Here are the movies that Seattle MetBloggers recommend for your viewing pleasure this weekend at SIFF.

American Teen : Remember how much you hated, loved, couldn’t wait to get out of high school? Relive the good ol’ days in this A+ documentary about 4 very different teenagers growing up in Small Town, USA. Friday, May 30, 7:00 pm, Egyptian Theatre Saturday, May 31, 11:00 am, Egyptian Theatre [ba]

Strange Days : This shorts collection focuses on “the bizarre and the beautiful”. All of the films in this program are interesting and creative, but world premiering sci-fi drama “Third Days Child” by local director SJ Chiro, about a future in which not all children are every day children deserves note for its excellent cinematography, story and acting. [zg]

Friends & Lovers : If you like your movies short and sweet, then see these charming shorts about, you guessed it, friends and lovers. Friday, May 30, 7:00 pm, SIFF Cinema [ba]

Idiots and Angels : Idiots and Angels is the newest animated film from Bill Plympton. It tells the story of a bitter, frustrated man who spends his nights at a bar hassling the other customers. Then one day he wakes up with a pair of angel wings on his back and is inspired to start doing good deeds worthy of those wings. Friday, May 30, 9:30 pm, Uptown Cinemas Saturday, May 31, 4:00 pm, Uptown Cinemas [patriciaeddy]

Garden Party : Five characters in search of success in LA seek it in overlapping tales about hope and heartbreak in this funny film whose humor is sometimes sweet, sometimes acerbic. Sure, other movies have explored these themes but rarely with such a fresh perspective. Friday, May 30, 7:00 pm, Pacific Place Saturday, May 31, 1:30 pm, Pacific Place [zg]

The Family Picture Show : If you’re thinking that a collection of family friendly shorts means a bunch of boring movies only a kid could like, you are way wrong. From the heart string pulling “Absolutely Afro” in which 12 year old Hanneke is frustrated by her beautiful afro because she lives in a town where everyone has straight, blonde hair to the stunning collage animation of “Herzog And the Monsters” to the laugh-out-loud story of a rebellious zoo animals in “Zoologic” and all points in between this collection offers up something for everyone, regardless of age. Saturday, May 31, 11:00 am, SIFF Cinema [zg]