The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

A frog documents Ronny, a friendly crocodile who just wants a hug.

A tie-selling weasel roams the countryside and decides to take a chance in the forest thanks to the unconditional help of a hedgehog.

If Nico wants his gift, he will have to climb his grandmother’s highest sideboard, fight a duel of loaves of bread, and face his biggest challenge yet.

Over hill and dale (and beach, and space), only one thing can capture her attention.

One day, when his beloved bats go missing, Andre enlists the help of a jaded biologist to find out what happened.

Just when it seems she’s going to spend her birthday on her own, someone very special tries to cheer Marta up: her Fairy Godmother.

Sea, sun, beaches. Sounds great. But what if your room has a naughty view, dinner is strange, and your luggage travels somewhere else without you?

Yuri’s parents came from the Democratic Republic of Congo and are very proud of their roots. He celebrates his culture by performing “La Sape.”

An eccentric Renaissance inventor dares the impossible: capturing a lightning in a jar.

It’s hunting season. Seeking refuge, a family of capybaras and a group of hens form a union that leads to unexpected consequences.

After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares what’s bringing her back to the pool—and bringing hope to the next generation.

Burul loves wrestling, but the coach won’t let her train at the boys’ gym, so she trains at home. She also gets unwanted attention from a neighborhood boy who wants to marry her.

Luna has neglected her hair every since her mother died. When she attempts to tame it with an old comb, she activates its lost magic power.

All the advice Elisa receives to make Martin fall in love with her is to change not only her appearance, but also who she really is.

Letty must learn to face her fears behind the wheel after her driving test is hijacked by an opportunistic bank robber looking for a quick getaway.

After an unfortunate mishap, the monster’s hopes of being one with the humans is put on trial.

An artist insists on playing despite the world’s disasters.

An eager young girl embarks on a culinary journey to recreate her grandma’s special recipe.

Nainai summons a demon to resurrect her dead grandson in exchange for a series of tributes and her life.

A mockumentary explores the lives of four sisters hatched from bird eggs who live completely isolated from civilization in what seems like an idyllic environment.

How will we look back on our present when it becomes history? What will be left of humanity? And how do we want to be remembered?

The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).

A workaholic college student named KaiToon who is overwhelmed with her thesis. Her day consists of eating ramen and chips until she has to cook for herself.

Tiddler is a little fish with a big imagination.

A pumpkin desperately tries to escape being baked into a pie.

On the first day of school, Renato finds a book about origami, a friend, and one big adventure.

12-year-old Vilja loves wrestling but is terrified of getting hurt. To make matters worse, Thea is the star of the wrestling club.

On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, a house builds itself.

Locked in a room with a skylight, Pájaro teaches Pajarito how to fly, even though he doesn’t have wings.

Dolores, a 7-year-old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into a grave.

One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the village square. No one knows who he is, nor where he came from.

A gardener tends a field overgrown with weeds. What begins as an innocent encounter turns into a fight for survival and an attempt to preserve the world at any cost.

Early Morning. Architect picks ripe cherry tomatoes from a small garden by the window to pack a lunchbox for work.

Two kids from opposite sides of the world dig to the North Pole and find a magical way home.

A young monk, distracted by a sparrow, goes on the journey of his lifetime.

Mojappi, a trio of naughty kids who live in the forest, will do anything to get those pancakes.

The supermarket is about to close as the last customers are waiting their turn at the fish counter

At a midnight highway rest area, weary travelers quietly relax their minds.

The mole must overcome his fear of sunlight to explore the vast, beautiful world.

The Animanimals want to do a big musical performance, but somebody’s got the wrong notes.

When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it makes little impact…that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated quota.

A girl in distress starts to physically unravel.

A look at families with loved ones suffering from dementia.

Gugusse is stuck in traffic.

A dragon visits Humanville and develops a taste for friendship.

A deaf boy and his father must find common language after a long time apart.

Nine-year-old Tatiana is fine with her role as an interpreter for Mami. She can even use it to her advantage….

The curious rice-ball is back, this time following a thread he can’t resist pulling…

América, a 10-year-old girl from a remote Andean village, dreams of buying a bicycle so she’ll never be late to class again.

Sylvie and Karim have given it a lot of thought. They’re buying a football player.

After his final performance, a lonely mime faces a psychotic episode when his imaginary best friend breaks up with him.

As the rain starts and a little girl falls asleep, her dream adventure begins.

A boy who wants to be as loud as thunder faces a storm, looking to contest the sky. His guardian angel fish looks over him.

A mattress laments. An old paper dances.

Parents’ actions impact the lives of children.

Yadira, a creative young Cuban girl, struggles packing on her final day home. Her suitcase feels too small to carry everything her heart holds.

When Karate star Hind has her world distorted, she sways between tenderness and pain, silence and noise, the hidden and the manifest.

Traveling by cart, Doctor Rabarbaro and his assistant Tosse travel from house to house to cure absurd illnesses with their ingenious remedies.

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about learning to dance in the rain!

A little girl struggles to fall asleep. Every time she closes her eyes, small impish creatures appear from the darkness.

Fearing disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric.

Struggling musician Amaru meets mischievous ball of energy Shai while performing at his local community center. When Shai’s parents don’t pick him up, Amaru is tasked with taking him home. If only Shai remembered where he lives.

Paul relives the memories of his childhood spent with his grandfather.

Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox.

Elizabeth, an impossibly precocious seven year old Lego constructor, struggles with “imagination blur” as her three year old sister attempts to free her from her rigid thinking.

A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.

The last shovelful plunges the shot into darkness.

A puffy white cloud realizes that her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.

Because Maya and her dad live in separate countries, they keep in touch via nightly calls, creating stories in which she is the star. Because Maya’s dad is renowned filmmaker Michel Gondry, we get these stories in all their inventive, stop-motion glory.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

This 2025 answer to Hoop Dreams follows a first-gen high school basketball phenom on her quest for college superstardom.

March 15 screening will be in English and is recommended for ages 6+. 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.

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).

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.

A gorgeously animated adaptation of the beloved, Robinson Crusoe-style chapter book about loss and friendship.