2026 Like You Children's Film Festival

Friday, September 11th from 10:00am to Sunday, September 13th, 2026 10:00pm
Naomi Austin

I had a great time volunteering with the Like You Film Festival! During this shift, I helped clean up after the event was over. I connected with people from all around Memphis and got to know a little bit about why the Like You Film Festival was important to them and why they chose to volunteer. It was nice hearing different people’s experiences and seeing how much the festival meant to the Memphis community. We took down the posters, put away the lights, and stored everything in a safe place to be used again for next year’s festival. Even though cleaning up was hard work, it was rewarding knowing that I was helping make sure everything was taken care of after the event. Overall, I enjoyed being part of the festival and getting to meet new people. I definitely want to volunteer next year and make this an annual tradition for me.

Gave 4.00 hours on 09/13/2026 with Emerging Leaders Program, Volunteer Odyssey
Naomi Austin

I loved volunteering with the Like You Film Festival! I also volunteered with them last year, and I am making it an annual tradition for myself. During this shift, I helped scan tickets for the many screenings of the short films. I also got to watch the last short film, which was really good and rewarding because I got to watch a film from a student I had talked to while scanning people in. It was really cool to see their film after having a conversation with them earlier. I also got to meet a lot of the people who made the short films and talk to them about their inspiration for making their films. Hearing their stories and learning what inspired their creativity made the experience even more interesting. It is always a very interesting and great experience volunteering with the Like You Film Festival, and I look forward to coming back!

Gave 4.00 hours on 09/13/2026 with Emerging Leaders Program, University of Memphis, Volunteer Odyssey
Naomi Austin

I had a great time volunteering with the Like You Film Festival! During this shift, I helped clean up after the event was over. I connected with people from all around Memphis and got to know a little bit about why the Like You Film Festival was important to them and why they chose to volunteer. It was nice hearing different people’s experiences and seeing how much the festival meant to the Memphis community. We took down the posters, put away the lights, and stored everything in a safe place to be used again for next year’s festival. Even though cleaning up was hard work, it was rewarding knowing that I was helping make sure everything was taken care of after the event. Overall, I enjoyed being part of the festival and getting to meet new people. I definitely want to volunteer next year and make this an annual tradition for me.

Gave 4.00 hours on 09/13/2026 with Emerging Leaders Program, Volunteer Odyssey
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