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Festival Dates: February 28 - March 16, 2025
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General Admission: $17
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A Boat in the Garden
Feature
France, Luxembourg
| North American Premiere
Jean-François Laguionie, 2024, 76 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In French, with English subtitles
1940s France, near the Marne river. François is as bit adrift until he and his father embark on a project: to build a replica of a legendary navigator’s boat together. Another lyrical tale from the great Jean-François Laguionie (NYICFF 2017, 2012).
Opening Night: Hola, Frida
Feature
Canada, France
| US Premiere
André Kadi & Karine Vézina, 2024, 82 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
In Spanish, with English subtitles
This is the story of a girl who is different. Her world is Coyoacán, in Mexico City. Sparkling and vibrant, everything fascinates her. Say hola to Frida Kahlo.
Home Court
Feature
Cambodia, United States
| NYC Premiere
Erica Tanamachi, 2024, 98 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
In English
This 2025 answer to Hoop Dreams follows a first-gen high school basketball phenom on her quest for college superstardom.
Jippie No More!
Feature
Netherlands
| New York Premiere
Margien Rogaar, 2024, 92 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
In Dutch, with English subtitles
Jippie’s sister is getting married, and the whole family is helping with the celebration. The good dishes are out, decorations are set, and Jippie is preparing for the performance of a lifetime. But when he falls in love for the first time, his attention is no longer on his big gig.
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Feature
France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
| ICYMI Fest Flashback | New York Premiere (2024)
Neil Boyle & Kirk Hendry, 2023, 84 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In English
Missed the NYICFF 2024 Grand Prize winning feature? Now's your chance to catch this gorgeously animated adaptation of the beloved, Robinson Crusoe-style chapter book about perseverance and friendship on a not-so-deserted island.
Centerpiece: The Legend of Ochi
Feature
United States
| East Coast Premiere
Isaiah Saxton, 2025, 96 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
In English
See it before it hits theaters! In a remote northern village, Yuri is raised to never go outside and to fear the reclusive forest creatures known as the ochi. When a baby ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to reunite it with its family.
Living Large
Feature
Czech Republic, France
| East Coast Premiere
Kristina Dufková, 2024, 80 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
In English
Ben is charming, funny, and in a seriously cool rock band with his friends. But growing up is hard, and one little problem turns out to be bigger than he bargained for.
Spotlight: Maya, Give Me a Title
Feature
France
| North American Premiere
Michel Gondry, 2024, 61 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In French, with English subtitles
Because Maya’s dad is always traveling, they keep in touch via nightly calls, creating stories in which she is the star. Because Maya’s dad is also renowned filmmaker Michel Gondry, we get these stories in all their inventive, stop-motion glory.
Moominvalley
Feature
Finland, United Kingdom
| US Premiere
Nigel Davies, 2024, 66 min.
Recommended ages: 5+
In English
Just in time to celebrate their 80th anniversary (and they don’t look a day over…however old they’re supposed to be!), our Moominfriends return for more all-new adventures.
¡Salta!
Feature
Spain
| New York Premiere
Olga Osorio, 2023, 85 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Come for the killer ‘80s soundtrack and gorgeous Spanish seaside vistas. Stay for the wormholes and a brotherly love that spans decades (the 1940s, 1980s, and 2020s, to be exact—just not always in that order).
Savages
Feature
Belgium, France, Switzerland
Claude Barras, 2024, 87 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
In French, with English subtitles
From the Oscar-nominated director of NYICFF 2017’s My Life as a Zucchini comes a gorgeously animated tale of family, nature, and understanding where we come from.
Spotlight: Totto-Chan, The Little Girl at the Window
Feature
Japan
| North American Premiere
Shinnosuke Yakuwa, 2023, 114 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In Japanese, with English subtitles
Based on the beloved memoir—now required reading in many Japanese elementary schools—Totto-chan is the powerful story of an imaginative girl learning to be herself even as the world around her changes.
Winners
Feature
Germany
| New York Premiere
Soleen Yusef, 2024, 119 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
In German, with English subtitles
After leaving Syria for Berlin, Mona is struggling to find her footing. School is chaotic. Her mean-girl classmates all hail from other countries, and she barely knows any German. What she does know is soccer, but it’s going to take a lot more than skills to bring the team together.
Shorts for Tots
Shorts60 min.
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
Created for our youngest and first-ever moviegoers, but beloved by grown-ups, Shorts for Tots is sure to delight all audiences.
Short Films One
Shorts75 min.
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
Whether you’re a baby chick who’s flown the coop, a budding Lego master, or just out for a movie, there’s lots to get into in Short Films One.
Short Films Two
Shorts75 min.
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
Spending the week at a new house? Traveling the land with your ties and guitar? Waiting for the bus? Let Short Films Two take you away.
Short Films Three
Shorts90 min.
Recommended ages: 12+
Shorts for our older crowd: teens and grown-ups only.
Heebie Jeebies Shorts
Shorts90 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
Wild, spooky, freaky, and bizarre…prepare to have your mind blown.
Girls’ POV Shorts
Shorts80 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
Not just for girls! These shorts feature stories of girls breaking the mold.
Celebrating Black Stories
Shorts65 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
Shorts from around the world that embrace the joy, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black.
¡Hola Cine!
Shorts70 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
Latinx stories from around the world, and not just in Spanish, celebrating the many Latinx cultures, histories, identities and languages.
Best of the Fest
Shorts90 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
Even we don’t know what’s going to be in this program—but we do know it’s going to be great! Join us for a special program of this year’s audience favorite and award-winning shorts!
Thank you for another fantastic Festival!
