A chicken coop set up at the foot of a nuclear power plant sees its daily life turned upside down.
Directed by Thibault Ermeneux, Lucie Lyfoung, Solène Polet, Capucine Prat, Morgane Siriex, & Anna Uglova.
Atomic Chicken
Age: 10+
Après Papi
Haunted by the ghost of his Grandpa, a little boy obsessed with insects will have to overcome his fear.
Directed by Juliette Michel, Axel Sense, Victoria Leviaux, Florian Gomes Feritas, & Swann Valenza
Directed by Juliette Michel, Axel Sense, Victoria Leviaux, Florian Gomes Feritas, & Swann Valenza
Rabid Love
Deep in the forest, a lonely dog falls madly in love with a human woman.
Aria in Vanitas
Maybe there’s more to mold than we imagined.
Dulce
An exploration of the loving relationship between a mother and a daughter.
Ana Morphose
A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, she falls deeper into a world of words and knowledge.
My Jumper, It Roars
Ellie channels all of her frustrations into the collar of her sweater. Now her sweater’s had enough.
Girls’ POV Shorts
Not just for girls! These shorts feature stories of girls breaking the mold.
Heebie Jeebies Shorts
Spooky, freaky, and bizarre…
Where is Anne Frank
Story and Pictures By
Insomniacs after school
Frybread Face and Me
It’s the summer of 1990 and Benny has been unceremoniously shipped from San Diego to his grandma’s on the Navajo Nation. Instead of seeing Fleetwood Mac with his mom, he’s thrust into the dusty daily life of sheep herding. Between insults from his uncle and unintelligible conversations with Grandma (she only speaks Navajo), he charts his escape back home. That’s until Frybread Face, his bossy cousin Dawn, is similarly ditched on the rez. Unlike Benny, Fry’s familiar with the ways of Diné, and what starts out as leeriness toward her city cousin soon gives way to genuine affection. And when it’s time for Benny to head back home, he’s bringing with him a proud connection to his cousin and his culture.
Note: like many tweens who consider themselves wise beyond their years, characters use some harsh language, and one out-of-touch uncle uses a homophobic slur.
Story and Pictures By
One of our earliest introductions to storytelling comes in the form of picture books, the art of pairing stories and illustrations so seemingly simple but deeply resonant. This joyful doc turns our eyes to three emerging authors and how they are changing the game by expanding the kinds of stories they tell and the very idea of who gets to tell them. Follow Christian Robinson (Last Stop on Market Street), Yuyi Morales (Viva Frida), and Mac Barnett (Sam & Dave Dig a Hole) as they push boundaries to lead the new golden age of kid lit. Charming animation and rare archival footage revisit timeless classics like Where the Wild Things Are and Goodnight Moon and shine a new light on the history of this enchanting art form, all while providing a look ahead into its boundless future.
Insomniacs after school
No one seems to understand Nakami. His nights are restless, his days sleepy, and his time at school is isolating. Yet all that seems to change when he encounters his carefree classmate, Magari, dozing off in their high school’s abandoned observatory. Not only is Magari friendly, she’s also a closet insomniac. Together they find solidarity in their shared condition, using the observatory to nap as needed. When their unsanctioned use of the space is discovered, the only way to save their refuge is to revive the school’s long defunct astronomy club. As they work together and get to know each other, their bond grows ever stronger, but hidden truths threaten to cut their budding friendship shot. An adolescent drama in the vein of My Girl or The Fault in Our Stars, Insomniacs After School is a tender look at how unbreakable bonds are formed.
Frybread Face and Me
It’s the summer of 1990 and Benny has been unceremoniously shipped from San Diego to his grandma’s on the Navajo Nation. Instead of seeing Fleetwood Mac with his mom, he’s thrust into the dusty daily life of sheep herding. Between insults from his uncle and unintelligible conversations with Grandma (she only speaks Navajo), he charts his escape back home. That’s until Frybread Face, his bossy cousin Dawn, is similarly ditched on the rez. Unlike Benny, Fry’s familiar with the ways of Diné, and what starts out as leeriness toward her city cousin soon gives way to genuine affection. And when it’s time for Benny to head back home, he’s bringing with him a proud connection to his cousin and his culture. This hilarious and touching slice-of-life story, executive produced by NYICFF alum Taika Waititi, is a warm portrait of cultural awakening and the adolescent summers that stay with us not because of what happened, but because of what they made us feel.
The Soloists
In a small village ruled by ridiculous laws, three singing sisters and their dog get a joyful reprieve by rehearsing for the Annual Autumn Festival. But an unexpected event will disrupt their plans.
Trophy
Hyper-focused Dominique wants just one thing: to become the best hockey player in her league, and her father who trains her demands no less. But when she secures a coveted trophy, whose win is it?
Spotless
With her mom struggling to make ends meet, teenage Ruby doesn’t want to bother her when her period comes around. So she’s forced to find a solution for a basic need all by herself.
Secondary
A daughter grapples with her mother’s anger and how it made her who she is today.
Kissy And The Shark
Kissy has enough on her mind worrying about her mother and grandmother, but her caring instinct takes hold when she finds and tries to rescue a small stranded shark washed up on a littered LA beach.
Things that Disappear
An elderly woman honors the spirits of those past, and a funeral for a dead cat unbeknownst to most channels karma across spirits sung and unsung.
The Old Young Crow
A magical sketchbook toggles between time and place in this fantastical tale of an Iranian boy, a big black crow, a long-lost son, and a loving mother who cross spiritual paths at a Tokyo grave.
The Island of Us
Eat or be eaten, rise from the shadows or pluck out an eye: the rules of the island are always shifting and just out of reach in a beyond bizarre, exquisitely crafted stop motion vision of creation, destruction, and the cycle of life.
The Cave
After a young boy’s father dies, he turns to dark magic to curse all those who wrong him.
The Record
A magical vinyl record reads minds and plays lost memories, uncovering one man’s story of how he got separated from his mother on the Swiss border during World War II.
Fur
A girl attempts to understand and comfort her sister after gray fur covers her body, making her feel miles away even as they sit right next to each other.
First Down
America’s first all-girls tackle football league brings together a band of misfits and outcasts who compete for the title while tackling struggles on and off the field.
Dalgona
Can 10 year-old Yeon-ah summon the ghost of her dad to craft the sweetest of Korean treats, Dalgona, for her mom’s birthday?
Baby
First-born Nina feels like second in line for her father’s attention once her little sister comes around. Who’s the real baby in this dance of love, jealousy, mistakes, forgiveness, when everyone could use a little growing up?