2023 Festival Films

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A Whisper in the Island of the Heart

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Xiaowen Wang, 2022, 13 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Screening in Kid Flicks One

An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It

ShortAustralia | New York Premiere
Lachlan Pendragon, 2021, 8 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In English

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

Architect A


건축가 A
ShortKorea | International Premiere
Jonghoon Lee, 2022, 25 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
In Korean, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Two

Screening in Kid Flicks Two

Baby


Bebé
ShortColombia
Cristina Sánchez Salamanca, 2021, 15 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Balcony Cacophony

ShortNetherlands | World Premiere
Quentin Haberham, 2022, 5 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films Two

Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation


Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle génération
FeatureFrance | US Premiere
Pierre Coré, 2022, 96 min
Recommended ages: 9+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening with I Scream, You Scream

Blue Thermal


ブルーサーマル
FeatureJapan | East Coast Premiere
Masaki Tachibana, 2022, 103 min
Recommended ages: 9+
In Japanese, with English subtitles

Screening with Mall Stories: Attila the Grilla

Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Sanjna Selva, 2022, 10 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In English, In Russian, In Ukrainian, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Three

Canary

ShortCanada | New York Premiere
Benoit Therriault & Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, 2022, 12 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Charlie and the Hunt

ShortUnited States | East Coast Premiere
Jenn Shaw, 2021, 15 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In American Sign Language, In English, with English subtitles

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Dalgona

ShortKorea | North American Premiere
Ha Won Jang, 2022, 12 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Korean, with English subtitles

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

Desert Lights


Estrellas del Desierto
ShortChile
Katherina Harder Sacre, 2022, 15 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Don’t Blow it Up


Odpusť
ShortCzech Republic | New York Premiere
Alžbeta Mačáková Mišejková, 2022, 8 min
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
No dialogue

Screening in Shorts for Tots

Dounia & The Princess of Aleppo


Dounia & La Princesse D'Alep
FeatureCanada, France | US Premiere
Marya Zarif & André Kadi, 2022, 72 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening with With a Wool Ball

Eid Mubarak

ShortUnited States | East Coast Premiere
Mahnoor Euceph, 2022, 15 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
In Urdu, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Two

Screening in Kid Flicks Two

El Moño

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Luis Fernando Puente & Lizde Arias, 2022, 8 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia


Ernest et Célestine, le Voyage en Charabie
FeatureFrance, Luxembourg | International Premiere
Julien Chheng & Jean-Christophe Roger, 2022, 80 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening with Luce and the Rock

First Down

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Carrie Stett, 2021, 12 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In English

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Fur


Vacht
ShortNetherlands | North American Premiere
Madeleine Homan, 2022, 5 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Dutch, with English subtitles

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Goodbye Don Glees!


グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ!
FeatureJapan
Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021, 95 min
Recommended ages: 9+
In English

Screening with Tank Fairy

Gugu naGogo

ShortAustralia | International Premiere
Taku Mbudzi, 2022, 20 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In English, in Shona, with English subtitles

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening in Kid Flicks Two

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Home is Somewhere Else

FeatureMexico | New York Premiere
Carlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos, 2022, 87 min
Recommended ages: 11+
In English, In Spanish, with English subtitles

Home of the Heart


À cœur perdu
ShortFrance | East Coast Premiere
Sarah Saidan, 2022, 15 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In French, In Persian, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Three

Hoop Dreams

ShortUnited States
Kasey Elise Walker, 2021, 10 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In English

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

I Scream, You Scream

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Ashley Brandon, 2021, 9 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In English

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening with Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation

Joyce’s Neighborhood

ShortUnited States
Richard O’Connor, 2022, 3 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In English

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Kissy And The Shark

ShortUnited States | New York Premiere
Lola Blanche, 2021, 13 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In English, In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Konigiri-Kun: Parasol

ShortJapan | New York Premiere
Mari Miyazawa, 2021, 5 min
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
No dialogue

Screening in Shorts for Tots

Screening with One Summer Story

La Calesita

ShortArgentina | New York Premiere
Augusto Schillaci, 2022, 10 min
Recommended ages: 8+
No dialogue

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Little Nicholas – Happy as Can Be


Le petit Nicolas: Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?
FeatureFrance, Luxembourg
Amandine Fredon & Benjamin Massoubre, 2022, 85 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening with Rachel

Lonely Castle in the Mirror


かがみの孤城
FeatureJapan | United States Premiere
Keiichi Hara, 2022, 116 min
Recommended ages: 11+
In Japanese, with English subtitles

Luce and the Rock


Luce and the Rock
ShortBelgium, France, Netherlands
Britt Raes, 2022, 13 min
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
In English

Screening in Shorts for Tots

Screening in Kid Flicks One

Screening with Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia

Mall Stories: Attila the Grilla

ShortUnited States | East Coast Premiere
Elizabeth Ito, 2022, 7 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In English

Screening in Short Films Three

Screening in Kid Flicks Two

Screening with Blue Thermal

Mamá

ShortCanada, United States | World Premiere
Bryan Angarita, 2022, 15 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In English, In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Moominvalley

FeatureFinland, United Kingdom | US Premiere
Sara Barbas & Jay Grace, 2022, 63 min
Recommended ages: 6+
In English

Screening with Sleepy

More than Hair


Plus que des Cheveux
ShortCanada | East Coast Premiere
Fitch Jean, 2022, 12 min
Recommended ages: 7+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

My Duduś

ShortUnited States
Tom Krawczyk, 2022, 8 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
In Polish, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Two

My Robot Brother


ROBOTBROR
FeatureDenmark | East Coast Premiere
Frederik Nørgaard, 2022, 84 min
Recommended ages: 9+
In Danish, with English subtitles

Okthanksbye


Okedoeibedankt
FeatureNetherlands | International Premiere
Nicole van Kilsdonk, 2023, 91 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Dutch, In Dutch Sign Language, In French, with English subtitles

One Summer Story


子供はわかってあげない
FeatureJapan
Shuichi Okita, 2020, 138 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Japanese, with English subtitles

Screening with Konigiri-Kun: Parasol

Outside


Buiten
ShortNetherlands | North American Premiere
Wouter Keijzer, 2022, 14 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
In Dutch

Screening in Short Films Two

Panda! Go Panda!


