Big Kid Flicks Age 8+ (New York International Children's Film Festival)
$8 per person, plus cost of Museum admission.
KID FLICKS 2026
Take in the audience favorite and award-winning films from the latest edition of New York International Children’s Film Festival! These amazing short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small.
With animation, live action, and documentary shorts, Kid Flicks programs offer a chance to explore new frontiers from around the world, across the street, and the ever-expanding boundaries of our own perspectives. So grab your family, some popcorn, and let’s start the show!
BIG KID FLICKS
(Runtime: 61 min.)
Deep and daring films for ages 8+
In English or with English subtitles
Big Kid Flicks is full of challenges big and small. With obstacles like training for the paralympics and selling ties across the countryside, this program is full of vibrancy and adventure.
Complete Lineup:
The Drifting Guitar
Une guitare à la mer
France, Switzerland
Live Action, Sophie Roze, 2024, 31 min.
In French and Spanish with English subtitles
A tie-selling weasel roams the countryside and decides to take a chance in the forest thanks to the unconditional help of a hedgehog.
The Refusers
De Afvalligen
The Netherlands
Animation, Wiep Teeuwisse, 2024, 3 min.
In Dutch with English subtitles
A mattress laments. An old paper dances.
Swimming with Butterflies
United States
Live Action Documentary, Karl Stelter, 2024, 8 min.
In English
After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares what’s bringing her back to the pool—and bringing hope to the next generation.
Tremolo
Germany
Live Action, Leonard Mink, 2024, 21 min.
In German with English subtitles
A deaf boy and his father must find common language after a long time apart.
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival