A Day at the Zoo
Bret Kerven
In this short comedy, a woman takes her baby to the park, but all the people she encounters are such animals.
(1:24) (USA)
A Night at the Movies
Michael Paraskevas
A night at the movies isn't always what it appears, especially with puppets. (3:30) (USA)
A.D.D. or Me
Richard Memminger
Richard, a teen boy, seeks to unlock the mystery of his unmotivated behavior and the possible diagnosis behind it. (11:00) (USA)
Adina's Deck
Debbie Heimowitz
Three tech-savvy 8th-grade girls try to help their friend who's been cyber bullied. (27:00) (USA)
American Dream
Joseph Mann
When selling lemonade fails to solve her family's financial woes, young Laura decides to use the cover of a school field trip to generate income by pulling off a heist. Probably not a good idea. (16:05) (USA)
Angels Die in the Soil
Babak Amini
An Iraqi-Kurdish girl seeks to help an American soldier in trouble. (30:00) (Iran)
Angels With Dirty Spaces
Lisa Sanow
Great art starts early. A (very) short portrait of a burgeoning filmmaker. (1:15) (USA)
Anita's Africa
Beverley Reid
A 10-year-old girl takes us on a lively tour of her Ugandan village. (14:10) (Canada/Africa)
Arjuna
Arjun Rihan
A young archer faces his first test. (2:42) (USA)
Backyard Battle Monsters
Aaron Antaloczy
In the game of Backyard Battle Monsters, the creatures actually come to life. (3:20) (USA)
Begleiter
Dan Margules
Happy, an orphaned dog in search of a new master, thinks he has found just that before an intruder spoils the party. To retrieve happiness, Happy becomes more human that most dogs dare. (27:00) (USA)
Believe
Wendy Skinner
The tooth fairy, missing candy and poise class all play a part in Isabel's eventful summer. (29:10) (USA)
Born to Win
Trey Hock
When Gretchen, an awkward high school student, takes her rival's outfit, everything changes and she must choose between the lure of popularity and who she really is. (15:00) (USA)
Buddyz: On the Move
Asi Mathaba
A group of South African youth help their friend Zinhle, who was born HIV-positive and is now an orphan. (12:00) (South Africa)
Cake
Jennifer Arzt
When orphan Katie overhears that her best friend will soon meet his new parents, she attempts to make him un-adoptable. (8:30) (USA)
Capture Claus
Chris McInroy
Grab Christmas by the beard. (13:00) (USA)
Chords
Sara Wolkowitz
When a pair of adolescent girls end their friendship over a boy, one of them learns that the things we love the most are the things we lose the easiest. (22:00) (USA)
Colours
Lee Chee Tian
A little girl is colorblind but finds magic in the world around her. (9:00) (Singapore)
Common Thread
Akira Thompson
A young boy travels from his village to a large city market. While there he discovers a world he didn't know. (7:14) (USA)
Cracks
Micah Baskir
Cracks on the sidewalk. Can you step on them or not? (2:35) (USA)
Dan, Tom & Ray
Doug Mueller
The director's film portrait of his uncle, father and grandfather working together on an excavation project. (4:00) (USA)
Dig
Gena Shaw
Misunderstood by her parents, quirky, 9-year-old Charlie White acts out in a way that at first seems defiant but ultimately changes her parents' perspective of their daughter. (11:00) (USA)
El Largo Viaje De Regreso
Kamillah Aklaff
Kamillah, an American teenage girl, travels to Cali, Colombia to explore the poverty, civil war and turmoil in her mother's homeland. (7:50) (USA)
Feed the Starter
Sarah Klein
Baking bread in a wood-fired oven and some good music means a great time. (2:18) (USA)
First Date
Brooke Palmieri/Zac Weathers
A teen is getting ready for his first date when a comic obstacle threatens to ruin all. (4:02) (USA)
Flutterby
Cynthia Pepper
Live butterflies and nine dancers work together in harmony. (5:00) (USA)
Free Parking
Laura Jean Kronin
Five-year-old Shannon gets a lesson in capitalism when older sister Janet turns their blackberry picking chores into a Monopoly game. (9:00) (USA)
God on the Horizon
Lena Voudouri
Based on a script disabled children wrote, in which they portray one another, through the eyes of their friends. (27:50) (Greece)
Good Morning
Christopher W. Listak
There's no time for childhood. Time is money, and Jack needs to realize that - at least that's what his father thinks. (4:00) (USA)
Hard Rubbish
Adam Lemmey
An 11-year-old girl decides to throw out her embarrassing family with the hard rubbish. (11:00) (Australia)
Heart of A Soul Surfer
Becky Baumgartner
An everyday teenager from an isolated island becomes a beacon of hope for a worldwide audience. (20:38) (USA)
Hold the Onions
Jerry MacKay
Ordering lunch has never been so...strange. (7:01) (USA)
Illuminate
Calvin H. Leung
Inner city school kids enroll in creative arts, and unexpected cross-cultural relationships develop. (12:00) (USA)
Janey Mary
Paul Brady
