Film | Kids
Adventure Friends
Virtual
RUN TIME: 60min
Single program -$5; $10; $15; $20/ Festival pass- $30, 45, 60. Tickets are pay-what-you-wish
Performance dates are highlighted in white.
In partnership with Melbourne International Animation Festival
Imagination and unexpected friendships are the best ingredients to stir up adventure in these animated shorts from around the world. This program includes films from France, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
On-sale dates for the in person program and the virtual program are separate. If you would like to attend the program in person and receive virtual access, you will need to buy two separate tickets. For additional questions or clarifications please contact info@bam.org.
The in person program concluded on Feb 6.
In compliance with New York City’s vaccine mandate for indoor entertainment, all visitors ages 5+ and staff are required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. Children under the age of 5 will not be permitted to the event. Please visit BAM’s safety protocol page for the most up-to-date information.
Dir. Benjamin Round, 2min
New Zealand
New Zealand children’s band FleaBITE celebrates their 10 year anniversary with a sweet, animated video of a classic. Mee-Meep… Mee-Meep, Mee Mee Meep Meeeeeeee…
Dir. Moesha Kellaway, 2min
UK
In English
A simple but enchanting look at the world through the eyes of an 8-year-old, after all the silly adult stuff has been taken out.
Dir. Lucas Moreira, 5min
Portugal
Nonverbal
A young boy chases his inspiration, trying hard to catch the ultimate prize: his very own original idea.
Dir. Jihyeon Bae, 6min
US
Nonverbal
It’s a great big universe, so there has to be a friend out there somewhere.
Dir. Franka Sachse, 7min
Germany
Nonverbal
Anybody can be friends with anybody if they put their minds to it.
Dir. Uli Seis, 2min
Germany
Nonverbal
There’s a very happy party on the roof, and Master Painter Ranksy knows the best way to get up there.
Dirs. Nicolas Bianco-Levrin & Julie Rembauville, 6min
France
Nonverbal
Bored with his little cage, Kiki La Plume makes a break for it one day when the door is left open. There’s only one small problem…
Dir. Evgenia Ischik, 2min
Russia
Nonverbal
This cat has all the right moves—it just makes them in all the wrong places!
Dir. Vasilisa Tikunova, 3min
Russia
Nonverbal
A lamb named Walter desperately wants to become a free and beautiful cloud, but nothing is ever as easy as it seems.
Dirs. Ines Bernard-Espina, Melody Boulissiere, Clemetine Campos, 6min
France
In English
Patouille and his friend Momo help each other see just how amazing everything in nature really is if you look closely enough.
Dir. Michelle Yun-Jeong, 2min
US
Nonverbal
Flour, eggs, and sugar… today that’s all you’re going to need to make a sweet little animated film in your own kitchen.
Dirs. Melodie Leger-Rimbert, Kevin Hamimi, Yu Liu, Anjun Zou, 6min
France
Nonverbal
If you’re a tiny drop of water in the middle of a hot, dry desert, you need to be fairly clever about how you spend your day.
Dirs. Jaehyeon Cha, Byeong Hyeoh Hwang, 9min
South Korea
Nonverbal
Will is a super smart kid who comes up with an amazing invention to help cure Norman the dog’s color-blindness.
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The young protagonists of these thought-provoking films ask big questions, make big choices, and even teach the grown-ups a thing or two.
Turn up the joy with this lively and vibrant mix of animated shorts, in which characters experience an array of delightful adventures.