A selection of the best from the New York Children's International Film Festival. This program is especially aimed at those ages 3-7 -- films have either no dialogue or dialogue in English if needed -- but these fun little stories will delight all ages. Don't forget to bring your own bowl and spoon for the cereal!
One, Two, Tree
France • 2015 • 7 min
Director: Yulia Aronova
It’s the story of a tree, a tree like any other. One day, it jumps into a pair of boots and goes off for a walk, inviting everyone to follow.
Octopus
Germany • 2015 • 3.5min
Director: Julia Ocker
Baking a cake should be much easier with eight arms, but that’s only if all arms agree on what cake they’re going to make!
Me…Jane
USA • 2014 • 9min
Directors: Paul and Sandra Fierlinger
Jane Goodall is renowned for her work with apes in the jungle, but as Patrick McDonnell’s heartwarming tale shows, her curiosity, spirit and sense of adventure started long ago.
Tiny Tunes: Food
UK • 2015 • 1 min
Director: Andy Martin
Our new favourite band performs a pocket-sized poem about our favourite subject: food!
Looks
Germany • 2014 • 3 min
Director: Susann Hoffmann
A grey lynx doesn’t quite fit into the colourful world around him, and resorts to dark behavior in order to blend in.
Zoo Story
Czech Republic • 2015 • 4 min
Director: Veronika Zacharova
What happens when a little girl who is bored at the zoo suddenly notices a big gorilla?
That is Not a Good Idea
USA • 2015 • 7.5 min
Director: Pete List
A devious spin on a classic tale of a hungry fox and a plump goose. Complete with a chorus of concerned little chicks!
Perfect Houseguest
USA • 2015 • 1.5 min
Directors: Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter
A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.
An Object At Rest
USA • 2015 • 5.5 min
Director: Seth Boyden
A stone will encounter lots of obstacles over the course of a millennium, but is there any greater disruption than that of human civilization?
The Visitors
Australia • 2014 • 1min
Director: Philip Watts
A man’s home is his castle. But not for long…
The Girl Who Spoke Cat
UK-Poland • 2014 • 6 min
Director: Dotty Kultys
A curious girl wants to add some colour into her predictable, organized world where there’s a proper way of walking, looking — even eating soup!
REMOVED DUPLICATE GIRL CAT
Memories of the Sea
Brazil/USA • 2015 • 9 min
Director: Thais Drassinower
Fidel is six years old and has a lot of opinions, but doesn’t quite understand the changes happening within his family.
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