Children’s International Film Fest: Program 1

Recommended ages 3-7.
All films either in English or without dialogue.

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The Pits

Mike Hayhurst
USA; 2016, 3 min

We know it’s not always easy being green–but it all works out in this charming quest for a perfect match.

The Pocket Man

Ana Chubinidze
France; Switzerland; Germany; 2016, 7 min

Good things come in all sizes and packages. Especially the pocket man, whose kindness abounds.

Mr. Night Has a Day Off

Ignas Meilunas
Lithuania; 2016, 2 min

Why is the night changing the day? Well, when you don’t like something, you change it.

Stone Soup

Clementine Robach
France; Belgium; 2015, 7 min

Times are tough in one little town: first no food, now no electricity. Eventually, the transformative power of community nourishes all in more ways than one.

You Look Scary

Xiya Lan
USA; 2016, 4 min

Sometimes we amplify our fears. Usually, they’re not so bad at all.

Spider Web

Natalia Chernysheva
Russia; 2016, 4 min

Anyone can get caught in a bind, but working together means weaving new webs of strength in one spider’s dilemma.

Water Path for a Fish

Mercedes Marro
Spain; Colombia; France; 2016, 8 min

Oscar rescues a goldfish from the clutches of hungry cats, but with the drought, has trouble caring for it. When the faucets turn on, the challenge truly begins.

Spring Jam

Ned Wenlock
New Zealand; 2016, 6 min

Lone Stag lacks a certain something in the antlers department: the antlers. How will he get any birds to help him make music for the spring jam?

Konigiri Kun: Shopping

Mari Miyazawa
Japan; 2015, 5 min

Konigiri Kun, a curious rice ball with a penchant for shopping, goes out to market and is tempted all around in this hilarious nod to overconsumption.