Age: 10+

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Feral

A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him alive in the forest. A 2014 Oscar® nominated film.
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Tastes Like Chicken?

The autobiography of a factory farm chicken that has a moment of lucidity and becomes aware of the tragedy of her existence.
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Swarming

A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.
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End TV

In this intense, mixed-media, horror-parable-farce, the end of the world is televised and we count down together to the final big bang.
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Kali, the Little Vampire

Academy Award®-winner Christopher Plummer narrates the story of Kali, a lonely young vampire desperate for companionship. He dreams of finding his place in the world — but will have to face his own demons before he can find a way into the Light.
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Sleight of Hand

A man yearns to know his place in the world and how he fits in, when sometimes it’s better not to know.
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Fly Mill

Porcelain dolls with cracked faces come to life in this nightmarish stop motion film (on par with the creepiest work of Jan Svankmajer), the dark story of a miller who collects dead flies and grinds them into bread for the ducklings he is raising.
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Jamón

As the only pig in a human family, José has trouble fitting in. But after an encounter with the neighbor next door, he begins to come to terms with who he really is.
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The Big Beast

A legend says that a huge beast will come to eat you when you least expect it.
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Friendsheep

A wolf gets a job in an office surrounded by succulent sheep. He makes a good show at restraint until…
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M + A, My Super 8

Two beautiful lifeless sisters, suspended in time or in memory.
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Happy Life

On a stormy night, a boy hatches an egg from which a monster is born. Ashamed of his offspring, he takes it into the forest to try to get rid of it.
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Collectors

Whether it’s butterflies, shoes or friendships — collecting is a passion. One can never collect too much.
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Red

A silhouette of a lonely girl runs through the woods. Something in the shadows is following her. In this stylized but gruesome take on the classic fairy tale, little Red exacts vengeance for the death of her grandmother.
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On the Other Side

Tracking a doe in the woods, a hunter is stopped by a black wall that blocks his way. Making the choice to cross over, he enters a strange territory from which he may never return.
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Cornea

Blood drips into a bowl of soup…an ophthalmologist auscultates the eye of a patient…a couple walks hand in hand among the flowers…A surreal montage of nightmare images from the masters of creepy, Auteur de Minuit.
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Bird Food

One man. One sandwich. And a park full of pigeons. This isn’t going to end well.
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Legacy

An inventive young girl contemplates the proper way to honor her dearly departed mouse.
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Spellbreaker

Two kids are building a sandcastle, seemingly best of friends. But when a beetle gets trapped underneath a bucket, their peaceful harmony gets disturbed.
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(Baby) It’s You!

Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy attaches girl’s head to a robot body.
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A Furtive Tear

A requiem for an operatic fish as he meets death on a skillet (from The Elixir of Love sung by Enrico Caruso).
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The Deep End

Hand-drawn animation using ink, white-out and coffee.
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The Fat Cat

Whet the fat cat wants, the fat cat gets and what the fat cat gets is…fatter.
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The Duke

This film is about a sandwich — a chicken parmesan hero sandwich.
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Ivory Coast: Wax

The printed wraps worn by the girls and women in the Ivory Coast are more than decoration. They are a unique form of communication and expression.
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Winter Trees

In this music video from Aardman Animations, a Llama-Owl carries his friend to safety, as their world is washed away in a flood.
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Pretty Anna-Lena

The calamitous course of a little girl’s passion for finery.
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Assembly

Using paint-on-glass animation, Jenn Strom creates a beautiful tribute to the (disappearing) art of film splicing and editing, and to the all-women filmmakers of Studio D and founder Kathleen Shannon.
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Hannah and the Moon

When Hannah’s mom is too busy to talk to her, she seeks the comfort of her only friend, the moon. But one day the moon disappears.
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Small

When 12-year-old Noortje goes to the spa for her first massage, she is surprised to find a male masseur assigned to her. Massages are supposed to be relaxing — but with the unfamiliar feeling of a stranger’s hands on her skin, she has a hard time letting go!
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