the Mergansers" a documentary about little ducklings taking their first shaky steps into the world, to "Barry" a sweet tale of a girl and her bunny, to "Legend of 'Ol Goldie" about a supposed goldfish that turns out to be a little more than a boy can handle, the day will be a mix of entertainment, question and answer games and prizes. It will finish off with scoops of ice cream, compliments of Ben and Jerry's.

Climate refugee: a person who has been physically displaced from his home due to a natural disaster such as a tsunami, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, flood or any act of God. This panel is a springboard from the opening night film "Climate Refugees," directed by Michael Nash to discuss the extreme climatic shifts that threaten to create environmental disasters and wars which could claim property, lives and communities of potentially billions of people during the next 50 years. Along with the director of the film, Michael Nash and producer, Justin Hogan, the panel includes Doug Struck, (journalist: Washington Post, Baltimore Sun) whose global warming reporting has taken him from the Arctic, to the Andes to the Boreal Forest and beyond, and won him a prestigious Nieman Fellowship, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a fellow at George Washington University. The panel will be moderated by Charlie Sennott, a long-time foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe (and also fellow Neiman Fellow) who now oversees news in the digital age at, "Global Post," (www.globalpost.com)

After the beach meet up at Quick's Hole, meet the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts

Featuring music by Tony Lujan and CJOY (Conservatory Jazz Orchestra for Youth under the direction of Tony Lujan)