CRAVINGS, animation for kids, directed by Jane Sablow & Carl Edwards (US). “Cravings” chronicles the brief journey of a determined little girl to satisfy her rather surprising desire. With food as the theme, the piece cleverly presents a healthy food choice to children ages 3-8 (and their families) through visual storytelling.

HERE'S HERBIE, short film for kids, directed by Mary Wickliffe (US). Sometimes 'normal' isn't all it's cracked up to be. A discouraged teenager sees new hope in life through a chance encounter on a NY subway with Herbie, a mentally disabled man whose joyful outlook is contagious. This is a film about escape, connection and the unexpected events that keep life fresh with possibilities.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF YELLOW WOMAN, short film for kids, directed by Camille Manybeads Tso (US). A thirteen year old Navajo girl finds her own strengths through making a documentary about her Grandmother and their ancestral history. She imagines what it would be like to be her Great-Great-Great-Grandmother, Yellow Woman, who lived through the Navajo Long Walk of 1864 - 1868.

KUNUGI TREE, music video for kids, directed by Carolyn Downie (US). Using graphic storytelling and simple animation, this piece illustrates language, philosophical concepts and activities in an original song about a mythological oak tree in Japan. This fundamental narrative is interpreted and developed as a metaphor for the spiritual journey that unfolds.

LUNCH, animation for kids, directed by Irina Golina-Sagatelian (Israel). Vlad is a lonely 40 year-old man. He wants to eat his lunch in peace and quiet, but someone drops a small cat near his door, and that disturbs Vlad's idyll.

MASHED, animation for kids, directed by Adam Fisher (US). Doomed to sit at the dinner table until his plate is clean, little Trevor reaches to the depths of his imagination to overcome the dreaded potato monster and his evil minions.

POI DOGS, short film for kids, directed by Joel Moffett (US). Poi Dogs is the story of two local Hawaiian teenagers who take a small step towards lsove by moving beyond their desires to act cool, and find common ground by overcoming their pride and accepting each other.

PRICKLY PEAR, short film for kids, directed by Marco Gozzo (US). A young Sicilian boy, while walking in the countryside, arrives at the home of the village “crazy” man, but this encounter will bring the boy a new perspective on life and on his own perceptions.

THE SUNSHINE GIRL, feature film for kids, directed by Nicole K. Perry (US). We experience the lonely, yet richly imaginative, world of a girl who is allergic to sunlight, as she befriends her equal and her opposite.