These live action films tell the stories of kids who are learning how to spread their wings. Along the way, they have adventures, test their courage and make decisions they have to stick with. Join them, and you’ll wander a city’s unfamiliar streets, leap past your birthday, turn a hospital room into luxurious digs and even help the moon get back to the sky.
Featuring 6 short films from around the world including:
The Dive
(Delphine Le Courtois, France, 2013, 9:51 min) Mostly nonverbal, some French with English subtitles.
A boy stands on a high dive, about to step into the unknown. Is he ready to fly?
Little Moon Lost
(Jennifer Treuting, USA, 2011, 5:41 min) Nonverbal.
The moon fell out of the sky. Can a boy help it get back home before night falls?
Sprout
(Ga-eun Yoon, Korea, 2013, 20 min) In Korean with English subtitles.
A family is preparing for their grandfather’s ancestral offering but they’ve forgotten sprouts. Young Bory goes out to buy some. This is her first time alone in the city.
Notes for parents: One film (The Girl and the Gondola) has a single instance of mild coarse language. In another film (Sprout), a child accidentally takes a few sips of rice wine.
Produced by the Northwest Film Forum, the Children's Film Festival Seattle runs from January 22 - February 7, celebrating the best and brightest in international cinema for children, featuring live performances, animation, features, shorts and hands-on education workshops, all crafted with care for the next generation of movie lovers. For more information visit:
