Kid Flicks features a selection of unique films presented by the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Featuring a range of stories that include live-action, animation, and documentary films displaying different styles of filmmaking from around the world, this lively collection of films reflects NYICFF’s commitment to storytelling and diversity and is sure to spark meaningful conversations.

¡Hola Cine! delivers the best Latinx stories from around the world, and not just in Spanish, but also English, and even Portuguese, celebrating the many Latinx cultures, histories, identities and languages.

¡Hola Cine! Program

• Alma Y Paz (United States, Live Action, Cris Gris, 2021, 14 min., In Spanish with English Subtitles) - Sisters Alma and Paz have to consider parting with their childhood home. While the decision seems clearer for city-dwelling Paz, for younger Alma, their place in the Mexican countryside is full of memories hard to leave behind.
• Burros (United States, Live Action, Jefferson Stein, 2021, 14 min., In English and Spanish and O’odham with English subtitles) - In southern Arizona, on the Tohono O’odham Nation, a young Indigenous girl meets a girl her age from across the border who has been separated from her dad.
• I'm a Vampire (Mexico, Live Action, Sofia Garza-Barba, 2020, 15 min., In Spanish with English subtitles) - In and amongst the confusion created by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, 8 year-old Jackie believes she is turning into a vampire.
• My Grandma Mathilde (Mexico, Animation, Miguel Anaya Borja, 2021, 10 min., No dialogue) - With a keen eye for art and a soft-spot for all creatures, Maria’s easily distracted in the eyes of her more practical grandmother. But their relationship shifts when Maria’s grandmother remembers a secret from her own childhood.
• My Name is Maalum (Brazil, Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min., In Portuguese with English subtitles) - Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.
• Our Lady Lupe (United States, Live Action, Dominique Nieves, 2021, 15 min., In English and Spanish with English subtitles) - Chico’s luck might be a Lady Lupe in mechanic’s coveralls when he looks for a way to help out his mom, in this magical realist short about the power of family and the magic of Lotería.