Pasos Para Volar
Locked in a room with a skylight, Pájaro teaches Pajarito how to fly, even though he doesn’t have wings.
Age Range: 9
The Strange Case of the Human Cannonball
One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the village square. No one knows who he is, nor where he came from.
Dolores
Dolores, a 7-year-old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into a grave.
A Small Garden by the Window
Early Morning. Architect picks ripe cherry tomatoes from a small garden by the window to pack a lunchbox for work.
The Night Tunnel
Two kids from opposite sides of the world dig to the North Pole and find a magical way home.
Sparrows
A young monk, distracted by a sparrow, goes on the journey of his lifetime.
Fish River Anthology
The supermarket is about to close as the last customers are waiting their turn at the fish counter
Mole, Mole!
The mole must overcome his fear of sunlight to explore the vast, beautiful world.
Gugusse
Gugusse is stuck in traffic.
Tremolo
A deaf boy and his father must find common language after a long time apart.
The Interpreter
Nine-year-old Tatiana is fine with her role as an interpreter for Mami. She can even use it to her advantage….
Konigiri-Kun: Connected?
The curious rice-ball is back, this time following a thread he can’t resist pulling…
América
América, a 10-year-old girl from a remote Andean village, dreams of buying a bicycle so she’ll never be late to class again.
The Refusers
A mattress laments. An old paper dances.
Bug
Parents’ actions impact the lives of children.
Gleeful Beasts
The Gleeful Beasts are a motley bunch of incompetent but lovable characters. Journey with us into their wonderful world (keep your eyes peeled for these delightful monsters sprinkled throughout all of NYICFF’s short film programs).
Impossible Maladies
Traveling by cart, Doctor Rabarbaro and his assistant Tosse travel from house to house to cure absurd illnesses with their ingenious remedies.
Just Little Imps
A little girl struggles to fall asleep. Every time she closes her eyes, small impish creatures appear from the darkness.
Just One
Struggling musician Amaru meets mischievous ball of energy Shai while performing at his local community center. When Shai’s parents don’t pick him up, Amaru is tasked with taking him home. If only Shai remembered where he lives.
The Constructor
Elizabeth, an impossibly precocious seven year old Lego constructor, struggles with “imagination blur” as her three year old sister attempts to free her from her rigid thinking.
Nube
A puffy white cloud realizes that her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.
Underground
The last shovelful plunges the shot into darkness.
Spotlight: Maya, Give Me a Title
Maya, Give Me a Title
Because Maya’s dad is always traveling, they keep in touch via nightly calls, creating stories in which she is the star. Because Maya’s dad is also renowned filmmaker Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), we get these stories in all their inventive, stop-motion glory. Her assignment is simple: all Maya has to do is provide a concept and a title, and her Papa will do the rest. The result is a collection of inventive and enchanting animated fantasies that remind us of the great distances our imaginations can take us. Paper cutouts bring their shared stories to life in a series of vignettes, many with a wink and nod to the fourth wall or a behind-the-scenes look at the stop-motion process. Maya’s dad uses his trademark wit, whimsy, and mixed media to tell tales about mermaids, volcanoes, and anything else the two dream up.
Clearly crafted with great care, Maya, Give Me a Title serves as a love letter to animation, filmmaking, parenting, and storytelling.
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