Belly Flop
Dir. Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon — 2018 — South Africa — Animation — 5 min
One girl is determined to make a very big splash, but will she have the buoyant courage to pull it off?
From the New York International Children’s Film Festival comes this delightful hour of short films from around the world. Recommended for ages 3-7.
Small Spark
Dir. Nicolas Bianco-Levrin — 2019 — France — Animation — 4 min
You’ve heard of night owls and bookworms? Well both perfectly describe this mouse, who must find a way to continue his exciting bedtime reading when it’s lights out.
Kuap
Dir. Nils Hedinger — 2018 — Switzerland — Animation — 7 min
If you’ve ever been the youngest of the group, you’ll sympathize with the little tadpole who always falls a tad behind in the charming Kuap.
Pig on the Hill
Dir. Jamy Wheless & John Helms — USA — 2017 — Animation — 6 min
Pig may be up high, but his nimble new neighbor, Duck, shows how the most important spot of all is one next to friends.
Pen License
Dir. Olivia Peniston-Bird — Australia — 2018 — Documentary — 9 min
Brushing up on penmanship is the name of the game if you want to graduate from pencils.
6:1
Dir. Sergei Ryabov — Russia — 2018 — Animation — 3 min
Checkers may seem a game of child’s play, but can a losing cat nab a comeback?
Flipped
Dir. Hend Esmat & Lamiaa Diab — UK — 2018 — Animation — 5 min
Little ones are in charge and grown-ups get to play when the hilarious Flipped reworks the script.
Mi Abuelita
Dir. Giselle Pérez — Guatemala — 2018 — Animation — 2 min
Like everything Abuelita does, her tamales are filled with love, especially when her granddaughter gets to help out in the kitchen.
Preschool Poets
Dir. Nancy Kangas & Josh Kun — USA — 2018 — Animation — 2 min
Samuel serves up some poetic proclamations about life, as definitively drawn from the three-foot perspective.
Brooklyn Breeze
Dir. Alex Budovsky — Colombia — 2017 — Animation — 4 min
NYC’s biggest borough gets the Busby Berkeley treatment in this charmingly upbeat ode to industrial Brooklyn that will have you tapping your steel-capped toes!
Raccoon & the Light
Dir. Hanna Kim — USA — 2018 — Animation — 4 min
Nighttime is a breeze for a nocturnal creature, but a spotlight shines in more ways than one in this Student Academy Award-Winner.
