Film
Sesame Slam
- 2PM
Sesame Slam: A Retrospective on Sesame Street Animations
A look back at Sesame classics paired with modern cartoons from the iconic educational program, including Ladybugs’ Picnic, an animated song highlighting the joys and sorrows of twelve ladybugs gathered for a picnic; and Pinball Number Count, a collective title referring to 11 one-minute animated segments following the journey of a pinball through a rather fanciful pinball machine, featuring a funky soundtrack provided by The Pointer Sisters.
Additional highlights include:
Bumble Ardy # 9, dirs. Jim Henson & Maurice Sendak
Lost Boy Remembers Way Home, dir. Imagination, Inc.
Sneezing Song, dir. Paul Fierlinger
Cat’s Can, dir. Daniel Haskett
Beginning, Middle and End Song with Books, dir. Sally Cruikshank
Luxo Jr. Light and Heavy, dirs. John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton
Big/Small Octopus on Your Head, dir. Mo Willems
Noodles & Nedd, dir. John R. Dilworth
12 Little Chicks Song, dir. Mari Jaye Blanchard
Ukelele, dirs. Jeremy Galante & David Cowles
with Kim Wright, Joey Ahlbum, Jeremy Galante, David Cowles, and Mari Jaye Blanchard
This screening will feature a Q&A with Sesame Workshop Film Producer Kim Wright and animators Joey Ahlbum, Jeremy Galante, David Cowles, and Mari Jaye Blanchard.