Preview of Forbidden Island - Animated film
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Limited (free) Tickets Available -- Registration available on Sept 14, 2026 -- check back! Please join us for FREE Preview Screening of the animated film Forbidden Island on Monday, September 21st at 7 pm on campus -- not yet released in theaters. (Information on SJSU building provided with registration) MC by David Chai (Animation) with special guest Januel Mercado, alum of SJSU Photography DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, an ogre and a donkey in Shrek, and a robot and a gosling in The Wild Robot, now welcomes a dazzling and emotional story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart in Forgotten Island. The new original film is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado (SJSU, Photography!) and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein, Alone/Together) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths. While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families. Some of thes