パンダコパンダ’
FeatureJapan | Festival Flashback
Isao Takahata, 1972, 72 min
Recommended ages: all
In English

Screening with Sleepy

Paolo’s Happiness


Paolos Glück
ShortCzech Republic, Germany, Switzerland | United States Premiere
Thorsten Drößler & Manuel Schroeder, 2022, 14 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Papirola

ShortSpain
Fabián Molinaro, 2022, 7 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Screening in Kid Flicks One

Phonos


Fonos
ShortMexico
Gabriela Badillo, 2021, 9 min
Recommended ages: 8+
No dialogue

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Rachel

ShortUnited States
Toko Shiiki, 2022, 3 min
Recommended ages: 5+
In English

Screening in Short Films One

Screening in Kid Flicks One

Screening in Celebrating Black Stories

Screening with Little Nicholas – Happy as Can Be

Secondary

ShortCanada | United States Premiere
Ian Keteku & Rui Ting Ji, 2022, 3 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In English

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Sierra

ShortEstonia
Sander Joon, 2022, 16 min
Recommended ages: 12+
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films Three

Sleepy

ShortUnited Kingdom | North American Premiere
Rich Webber, 2022, 1 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Shorts for Tots

Screening with Moominvalley

Screening with Panda! Go Panda!

Spotless


Vlekkeloos
ShortNetherlands | East Coast Premiere
Emma Branderhorst, 2021, 16 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Dutch, with English subtitles

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Suzume


すずめの戸締まり
FeatureJapan | North American Premiere
Makoto Shinkai, 2022, 121 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In Japanese, with English subtitles

Swing to the Moon

ShortFrance | New York Premiere
Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, & Solenne Moreau, 2022, 7 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Screening in Kid Flicks One

Screening with Titina

Tank Fairy


桶妝仙女
ShortTaiwan, United States
Erich Rettstadt, 2021, 10 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In Mandarin, with English subtitles

Screening in Short Films Three

Screening with Goodbye Don Glees!

The Cave


저주소년
ShortKorea | New York Premiere
Jinman Kim & Jiyoung Chon, 2022, 14 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Korean, with English subtitles

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

The Dance


El baile
ShortColombia | East Coast Premiere
Pedro Pablo Vega Reyes, 2021, 15 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in Kid Flicks Two

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

The Goose


L’Oie du plus fort
ShortCzech Republic, France | United States Premiere
Jan Mika, 2023, 13 min
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films One

Screening in Kid Flicks One

The Island of Us

ShortTaiwan | New York Premiere
Yu Yu, 2022, 19 min
Recommended ages: 10+
No dialogue

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

The Luggage Room


Un Cuarto de Equipaje
ShortSpain | New York Premiere
Daniela Cuenca, 2021, 7 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening with Totem

The Old Young Crow

ShortUnited States | World Premiere
Liam LoPinto, 2022, 12 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In Japanese, In Persian, with English subtitles

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

The Originals

ShortUnited States
Cristina Costantini & Alfie Koetter, 2022, 10 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In English

Screening in Short Films Three

The Record

ShortSwitzerland | New York Premiere
Jonathan Laskar, 2022, 9 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

The Sistine


La Sixtina
ShortColombia | New York Premiere
Juan Camilo Fonnegra, 2022, 8 min
Recommended ages: 8 to 14
No dialogue

Screening in Short Films Two

The Smeds and the Smoos

ShortUnited Kingdom | North American Premiere
Daniel Snaddon & Samantha Cutler, 2022, 27 min
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
In English

Screening in Shorts for Tots

The Soloists

ShortFrance
Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck, & Yi Liu, 2021, 8 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In English

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

Screening in Short Films Three

The Wood Thrush

ShortUnited States | East Coast Premiere
Peter Forbes, 2021, 15 min
Recommended ages: 12+
In English

Screening in Short Films Three

Things that Disappear


사라지는 것들
ShortKorea | United States Premiere
Changsoo Kim, 2022, 11 min
Recommended ages: 10+
No dialogue

Screening in Heebie Jeebies Shorts

Titina

FeatureBelgium, Norway | East Coast Premiere
Kajsa Næss, 2022, 90 min
Recommended ages: 9+
In Norwegian, with English subtitles

Screening with Swing to the Moon

To Be Sisters


Entre deux sœurs
ShortFrance | United States Premiere
Anne-Sophie Gousset & Clément Céard, 2022, 7 min
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
No dialogue

Screening in Shorts for Tots

Screening in Kid Flicks One

Totem

FeatureGermany, Luxembourg, Netherlands | International Premiere
Sander Burger, 2022, 95 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Dutch, In French, with English subtitles

Screening with The Luggage Room

Trophy


Tropheé
ShortCanada | New York Premiere
Sandra Coppola, 2021, 15 min
Recommended ages: 10+
In French, with English subtitles

Screening in Girls’ POV Shorts

With a Wool Ball


Con un ovillo de lana
ShortArgentina | East Coast Premiere
Belén Ricardes, 2022, 5 min
Recommended ages: 8+
In Spanish, with English subtitles

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening in ¡Hola Cine!

Screening with Dounia & The Princess of Aleppo