Shorts Program: Worldwide Wonders

Part of the 11th Annual BAMkids Film Festival

Sat, Feb 28 & Sun, Mar 1 at 3pm
Ages 5—8
(73min)

There's magic in the air if you just know where to look. Watch in wide-eyed wonder as an alien visits Earth for Christmas, tree elves paint the forest, and a princess fools our expectations. Plus Q&As with filmmakers after the screenings!


Alien for Christmas
NY Premiere!
A young boy asks Santa for a very peculiar Christmas present: an alien from outer space! Will Old St. Nick be able to deliver the gift on time?
In English.
(Animation, US, Dir. Dave Pryor, 2007, 3min)

Don't Let It Unravel
The world—so carefully knitted together—has begun to unravel in this environmentally conscious short.
No dialogue.
(Animation, UK, Dir. Sarah Cox, 2007, 2min)

Tree Elves
NY Premiere!
The elves of the forest welcome the new season and celebrate the wonders of nature in this visual treat, rendered with rousing music performed by the Russian Royal Cinema Symphony.
No dialogue.
(Animation, China/Russian Federation/US, Dir. Jeffrey Nodelman, 2008, 7min)

Ruby Who?
A little girl discovers her true identity through a kaleidoscope of color and imagination.
In English.
(Live Action, Australia, Dir. Hailey Bartholomew, 2007, 6min)

Things You Think: Love
This animated film presents a children's perspective on what love means to them.
In Danish with English subtitles.*
(Animation, Denmark/Germany/Ireland, Dir. Karstan Kiilerich, 2007, 5min)

A Princess Tale
NY Premiere!
A girl lets her imagination run wild after reading a fairy tale and builds her own treehouse castle to rule as princess.
No dialogue.
(Animation, Norway, Dir. Sidsel Lindhagen, 2008, 9min)

Dear Fatty
Fatty the hamster receives a letter from home while traveling around the world meeting other animals and having fun adventures.
In English.
(Animation, US, Dir. Hsin-I Tseng, 2008, 7min)

Panic Painter
A curious boy and his affable father spend the day at an art museum, enjoying famous works of art.
In Swedish with English subtitles.*
(Animation, Sweden, Dir. Johan Hagelback, 2007, 9min)

The New Species
NY Premiere!
Two brave little bugs must find a way to save their parents from a very curious entomologist.
No dialogue.
(Animation, Latvia, Dir. Evalds Lacis, 2008, 9min)

Butterflies
Nervous for show-and-tell, Patrick heads to the school nurse who diagnoses him easily: he has butterflies in his stomach!
In English.
(Live Action, US, Dir. Andy Bailey, 2008, 16min)


*Subtitles read aloud by actors!