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Festival Dates: February 28 - March 16, 2025
Ticket Pricing
General Admission: $17
Special Events: $20
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Members at 35mm and above get 10% off all ticket purchases.
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Bird Boy
Feature
South Africa, United States
| US Festival Premiere
Joel Soisson, 2025, 74 min.
Recommended ages: 6+
In English
Ghost School
Feature
Germany, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
| US Premiere
Seemab Gul, 2025, 88 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
in Urdu, with English subtitles
Kaiju Guy!
Feature
Japan
Junichiro Yagi, 2025, 80 min.
Recommended ages: 9+
In Japanese, with English subtitles
Lampie
Feature
Netherlands
| East Coast Premiere
Margien Rogaar, 2025, 94 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
In Dutch, with English subtitles
Mary Anning
Feature
Belgium, Switzerland
| US Premiere
Marcel Barelli, 2025, 72 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In French, with English subtitles
Moominvalley
Feature
United Kingdom
Steve Box, Nigel Davies, & Avgousta Zourelidi, 2018, 66 min.
Recommended ages: 6+
In English
My Grandfather is a Nihonjin
Feature
Brazil
| North American Premiere
Celia Catunda, 2025, 84 min.
Recommended ages: 8+
In English
Audience Spotlight: My Life in Versailles
Feature
France, Luxembourg
| US Premiere
Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel H'limi, 2025, 78 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
In French, with English subtitles
Papaya
Feature
Brazil
| North American Premiere
Priscilla Kellen, 2026, 74 min.
Recommended ages: 3+
No dialogue
Centerpiece: Remaining Native
Feature
United States
Paige Bethmann, 2025, 87 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
In English
Space Cadet
Feature
Canada
| East Coast Premiere
Kid Koala, 2025, 86 min.
Recommended ages: 7+
No dialogue
Whoever Steals This Book
Feature
Japan
| North American Premiere
Daiki Fukuoka, 2024, 85 min.
Recommended ages: 10+
In Japanese, with English subtitles
Shorts for Tots
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 3 to 6
Created for our youngest and first-ever moviegoers, beloved by grown-ups as well.
Short Films One
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 5 to 10
Shorts for the (slightly) more seasoned moviegoer.
Short Films Three
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 12+
Shorts for our older crowd: teens and grown-ups only.
Girls’ POV Shorts
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 9+
Not just for girls! These shorts feature stories of girls breaking the mold.
Celebrating Black Stories
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 8+
The joy, resilience, and complexity of being young and Black.
¡Hola Cine!
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 8+
Celebrating the many Latinx cultures, histories, identities, and languages.
Native Stories
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 8+
Funny, moving, and forward-looking Native and Indigenous stories!
Student Showcase
Shorts min.
Recommended ages: 12+
Join us for a showcase highlighting a new generation of talented student filmmakers and animators from universities in NYC and around the world.
Best of the Fest
Recommended ages: 8+
Even we don’t know what’s going to be in this program—but we do know it’s going to be great!
