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.

Kid Flicks Two Program

• Comic Escape (United States, Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min., English) - A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.
• Frank & Emmet (United States, Live Action, Carlos F. Puertolas, 2021, 12 min., English) - Frank and Emmet are two life-long friends and show business partners who, after weeks of drifting apart, sit together to address head-on the one thing they’ve never talked about: one of them is a puppet.
• How I Got My Wrinkles (France, Animation, Claude Delafosse, 2022, 12 min., In French with English subtitles) - Stop motion can’t stop time in this charming live-action and animated reflection on life, art, film, family, and all that makes the world go round.
• Mitch-Match #6 (Hungary, Animation, Géza M Tóth, 2020, 2 min., No dialogue) - A blue-headed matchstick is the spark that sets a playful journey in motion with wild and imaginative adventures.
• Salvador Dali (Kyrgyzstan, Live Action, Eldiar Madakim, 2021, 19 min., In Kirghiz with English subtitles) - Every day, little Orozbek has to walk long distances and a river crossing to get to school—because that’s where he can get closer to his dream.
• Sanctuary (Czech Republic, Animation, Eva Matějovičová; 2021, 5 min., In Slovak with English subtitles) - With a mindful animal rescuer, an ideal match is never far: even French Bulldogs on wheels and skittish puppies can all find their perfect human companions.
• Warmth (United States, Animation, Nathania Zaini, 2021, 3 min., English) - Tender and observant, Warmth depicts the daily encounters of a passerby and a stranger without a home.