Age Range: 7

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I’m Going to Mum’s

Poor Jacob. His newly divorced parents insist on dressing him in ridiculous clothes to spite each other — and the continual changing of outfits becomes a parade of absurdity. With his parents’ feuding getting worse by the day, Jacob resorts to desperate fashion measures to assert his identity.
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The Centipede and the Toad

In a faraway forest, the gracious, lissome Centipede is admired by all the other creatures. Except for the old Toad, haughty and jealous, who hates him. Based on the 19th century poem “The Centipede’s Dilemma,” this deliciously devious animated fable illustrates how our unconscious actions can be disrupted by conscious reflection.
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Marvin

Marvin was born with a hole in his head and one day something important falls out. His brain. However after some searching about, he realizes he has more fun without it.
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The Fox and the Chickadee

Mr. Fox thinks he has Chickadee right where he wants her: trapped and ready to be eaten. But the cunning little Chickadee knows where the farmer hides the key to the chicken coop. If only Mr. Fox will cooperate, the two can work together to steal that much larger and more delicious feast.
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Macropolis

On a conveyor belt in a toy factory, a rejected rubber kitty is thrown into a trash bin. Outside, he meets up with a similarly rejected rubber dog — and together they set out on a journey to try to catch up with their comrades already packed up in the delivery van and on their way to the toy store.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Big Block Sing-Song: Hair

From the people who brought us John the Leprechaun, a Kraftwerk-style electronic pop tune about the stuff that grows out of your head (and sometimes other places).
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Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

The sequel to Festival 2015 Grand Prize winning feature Belle and Sebastian places us back in a sweeping panorama of the French Alps. Sebastian and his best friend, Belle, are on a mission to find Angelina, whose plane crash-landed on her return from the battlefields of WWII. Their bravery is in full force as they partner with a mysterious pilot and a gutsy new kid to take on the countless dangers, obstacles, and secrets they encounter in the expansive terrain. With a wink and a nod to classic family adventure films, Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues is true to its title — bound to satisfy returning fans and win over new ones.
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Belle & Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian is a timeless story of a boy and his dog–a story of friendship, courage, and loyalty–set against the jaw-dropping scenery and alpine panoramas of Haute Maurienne-Vanoise region of France. Sebastian lives with his grandfather, Cesar, in a vertiginous mountain village, where he crosses paths with a giant and dirty Pyrenean Mountain Dog who the locals have dubbed “The Beast” for allegedly killing their livestock. But Sebastian sees something good in the misunderstood canine and befriends the animal, renaming her “Belle.” Their budding friendship is put to the test when Nazis march into town looking to root out a band of resistance fighters who are guiding Jewish refugees to neighboring Switzerland. With their intimate knowledge of the nooks and crannies of the alpine valleys, Belle and Sebastian join the struggle and help point the way to safety.
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Little Door Gods

Door Gods are traditionally placed as ornaments to ward off evil, but in Little Door Gods, these ancient characters come alive in a stunning 3D, cross-dimension adventure. The Spirit World is facing unemployment: with humans caring less and less about the Gods, the currency of belief is dwindling and their world is in disarray. The threat is very real for Door Gods Yu Lei and Shen Lu, who decide to prove their worth by entering the human realm. Their unconventional plan leads to some tumultuous — and hilarious — results. While Yu Lei seeks to conquer a ferocious monster, Shen Lu finds purpose with a small family struggling to keep their delicious noodle shop afloat. The fate of the ancient world (and an ancient soup recipe) is at stake!
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Little Hero

Six-year-old Avery explains her unique relationship with her twin brother Xander, who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Enchanted Kingdom 3D

The creators of BBC’s groundbreaking Walking with Dinosaurs 3D and Earth take us on a spell-binding journey through seven realms of Africa to reveal a natural world stranger, more magical, and more mystical than anything we might imagine. The films flows like a stream, with extraordinary time-lapse photography, sweeping aerial shots, and macro and micro lensed 3D propelling us from enchanted forests to the boiling edge of the underworld, from celestial ice-capped mountains and lava-spewing volcanoes, to crashing waterfalls and deep fantastical seas, as we experience some of the greatest gatherings of wildlife ever captured on film. With up-close-and-personal animal encounters and absolutely stunning scenery, this is an unspeakable beautiful film that presents nature in all her epic grandeur.
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Memories of the Sea

Fidel is six years old and has a lot of opinions, but doesn’t quite understand the changes happening within his family.
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Me and My Moulton

A 7-year-old girl, whose parents are unconventional modernists, want her family to be like other Norwegian families in the 1960s. This causes problems the summer she asks her parents for a bike.
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Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas and Others

On the heels of his first feature (and Festival 2015 Opening Night premiere), comes Shaun the Sheep’s latest special! At the Country Fair, Shaun steals away with the Farmer and his canine companion, Bitzer. When he spies three crafty Llams making trouble at an auction, he knows his next great prank will be convincing the Farmer to buy them. But when the new Llama roommates get a bit too comfortable in their new home, things spiral out of control and Shaun is forced to oust the intruders and save the farm.
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Molly Monster

Molly Monster is the beloved daughter of Popo and Etna Monster, best friend to windup toy Edison, and is about to add “Big Sister” to the list. But in all the excitement of a monster-on-the-way, her parents forgot to bring the hat she knit for the baby to Egg Island, where all the new monsters are born. With Edison by her side, Molly travels through a technicolor dreamland with an endless assortment of Seussical, friendly monsters, unexpected challenges, and even some very whimsical singing. Capturing the inventive, colorful world of Ted Sieger’s popular German TV series, Molly Monster is one big adventure that’s perfect for the littlest Festival-goers.
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