Sparrows
A young monk, distracted by a sparrow, goes on the journey of his lifetime.
Age Range: 9
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.
Moominvalley
¡Salta!
Living Large
Savages
Short Films One
Whether you’re a baby chick who’s flown the coop, a budding Lego master, or just out for a movie, there’s lots to get into in Short Films One.
Short Films Two
Spending the week at a new house? Traveling the land with your ties and guitar? Waiting for the bus? Let Short Films Two take you away.
Celebrating Black Stories
Shorts from around the world that embrace the joy, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black.
Followed by Science on Screen® Chat: Urban Ecologies
What makes for healthy and happy homes and habitats for the many members of a community? How do we decide who, or what, makes up the community; what obstacles or questions need to be considered for a healthy urban ecology, and who gets a say? Bat Boy filmmaker Aaron Lemle will discuss his neuroscience background and how he rolled important issues around healthy urban environments into his short film. Aaron will walk young audiences through the film’s themes and ideas around how to create positive social, environmental, and cultural connections for inhabitants of all backgrounds, ages, and even species!
Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Followed by Science on Screen® Chat: Urban Ecologies
What makes for healthy and happy homes and habitats for the many members of a community? How do we decide who, or what, makes up the community; what obstacles or questions need to be considered for a healthy urban ecology, and who gets a say? Bat Boy filmmaker Aaron Lemle will discuss his neuroscience background and how he rolled important issues around healthy urban environments into his short film. Aaron will walk young audiences through the film’s themes and ideas around how to create positive social, environmental, and cultural connections for inhabitants of all backgrounds, ages, and even species!
Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Heebie Jeebies Shorts
Wild, spooky, freaky, and bizarre…prepare to have your mind blown.