Big Block Singsong: Wizard
You can sing your own praises, but practice is what really makes a wiz.
Age Range: 5
Spider Web
Anyone can get caught in a bind, but working together means weaving new webs of strength in one spider’s dilemma.
1Minute Nature: Queen of the Night
A girl shares a story of her distinctive plant collection and finds beauty in the unexpected.
1Minute Nature: Blackbird
A boy, a bird, and a colander. Watch this tale take flight.
You Look Scary
Sometimes we amplify our fears. Usually, they’re not so bad at all.
Water Path for a Fish
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 trouble becomes keeping track of his new charge.
Uka
Life for Uka is grey and dull until she finds a way of changing how she sees the world.
Spring Jam
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?
Sausage
Sometimes you have to be willing to risk a little for the sake of love, but keeping it fresh is another matter in this kitchen drama.
Mr. Night Has a Day Off
Why is the night changing the day? Well, when you don’t like something, you change it.
Eagle Blue
A bold palette and a swaying beat bolster Eagle Blue high above the mountaintop, but she must swoop in and provide a proper meal for her hungry chicks.
The Pocket Man
Good things come in all sizes and packages. Especially the pocket man, whose kindness abounds.
Brazey
Delight in the freestyle moves of Brazey, playful shape-shifter and interpretive dancer.
1Minute Nature: Hamster
Sometimes little pets can help tip the scales during tough times.
1Minute Nature: Squirrel
Can you train a squirrel? One young boy aims to try.
Tiger
A little tiger, happy but hungry, devises clever means to fill his belly and satisfy his cravings.
The Sled
A little squirrel makes a new discovery and quickly figures out how to use it for winter fun.
In a Cage
When bear and bird find the right rhythm, teamwork equals sweet freedom in this jazzy short.
Konigiri-Kun: Shopping
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.
Riceballs
A father and son work their way past loss to strengthen cultural bonds in the unlikeliest of places: the lunchbox.
Stone Soup
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.
Pawo
Dropped into a constantly changing world, magical ski pole in hand, a little toy figure tames her fears while making strange and silly friends.
The Mole and the Earthworm
When it seems like everyone else has a friend, one lonely mole finds love in an unexpected place.
I Am Not a Mouse
Lucy’s outgrown her nickname. Can she convince her mom to stop calling her “Mouse?”
Head Up!
Kids—even the wooly, four-legged kind—have something to teach their elders.
The Birdie
Once Birdie met a hippo. They became friends and built a lovely house together.
Outdoor Cinema
The best cinema of all reflects what is right in front of us in this homage to all things that capture our eye.
Panda! Go Panda!
We’re flashing back to a Festival classic that our youngest audiences may have missed! From the legendary team that formed Studio Ghibli (with original concepts and character designs by Hayao Miyazaki) comes two deliriously delightful animated featurettes. Seven-year-old Mimiko has somehow persuaded her grandmother to take off by train and leave her home alone. She’s quite capable of handling all duties of home and hearth, but gets more than she bargains for when PapaPanda and baby Panny turn up at her door. Their round bodies, wide grins, and off-kilter clowning offer the first glints of another charming neighbor to come. Infused equally with the amazing and the absurd, this seriously fun Totoro precursor is sure to win over new audiences and seasoned Ghibli fans alike. Panda, Go Panda, indeed!
Mogu & Perol
Whether their tastes lean umami or sweet, the duo here finds there is simply nothing more delish than a warm friendship.
Preschool Poets: Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Crumpy, and Mr. Bumpy
Young writer Alexa poetically describes feelings and how they can grow so strong, particularly when it comes to family.