Film Tag: Animation

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IF

From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
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Swimming with Wings

New to The Netherlands, a young Israeli girl learns how to swim with clothes on.
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Mum’s Spaghetti

MC Poppy and her beatboxing border terrier, Snoop, are the new kids in town—and they’re ready to make their reputation known.
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Rice

When a young man moves into a new home, his neighbors notice that he’s in need of food and comfort.
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Kilig!

A reluctant Filipino American girl takes a trip with her mother to Palawan to visit family. Their priorities clash at first, but there’s something in the water.
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Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas

Disaster strikes the island of Puerto Rico as Guabancex, Spirit of Chaos, leads a hurricane. Only Ceiba can prevent catastrophic doom.
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It Was Up There

The true and hilarious story of a couple who, while driving through an unpopulated New Mexico desert, see something unexplainable up in the night sky.
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About a Cow

An imaginative and playful collage of the life of cows.
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The Name

A young kid struggles to live a double life in secret, fearing that coming out might tear apart his relationship with his mom.
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Boat People

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later, they return the favor.
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Head in the Clouds

A student with her head high in the clouds must creatively elude her strict teacher in order to remain there.
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Sports Day

A girl struggles for her mom’s approval at a school sports event.
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Papa Bouteille

Glimpses of a child’s everyday life reveal moments of a father’s love and struggles.
Directed by Lucie Carraz, Eleonore Deprun, Lalita Bruguiere, Clement Breto, Pierre Étienne Mazet, & Fred Marcassoli
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Goodbye Mamajee

Pondicherry, India. On the eve of his departure to France, Noor is devastated at the thought of leaving his uncle Mamajee. Directed by Taslyne Oumarkatar, Marie Susanyan, Jin-Hyung Park, Antoine Furic, Emma Daillie, & Léonardo Girardi
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Zeb’s Spider

What begins as a way of coping with an uninvited arachnid soon takes on a monstrous life of its own.
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Rhino

Rhino is looking forward to his date, but doesn’t anticipate the problem right in front of his nose. Directed by Fest alum Julia Ocker!
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Head in the Clouds

Alfonso, a young squirrel, loves taking pictures of clouds, sometimes taking extreme measures to capture them.
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Little Birds

From a shelter in northern Mexico, the voices of boys and girls show that dreams survive even the most trying migrations.
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Daffy in Wackyland

In the first stop-motion Looney Tunes short ever made, we find Daffy Duck desperately chasing The Dodo through Wackyland in search of a simple meal.
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Pufferfish

In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish must act as tough as possible, but looks can be deceiving…Directed by Fest alum Julia Ocker!
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#DouDou Challenge

Olivia’s social media obsession leaves her abandoned in a highway service area, where her attempts to get off her phone take an unexpected turn. Directed by Julie Majcher, Alexandra Delaunay-Fernandez, Sixtine Emerat, Marine Benabdallah-Crolais, Scott Pardailhé-Galabrun, & Noémie Segalowicz
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Ethel

Ethel’s fascination with her late mother’s figure skating career puts her on perilously thin ice.
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Bottom of the Well

A little mouse falls into a well and meets a seedling who offers an escape plan.
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Shackle

Two woodland spirits enjoy the peace of the forest when a third threatens to disrupt their harmony. From NYICFF Award-winning filmmaker and two-time Fest alum Ainslie Henderson!
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Indlela Yokuphila

The soul lives in the sea, connecting one generation to the next, and to the history of the world.
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Spot the Differences

When nine-year-old Lottie discovers an opulent dollhouse in her attic, it looks a little too familiar…
Directed by Brune de Cerval, Fleur Larcena, Clémence Beauprez, Aurélie Lequien, Yohan Gameiro, & Samantha Liu
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