Based on the original short story by Irish author James Plunkett, telling the story of a 5-year-old girl in 1940's Dublin, sent out by her mother into the winter streets to beg for food. (20:00) (Ireland)
Juggling Life
Ben Saltzman
A successful juggling camp in New Jersey teaches kids about discipline and the joyful power of play. (27:30) (USA)
Kick Like A Girl
Jenny Mackenzie
The inspiring story of The Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated third-grade girls soccer team asked to compete in the boys division. (25:30) (USA)
Kristy
Marcia Ong
An 8- year old girl in love with her favorite T-shirt battles with her mother, who wants her to start wearing dresses. (7:14) (USA)
Le Piano Enchante
Annie MacDonald
A girl's magic journey to the silent film era of her great-grandmother. (12:55) (Canada)
Letters for Las Manitas
Mark Angeli
When their favorite local restaurant is threatened by development, a fourth-grade class gets to work, writing letters of protest and advocacy. (9:08) (USA)
Letting Go
Dan Masucci
The time comes when a dad realizes his son is growing up. (3:35) (USA)
Misunderstood Child
Delecta Barnfield
Delceta discloses the turmoil of growing up in a large family, needing some personal space. (10:58) (USA)
Monochrome
Fran Lesia Staasch
A boy and his mother team to cope with a family tragedy. (12:00) (Italy)
My Gift
Sage Drake
A homeless man in a small town finds a lost dog, and together they find a new leash on life. (16:25) (USA)
Natalie at Five O'Clock
Sherry Lou Mills
Fourteen-year-old Natalie sees herself differently than the world sees her, and, well, sometimes you just gotta dance! (4:32) (USA)
New York Minute
Tim O'Grady
One minute in a New York commute contains a collection of lasting impressions. (1:00) (USA)
Nora Breaks Free
Gabriel Renfro
When 16-year-old Nora Cunningham is grounded by her overprotective mom, she runs away from home, and runs into a string of very over the top, wacky characters. (27:00) (USA)
On the Farm
Sarah Klein
The pleasures of farm life in the summer as seen by its residents. (3:20) (USA)
Operation: Fish
Jeff Riley
A goldfish is abducted by a criminal mastermind with nefarious intent, and a Secret Agent is dispatched to rescue it. Utilizing time displacement to manipulate events, the agent attempts to foil the villainous scheme.
(10:29) (USA)
Paul's Opa
Ove Sander
Eight-year old inventor Paul yearns to make his dream come true: He wants to have a grandpa, just like all the other children. So he builds himself one. (20:00) (Germany)
Pieces of Cake
Linda Brieda
A young girl is in search of her father's love, but faces the obstacle of her stepmother's controlling nature. (15:00) (USA)
Rita
Alison Teal Blehert-Koehn
A true story about Alison Teal Blehert-Koehn, raised around the world by her outdoor photographer/yoga teaching/travel guide parents. (5:30) (USA)
Sole Mates
Susan Hebert
Taking a walk solo. A lonesome shoe is in search of love. (1:26) (USA)
Stefan
Stanca Radu
A 10-year-old boy prepares for the role of a lifetime in the school play. (12:51) (Romania)
Tangier Treehouse
David Shadrack Smith/Charlotte Mangin
A group of volunteers help street kids in Morocco build a treehouse, helping them learn the power of teamwork and unity. (56:40) (USA)
The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabian
Nina Hasin
The story of Ventura Fabian, his family, and the craft they practice in their small, rural village nestled in the hills of southern Mexico. (10:00) (USA)
The Next LeBron
Chris Jarvis
A teenager is motivated by watching basketball star LeBron James. (5:14) (USA)
The Night Before Christmas
Carlos Dorsey
On the night before Christmas, a child engages in a cat and mouse game with his father, seeking to open gifts before Christmas morning. (7:08) (USA)
The Urge
Chris Angus
We discover the truth behind the natural urges of a vampire, and realize he is not that different from us. (1:47) (USA)
Three Apples Fall
Alex Dale
Two mysterious pilgrims, with the help of magic apples, teach us the lesson of not judging those we meet by their appearance. One person already knows that lesson and another must learn it the difficult way.
(21:58) (USA)
Timmy, the Bag Boy
Randy Kent
This quirky mixture of live-action and animation tells the story of Timmy, an 8-year-old boy who wears a paper bag on his head (23:00) (USA)
Under There
Jeremy Dylan Lanni
A divine little comedy about the afterdeath. (3:45) (USA)
We See
Tapa Bhowmik
A touching documentary about children's rights, offering a positive vision of the future. (9:44) (USA)
Welcome to the Neighborhood
Scott M. Johnson
A 7-year-old boy moves into an allegedly rough neighborhood, but finds that friends are friends no matter where you are. (11:20) (USA)
What I See When I Close My Eyes
Leslie Hope
This short documentary looks at how several of Phnom Penh's 20,000 street kids are being helped by Friends International. (29:32) (Cambodia)
