Age Range: 12

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Shaun the Sheep the Movie

Shaun the Sheep, the woolly stop-motion star whose vocal range is limited to bleats and baas, first appeared in Nick Park’s 1999 Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit adventure A Close Shave and went on to become the UK’s most beloved cartoon character. In his first feature film, Shaun tires of the everyday routine on Mossy Bottom Farm and concocts a plan to lead his flock in rebellion. But be careful what you wish for. Events rapidly escalate out of control and Shaun’s mischief inadvertently leads to the hapless Farmer getting taken away to the Big City, where a bop on the head renders him an amnesiac. Fortunately, muscle memory has kept the Farmer’s shearing skills intact, so he is able to find a new life has a celebrity hair stylist. But Shaun is intent on bringing him back to the farm where he belongs — if only he can escape the clutches of the fearsome animal catcher!
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Adama

When his headstrong older brother definitely leaves their West African village and vanishes into the unknown, 12-year-old Adama impulsively decides to chase after him. Adama’s bold spirit guides him on a journey that takes him across oceans and borders, eventually finding himself in the midst of World War I’s infamous Battle of Verdun. Innovative animation makes use of sand, clay and sculpture to match the mystical elements of the story’s magical realism. Seamlessly combining the action with the rarely-seen, fascinating moment in history, Adama injects the classic journey story with high stakes, giving our hero more to overcome and even more to discover.
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The King and the Mockingbird

A pompous, cross-eyed king is in love with a painting of a shepherdess. But she has eyes for the dashing young chimney sweep in the next painting over — and so the two decide to elope, stepping out of their frames and into Grimault’s endlessly inventive and bizarre castle town, where elevators are beetles attached to telescoping antennas, buildings hang like barnacles from gargantuan Roman pillars, and the King gives chase in a throne-turned bumper car. This French animated gem originally began production in the late 1940s, but wasn’t completed until 1980.
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Tigers Tied Up in One Rope

An extremely lazy young boy is harassed by his mother who cannot bear to see him eat and sleep all day long, day after day. He eventually decides to get to work and shows unexpected imagination, creativity and tenacity.
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Lilou

Lilou, shy and curious, has rare insight into other people’s pasts. When she crosses paths with a strange man, she experiences an unexpected resolution.
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Amelia & Duarte

Explore the archive of Amelia and Duarte’s relationship from first sight to final good-bye.
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Coda

Death grants a man his last request, taking him on one final journey.
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Faded Finery (Oripeaux)

In a remote village, a little girl befriends a pack of coyotes. But the villagers brutally put an end to this relationship, unaware of the revolution that awaits.
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Symphony No. 42

Small events express irrational, surreal interactions between humans and nature, including an operatic penguin and a cat that can be used as a coat.
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My Milk Cup Cow

Nunu’s imaginative father tells her that there’s a cow at the bottom of her cup of milk. When she realizes this isn’t true, she starts to wonder what else he may have made up.
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Ugly Pretty Heart

A little girl allows a witch to grant her a wish to be beautiful, but her new face robs her life of its meaning. Only later does she come to understand that real beauty shines from within.
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Mythopolis

A small minotaur, his Mom Medusa, a Cyclops delivery guy, and other legendary characters from Greek mythology go about their lives while solving their problems in today’s world.
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Peripheria

A dystopian abandoned housing complex is taken over by wild dogs and a looming threat.
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My Home

One day Hugo discovers that he and his mother are no longer living alone, and he’s not sure about the new presence she has welcomed into their home.
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Wellington Jr.

A tentative young hunter sets out into the wilderness under the tutelage of his seasoned father, but the rite of passage leads to increasingly surreal and grisly developments.
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Animal Farm

Mi-Ae’s head is full of animals. They tend to escape when her emotions get the best of her, and she tries to cage them up when she meets her new boyfriend.
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Sailor’s Yarn

A solitary sailor and a mosquito form an unusual friendship aboard a small ship, but as they continue to spend time together the sailor begins to wonder if he’s being used more as food than friend.
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One Hell of a Plan

Mo and Carl are two hapless burglars with one great plan. It involves a special potion, countless cats, a little old lady, and plenty of opportunities for disaster.
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Oh My Dog!

In front of a raging, rowdy crowd, the most outstanding dogs face each other to measure their talents and strengths. The results may shock you.
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3/4 oz

In a plastic world, a man wants to fix his belly, but maybe the problem is elsewhere.
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Balloona Laguna

A boy and his father run a successful balloon stall, but the boy wonders if his true calling may be with the bushy-bearded trumpeter across the street.
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Imposter

When a deer steals the identity of a man, but both show up for dinner, it’s difficult to tell who is the real imposter.
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The Kiosk

Olga, the kiosk lady, dreams of being far away, of escaping from the monotonous life in which she is literally stuck. A series of absurd incidents finally leads her to the place of her dreams.
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La-gar-to

Traveling to Nicaragua with his family, a young boy discovers a strange and frightening world full of iguanas.
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Steadfast Stanley

Stanley the Corgi is left behind in the break of an apocalypse. He does everything he can to reunite with his owner.
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Eye in Tuna Care

A dentist’s expertise is put to the test when an unusual patient seeks help.
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I’ll Stop Crying If You Stop Crying

Hamid, age 10, is from Eritrea, but fled to the UK with his mother when he was seven. With candor and maturity, he speaks about his experience adjusting to a new country.
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Golden Boy

An unhappy accident will determine the tragic fate of a child with irregular skull dimensions.
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Wolf Games

A lonely, imaginative little wolf is left at home while her brothers are out hunting. When the rest of the pack returns with meager pickings, their hunger-induced fantasies gradually begin to run rampant.
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