Glove
The surprising journey of an astronaut’s glove that traveled from Delaware to the depths of space in 1965—and is likely still floating around today.
Age: 10+
Chateau de Sable
In the middle of the desert, soldiers made of sand protect a marvelous pearl from a huge creature trying to steal it in this epic, Ray Harryhausen-inspired CGI battle.
Voltaire
Weathervane rooster Voltaire pines for a life atop grand cathedrals, and things get more gothic than he ever imagined in this lightning-strikes-twice story.
Sing
2017 Oscar® nominee! Zsofi thinks she’s found the key to fitting in at her new school when she joins its prestigious choir, but she must learn to honor her true voice in the award-winning Sing.
Your Name.
The day the stars fell, two lives changed forever. Total strangers Mitsuha and Taki live their teenage lives in separate cities until suddenly, for reasons unknown, they switch bodies. Beyond all of the physical awkwardness of their strange, new bodies, they must learn to navigate each other’s social realms and habits as they continue to swap back and forth unexpectedly. Incredibly, they adapt and form an intense bond by leaving each other messages. But can they manipulate fate and the destructive forces of the heavens to meet in person? Written, directed, and animated by anime master Makoto Shinkai (NYICFF 2008’s 5 Centimeters Per Second) in his stunningly detailed signature style, the film’s world is one where teenagers are full of sensitivity in the best sense: open to every experience and exchange, and eager to truly know one another.
Stories Floating On The Wind
One young woman’s freewheeling ride down the Japanese coast winds along a breezy path through vivid encounters with senses, sensations, and pulsating colors.
Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems
Exquisitely hand drawn and based on the NYICFF and Academy-Award winning short, abstract and surreal visuals suggest eco-dangers tempered by Pig and a cast of hopeful characters.
Running Lights
A magical transfer of glowing energy and life is set into motion when one creature departs its earthly form.
Preschool Poets: Supergirl
Poet Penny sums it up best when she says “I would like to kick! ‘Cause that’s what a supergirl does.“
Bless You!
You might consider existence one giant cosmic sneeze once you are exposed to this vibrantly infectious animation.
Jesszilla
A pugilist-in-training, Jess has big boxing aspirations, while her father worries and supports her in one-two alternations of his own.
Stardust
One young man realizes that no matter how humble his surroundings, he can still find a path to reach for the stars.
1Minute Nature: My Cat in Me
Food cycles and life cycles hilariously intertwine when one kid relates the journey of his cat in this NYICFF 2017 favorite.
And The Moon Stands Still
A night creature tries to steal off with a village’s glimmer of hope. Fortunately, its steadfast moon is not one to wane.
Hvalagapet
At 12, Rikke is starting to test out some very big feelings to see just how real they are firsthand.
Beauty
Five gender-creative kids are each uniquely engaged in shaping their idea of what it means to be fully human.
7 Planets
A space-obsessed girl realizes that in cosmic matters, it’s all about the long game.
Slow Dance
A middle school dance floor is the ultimate field of courage for our protagonist.
Toy House
How is it that the ones you love so dear can also be so eerie?
Heebie Jeebies Shorts
Crawling with curiosity, creepiness, and mind-bending fantasy, Heebie Jeebies rewards quirky-minded audiences with unexpected tales. Epic creature clashes depict a landscape we’ll inherit if we’re not mindful in Hybrids. Take your mind for a ride with Floreana’s illustrated flights of fancy through unimagined possibilities. In a meticulously crafted stop-motion menagerie, Cerulia may seem like delicate porcelain, but as the eeriness mounts, it’s the audience who just might crack first!
Girls’ POV
In Girls’ POV, girls tell it like it is, and who doesn’t need a Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl—whether you are, have been, or ever wanted to be one—in this wry comedy. The Shadow of Cairo must take on a different mission and guise in the face of harassment during her first superhero outing on the streets of Egypt. Blurring the line between expectations, reality, and representation, the girl in the animated My Body boldly reclaims her voice to tell the mirror how it really is.
Boys Beyond Boundaries
Boys is back in town for a second edition of films redefining how boys can feel, think, and be. After he’s pressured to graffiti a wall, the boy in Granbad reveals his feelings—and his dyslexia. In Xavier, a father is told his son isn’t like the others, but he knows his fledgling drummer boy will find his own beat. Meanwhile, life in Curaçao may seem idyllic, but teens who feed themselves a diet of tough posturing and iguana stew make life challenging for a boy and his younger friend in Juni.
Penguin Highway
Precocious Aoyama is crazy for science. He calculates the days until he is grown up and keeps a scientific notebook at the ready. He’s got hypotheses and independent variables down pat. But some topics he hasn’t mastered: How do the laws of attraction operate? What is this emerging feeling for his hygienist-turned-tutor? As if puberty isn’t enough of a mystery, he must uncover what’s causing hordes of kawaii penguins to invade his suburban town, with help from the bright girl in his class. A charming tangle of scientific principles, fantastical physics, and baffling hormonal surges, Penguin Highway’s destination is the journey, all right.
Note: Includes tween fixation with and objectification of female anatomy
Note: Includes tween fixation with and objectification of female anatomy
Friends & Neighbors: Netherlands 2
We’re crossing the Atlantic to pair up with far-flung Friends & Neighbors this year. Cinekid, The Netherland’s premiere film festival for children, comes ashore to share their best films. Featuring a range of different cultures and themes—from Old Amsterdam to New York—and fresh stories that keep history alive.
Presented with support from
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. Raoul Taburin
The truth takes some freewheeling liberties in this story based on the work of beloved writer and illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé. Raoul’s hilly French town is crazy for vélos, bicycles that impart freedom and joy to all—all, that is, except Raoul. Everyone believes he’s the resident expert and champion stunt rider, but he’s never mastered cycling. Try as he might to reveal his secret, no one will buy it. Proving that even the biggest champ harbors a little imposter syndrome, Raoul Taburin warmly shows that weaknesses can be strengths when we learn to roll with them together.
The screening on March 9th will be followed by a Q&A with director Pierre Godeau
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My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
While Sam’s family heads out for a Dutch island holiday of togetherness and fun, the 10-year-old decides it’s the perfect time to train himself to be alone. Even if his teen brother is a know-it-all, Sam’s got a great family and no reason to worry. But as the youngest, he fears one day he’ll outlive everyone. His training is interrupted when he meets spirited Tess, who, on a pressing quest of her own, pulls Sam into her madcap scheme. The two discover that, as messy and vulnerable as it is, maybe togetherness isn’t so bad.
Note: includes some explicit language, including sexual references, by teen
Presented with support from
Presented with support fromHybrids
Epic creature clashes depict a landscape we’ll inherit if we’re not mindful.
Floreana
Take your mind for a ride with Floreana’s illustrated flights of fancy through unimagined possibilities.
GRANBAD
After he’s pressured to graffiti a wall, a boy reveals his feelings—and his dyslexia.
Juni
Life in Curaçao may seem idyllic, but teens who feed themselves a diet of tough posturing and iguana stew make life challenging for a boy and his younger friend.