How Does Animation Work?
Age Range: 9
Dino Girl Gauko
Daddy
Shred
Paramour
Running Up That Hill
Kids for Kids
Types of Triangles
My Brother Makes the Noises in the Movies (The Musifants)
Sing along to one proud sibling’s croonings: My brother makes the noises in the movies…he’s so good I think I’m going loony; for sound, there is no better man around!
Onomatopoeia Rap (Japangle: Manga)
English comics use zips, zaps, and pows! Learn the Japanese equivalents and show off your manga style.
Japangle: Public Restrooms
This Prix Jeunesse award-winning episode of the acclaimed series is narrated by two puppet characters, Professor Arrow and his assistant Vector, who explore Japan through four angles—design, history, technology, and spirit—connected by an exuberant hilarity.
Rice Ball/Bowl Song (Japangle: Rice)
Rice ball or rice bowl? Engrain the difference in your brain with this catch tune!
Konigiri-Kun: Butterfly
Konigiri-Kun wants to keep precious things close, but sometimes the most beautiful thing of all is freedom.
Angel’s Trumpet
The next step in the evolution of hummingbirds just may surprise you!
C is for Cars
Get revved up and ready to get carried away with all things “C.”
Like Sugar
Boriya
Dreamer, dawdler, adventurer, Bori tries her best on a day in the countryside, but with everyone occupied during farming season, she just may get off track.
For Estefani, Third Grade, Who Made Me A Card
A very lovely card with a very cryptic message inspires a teacher to decipher it.
Home Away 3000
After crashing on an unknown planet, a space traveller begins to repair his spaceship. Little does he know the surprises that await him.
Konigiri-Kun: The Boat
Everyone’s favorite riceball, Konigiri-Kun, is back and trying to stay in the game at these edible Olympics, which is no easy feat with fried-out Shrimp Tempura and uptight Yakitori Stick refereeing!
The Magic of Chess
Plot your next move along with these clever, funny kids from around the country as they ponder chess, and life, at the 2019 Elementary Chess Championships.
En Route
When nine-year-old Inay and her little brother have to join their father on a special trip through the city, she innocently tries everything to cause a delay.
Matches
Oscar-nominee Géza Tóth’s inventive stop motion short shares the hopes, fears and dreams of seven-year-old L.S. through a dazzling rhythmic visual approach.
11:40
When Damián gets a watch for his birthday, he and his little brother Matias can’t stop checking it, anxiously waiting for 11:40 to arrive.
Doze
Growing up is never easy, especially since Daniel must navigate some of it alone—until support turns up in an unexpected form.
My Brother Luca
When an imaginative little girl discovers that her brother might have superpowers, she sets out on a quest to make sure everyone else sees him as she does.
Japanese Gestures (Japangle: Stylized Movement)
This Prix Jeunesse award-winning episode of the acclaimed series is narrated by two puppet characters, Professor Arrow and his assistant Vector, who explore Japan through four angles—design, history, technology, and spirit—connected by an exuberant hilarity.
Forward: Tomorrow Belongs to Us
Meet seven incredible young activists from around the world with unwavering courage to transform our future. While vying for an international prize for his innovative recycling program, José guides us from his native Peru to introduce pioneering kids from France, Bangladesh, Africa, the US, and beyond, demonstrating that you don’t need all the answers to fix a problem—just a brave first step.
*References to challenging real-life circumstances