Age Range: 5

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Grandmother

When sleeping at her grandmother’s house in the countryside, a little city girl becomes spooked by the wrinkled, weather-worn old woman and the unfamiliar surroundings. In this beautifully animated fable she learns that it is our roots that give us strength.
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My Mom is an Airplane

There are all different kinds of mothers in this world. But can your mom fly?
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Sky Color

When Marisol sets out to create a sky for the class mural, she discovers the blue is missing from her paints. This story celebrates the creative process and what it means to look at the world through the eyes of an artist.
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The New Species

Three friends discover a mysterious bone. With their imaginations running wild, they set out to discover the creature it belonged to.
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On the Wing

A young chicken wonders how she can learn to fly, just like all the other birds.
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Dingi

A group of rebellious children play a clever trick on the old boatmen who do not allow them to swim in the river Dhaka.
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The Mole at the Sea

Everyone’s off to the seaside — by car, truck and train. Not wanting to miss out, the mole starts digging.
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Paper Touch

Paper cutouts and corrugated cardboard burst into origami action to create a hybrid pinball-pachinko machine in this gorgeous and highly imaginative stop-motion short.
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The Smortlybacks

A mahout and his herd of peculiar pachyderms live on a mountain plateau. Together they embark on an amazing and never-ending journey.
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Hello World

In a collage forest crafted out of newspaper, plants, and paper mâché, a newborn owl wakes up and explores the complicated world around him.
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Animated Amusements

Using time-lapse photography, carnival rides come to life, dancing and jumping like neon monsters in the night.
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Borrowed Light

A boy in an abandoned observatory tries to show the city something incredible.
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The Little Bird and the Leaf

It’s winter. At the end of a branch hangs a single leaf. A little black bird comes along to water it — but just as the bird reaches the end of the branch, a swift winter wind carries the leaf away.
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Snack Attack

Waiting to board the train, an old lady just wants to eat her cookies in peace. But the young punk on the platform next to her seems intent on sharing her snack…or is something else going on here?
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Elia

In this stunning watercolor-come-to-life, a young girl is preparing for a trip to the beach with her dad — and decides that her pet goldfish should come along for the ride!
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Snowflake

A boy receives a paper snowflake in the mail and sticks it under his pillow. In the morning, he finds that his world has been transformed.
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Monstersymponie

Meet the band: four monsters, one girl, and some very silly instruments. And they’re definitely playing past their bedtime.
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The Squeakiest Roar

The littlest lion in the family just can’t seem to find his big bad roar, but this little squeak might turn out to be his greatest asset.
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Animal Beatbox

Dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and…
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Sea Legs

A Russian sailor comes back to the city after a very long time away at sea and finds that solid land can be difficult to navigate.
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Head On

All aboard for a high-velocity electro journey through a futuristic video game world with flashing lights and driving techno music. At this speed, just don’t lose control and go off the rails.
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Subway Train

Set to the funky beats of The Pop Ups, this music video features oddly morphing animals on their morning commute — and one epic pan-flute solo!
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Pohyper

In this inventive stop-motion film, the individual frames of animation are printed on t-shirts and an amusing variety of materials, for a music video that blends and blurs imagination and reality.
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Hopfrog

A series of non-scientific observations of the jumping fellows’ life.
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How Can you Swallow So Much Sleep?

A little boy visits the moon as it exists in dreams — an iridescent orb surrounded by translucent jellyfish and cellophane streams. Based on an Italo Calvino short story.
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What is Music?

Given a brief quiz on music, these kids provide some of the best — if not most accurate — answers possible.
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At the Opera

Juan Pablo Zaramella (creator of last year’s Luminaris) brings us his new film about a particularly moving night at the opera. Guaranteed to move you to tears!
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The Lovely Letter L

An infectious song about lemons, light bulbs, laundry, and lots more.
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Fresh Guacamole

PES is back with this latest (and Oscar®-nominated!) take on the culinary arts. Pass the chips! From the creator of past NYICFF favorites Western Spaghetti, The Deep, and Game Over.
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A Different Perspective

A visit from an alien life form results in a change of perspective — in more ways than one.
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