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!
=0D=0A=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.
=0D=0A=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!
=0D=0A=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.
=0D=0A=Tiny Tunes: Food UK • 2015 • 1 min Director: Andy Martin Our new favourite band performs a pocket-sized poem about our favourite subject: food!
=0D=0A=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.
=0D=0A=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?
=0D=0A=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!
=0D=0A=Perfect Houseguest USA • 2015 • 1.5 min Directors: Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.
=0D=0A=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?
=0D=0A=The Visitors Australia • 2014 • 1min Director: Philip Watts A man’s home is his castle. But not for long…
=0D=0A=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
=0D=0A=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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