Film | Kids
Magical Colors
Single Tickets
Northwest Film Forum
These gentle, colorful animated films—filled with curious animals and adventurous kids—are all about singing, growing up, flying high, and celebrating the magic of life, in all its lovely rainbow colors.
This program includes films from China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
Dirs. Christoph Brehme and Loïc Bruyère
Italy/France, animation, 2min
Nonverbal
Bit by bit, a baby chick breaks free of her eggshell, meeting many incredible creatures along the way. When she’s done, she rushes back to tell her mama all about her journey.
Dir. Julia Ocker
Germany, animation, 4min
Nonverbal
When an elephant is a little sad and grumpy, his trunk knows the way to cheer him up.
Dir. Eri Sasaki
Japan, animation, 4min
Nonverbal
A little girl sets out to discover her town and finds a wonderland in pink and yellow hues.
Dir. Ayako Kishi
Japan, animation, 5min
Nonverbal
A boy finds a way to bring his dreams of food, friends, and flight to life.
Dirs. Szilvia Fabók and Tama Mikori
Hungary, animation, 7min
In Hungarian with English subtitles
A little chestnut boy has a great adventure when he sets out in the snow to help his friends, the birds.
Dir. Kolja Saksida
Switzerland, 3min
Nonverbal
Koyaa goes outside to paint with watercolors while Mr. Raven is crafting a cardboard birdhouse. When he grabs his brush the canvas starts folding all by itself—then flying off as a paper airplane. He tries to grab it as it shifts into a jumpy frog, then a ship, and soon a butterfly, until Koyaa realizes he'll need a special plan to outsmart the tricky paper sheet.
Dir. Step C.
China, animation, 5min
In English
Discover a gentle, soothing world where sad can turn to happy if you look at things from all the angles.
Dir. Natalia Malykhina
Norway, animation, 6min
Nonverbal
Teamwork and friendship makes the best birthday cake ever for a little wolf on his special day.
Dir. Nolwenn Roberts
France, animation, 7min
Nonverbal
It takes time and some help from friends for a little mouse to make his dream of flying come true.
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