2021 NYICFF Kid Flicks One
Share your love of cinema with your little ones with Kid Flicks, curated to charm all ages and especially introduce our youngest viewers, ages 3+, to their very first screen experiences.
Little Emi in The Yogi Walrus craves ice cream and always wants more, but learning to savor is the cherry on top. Meanwhile, in Kenya’s Symphony, a stubborn 5-year-old reluctantly heads off to a performance with her mom, but when the music starts, will a passion bloom? Young Mido wants to be part of the band, but needs to adjust his wild and wooly style amidst a troupe of cool creatures in Mido and the Instrumals.
Films in this program:
A FILM BY M+M
United States, Animation, Megan McShane & Matthew Yang, 2020, 2 min.
No dialogue
Two wacky wizard friends bump and cruise through a fantastical land, powered by green in more ways than one!
A LYNX IN THE TOWN
France, Switzerland, Animation, Nina Bisiarina, 2019, 7 min.
No dialogue
You’ve heard of King Kong, now meet this king cat, a giant feline who falls for the big city, with its skyscraper scratching posts and inhabitants who marvel at her size.
INK
Netherlands, Animation, Joost van den Bosch & Erik Verkerk, 2020, 2 min.
No dialogue
Being a neat freak is easy when you’ve got eight arms and live underwater, but try keeping up with this octopus teacher’s hilarious lesson!
KENYA’S SYMPHONY
United States, Animation, Carlos Douglas Jr, 2019, 5 min.
English
A stubborn 5-year-old reluctantly heads off to a performance with her mom. When the music starts, will a passion bloom?
KIRI AND LOU - AIR
New Zealand, Canada, Animation, Harry Sinclair, 2020, 5 min.
English
Kiri and Lou are the silliest creatures around, but they’re smart enough to know a good thing when they’ve got it.
LEAF
Belarus, Czech Republic, Animation, Aliona Baranova, 2020, 6 min.
No dialogue
A larger-than-life sailor is reminded of home when a passenger's daughter brings aboard a tiny red leaf, inspiring a grand new journey.
MIDO AND THE INSTRUMALS
France, Animation, Roman Guillanton, 2020, 6 min.
No dialogue
Young Mido wants to be part of the band, but he just might need to tune his wild and wooly style to jam with these cool creatures.
SUM OF ITS PARTS
United States, Animation, Alisa Stern, 2019, 3 min.
No dialogue
Wondrous creatures bop, slither, and shake to the beat of the forest in this silly sylvan symphony.
THE YOGI WALRUS
United Kingdom, Animation, Daleya Marohn, 2019, 4 min.
English
Little Emi craves ice cream and always wants more. Learning to savor is the cherry on top.
UMBRELLAS
France, Spain, Animation, Jose Prats & Alvaro Robles, 2020, 12 min.
No dialogue
Safe and dry, Kyna has her dad’s love and protection to carry her through...until her dog Nana needs a rescue.
