Film & Animation, June Releases, KIDS FIRST!
Mr Moore’s Gift Film & Animation – 15 min It’s almost Christmas in modern day NYC, and Maggie wants to hear her favorite poem, Twas a Night Before Christmas. But how did this poem come to be written? And who was Clement Clark Moore? Settling...
KIDS FIRST!, May Releases, People
Color of Autumn People – 15 min Narrative short film Color of Autumn depicts a precocious eight-year-old Black girl who lives with her hardworking parents and her adoring, wise grandmother in a quaint house on the Southside of Chicago. Nestled within her...
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Family Ties Film & Animation – 11 min After almost two years indoors due the pandemic, a father, Andrew, takes his tech-addicted son, Nicky, on an overnight hike to reconnect. But Andrew’s eagerness to disconnect Nicky from technology backfires when they get...
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The Friend Film & Animation – 14 min 12-year-old introvert Charlie finds herself mercilessly teased by her dorm mates at boarding school. Sleep-deprived and lonely, with nowhere to escape to, Charlie conjures up an imaginary friend who provides her with...
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Boy Film & Animation – 20 min When a young boy struggling with loss is picked on by the school bully, he struggles between contemplating suicide or listening to an otherworldly voice that starts to speak to him. DIRECTORAngel ConstantinouSCREENWRITERAngel...
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A Glimpse of Hope Film & Animation – 5 min A Glimpse of Hope is a heartfelt documentary depicting the struggles of a Ukrainian couple victimized by the Russia-Ukraine war, highlighting the resilience of ordinary people amid unimaginable loss. Through...
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Lia IRL Film & Animation – 14 min Young boy with learning difficulties befriends a voice-activated AI assistant that unknowingly prepares him for the real challenges of life. DIRECTORMilda BaginskaitėPRODUCERDiva RodriguezSCREENWRITERMilda Baginskaitė...
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Bold Film & Animation – 3 min A group of women with seemingly nothing in common, less their prison ward, engages with each other in an unusual way – throwing and catching juggling balls in the air. While the guard attempts to stay out, she can’t help but...
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Eternal Illusion Film & Animation – 2 min This short film offers a 3D zoetrope that was created by director Daniel Gomez Sancho after the death of a loved one with the intent to address fear as part of the mourning process, based on his personal experience....
Film & Animation, KIDS FIRST!
Aikane Film & Animation – 14 min A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man. DIRECTORS Daniel Sousa...
