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CHILDISH FILMS
Childish Films is a program of children's cinema for ages 3 and up. Presented by Deb Girdwood and Isabelle Harder, children's film curators for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, each screening features a pre-show activity and educational intro for children's film fans. Whole Foods Market will provide complimentary healthy snacks. Admission is free with open seating to the public. Programs are held at the Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.
Refreshment sponsor: Whole Foods Market
Series sponsor: Weston Woods Studio
Media Sponsor: Minnesota Parent
Call 952-847-8107 for more information.
A selection of short children's films playing at festivals around the world, preceded by an Indian dance performance by young members of Ragamala, sponsored by the Children's Theatre Company.
- Hedge Hug, Dan Pinto, U.S., 2007. A lonely hedgehog searches for someone to share Valentine's Day with, but his prickers make things sticky. 5 min.
- Breaking the Mould, directed by Rebecca Manley and Luca Pauli, UK, 2008. A young apple goes out to see the world and then returns to the orchard to plant itself. 1 min.
- Aston’s Stones, Lotta and Uzi Geffenblad, Sweden, 2007. Aston feels sorry for stones, takes them home, and turns them into pets. His parents take them all on a beach vacation. 9 min.
- The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside, Siri Melchior, UK, 2004. A cubism-inspired animated film about a dog who struggles with his "inner cat" on the streets of Paris. 4 min.
- Lost and Found, Studio aka, UK, 2008. An uninvited penguin knocks on a village boy’s door one morning. The boy builds a boat to take him back the South Pole. 24 min.
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Triple Concerto in D Minor, Steely Pictures, Australia, 2007. A young girl dreams of playing the triangle for the orchestra. When she gets her big chance to play that single magical note, serendipity creates perfection. 8 min.
Watch two hilarious slapstick comedies starring Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, preceded by a vaudevillian solo clown performance by 14 year-old Gabriel Cole-Brant from the Mini-Apple Circus
- Number Please?, Hal Roach, 1920. At an amusement park, Harold Lloyd as his "guy in glasses" character competes for a girl's affection with another man. 25 min.
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One Week, Buster Keaton, 1920. Two newlyweds are given a kit to build a house in one week. A rival switches the numbers on the boxes, and Buster Keaton builds a house that's inside out, backwards, and on the wrong side of the tracks. 19 min.