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Film | Kids

Imagine That!

 
Ages 3—5
 
On Demand: Feb 4—12
 
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LOCATION:

Virtual

 
RUN TIME: 62min
GENERAL ADMISSION: Single Programs: Pay what you wish: $5, $10, $15, $20
Festival Pass: Pay what you wish: $30, $45, $60
 
 
 
 
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In partnership with Melbourne International Animation Festival

Let your imagination soar with films that transport you into magical rainforests and mysterious gardens. From wondrous places where penguins are looking for new friends to new adventures with teddy bear sidekicks, these creatures are nothing but fun. Featuring films from Australia, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States.

Includes films with English subtitles.

For additional questions or clarifications please contact info@bam.org.

 
Hi (2020)

Dir. Ling Ling Xu, 3min
China
Nonverbal, Animation

 

There are so many ways and so many reasons to smile and say “hi.”

 
Hypnotidoo (2021)

Dir. Matteo Burani, 2min
Italy
In English, Animation

 

A child and his teddy bear must defeat a frightening storm monster which threatens their peaceful place.

 
 
 
Sign Up (2022)

Dir. Philip Watts, 2min
Australia
Nonverbal, Animation

 

Five happy little monsters have the most fun ever following the signs.

 
 
Early Bird (2021)

Dir. Cole Stevenson, 3min
Canada
Nonverbal, Animation

 

A small penguin looks for a friend to play with.

 
 
 
Sum Of Its Parts (2020)

Dir. Alisa Stern, 3min
US
Nonverbal, Animation

 

Somewhere out there is a strange and mysterious forest where creatures bop, slither, and shake to their own beat.

 
 
Blocks (2022)

Dir. Adrian Jaffe, 3min
Germany
Nonverbal, Animation

 

Everything was going great—until one block decides that it’s time to step out of line and move to its own rhythm.

 
 
 
Tacet (2021)

Dir. Zachary Simon, 7min
US
Nonverbal, Animation

 

A farm of instrument animals welcomes a new member, who finds a different way to fit in.

 
 
Meta (2021)

Dir. Antje Heyn, 4min
Germany
Nonverbal, Animation

 

Life is made of lots of different things, but in the end we are all connected one way or another.

 
 
 
Mouse House (2021)

Dir. Timon Leder, 9min
Slovenia
Nonverbal, Animation

 

If you’re a mouse, you want the biggest piece of cheese you’ve ever seen—but be careful what you wish for.

 
 
Swing (2022)

Dir. Ignasi Tarruella, 5min
Spain
Nonverbal, Animation

 

A lonely little wooden robot suddenly has to find a way to connect with a newcomer if he wants to make a new friend.

 
 
 
The Ordinary (2022)

Dir. Rutger van de Wiel, 2min
Netherlands
English, Animation

 

The rainforest is an unimaginably wonderful place. Leaving it the way it has been for thousands of years means saving biodiversity and ourselves in the process.

 
 
Suzie In The Garden (2022)

Dir. Lucie Sunková, 13min
Czech Republic
In English, Animation

 

Suzie is a little girl who goes with her mother and father to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden. Who lives there?

 
 
 
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