66 Third Avenue at East 11th Street
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Here you'll find stories about kids from around the world, including a couple from our own backyard. (Ages 8+)

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Tuck That Shirt In
Directed By: Diane Paragas
2006, 5 min
I.S. 109 in Queens, New York, was considered an at-risk school until Principal Shango Blake began using a mixture of hip-hop and innovative teaching methods to turn the school into a model of success. His efforts reached their culmination with Tuck That Shirt In, a music video written, performed, and produced by the students, staff, and parents of I.S. 109. The video encapsulates the school's transformation and serves as a call to action for other schools and communities.

Mind Me Good Now!
Directed By: Derek Cummings,
Chris Cormier
Canada, 2005, 9 min
Tina and Dalby are two Caribbean children who disobey their mother by straying too far from home. As a result, they encounter a cocoya: an evil spirit that eats little boys. But thanks to Tina's quick thinking, the children are able to outwit the cocoya and return home to mama. Vibrantly animated, Mind Me Good Now! is rooted in a long lineage of Trinidadian storytellers, whose tales have always had a built-in moral compass to guide children.

Vincent
Directed By: Giulio Ricciarelli
Germany, 2005, 14 min
Eight-year-old Vincent is trying to make sense of the world by following the example of the adults around him, but that approach isn't really working out. So, with the help of his companion the turtle, Vincent embarks on a journey that leads him to a simple yet important realization: Adults can't always be trusted. Giulio Ricciarelli's short film is shot from a child's perspective and should delight young audiences.

Big Girl
Directed By: Renuka Jeyapalan
Canada, 2005, 14 min
Much of our childhood is spent either taking tests or putting others through tests. Renuka Jeyapalan delicately explores this notion in her debut short Big Girls. Nine-year-old Josephine is unabashedly resentful of her mother's newfound love life. When her mother hesitantly introduces her new boyfriend to Josephine, she gives him the cold shoulder. A bittersweet battle of wills erupts that is at once heartbreaking and hilarious. Enemies transform into sweethearts in this poignant tale of modern family politics.

Rubber Soles
Directed By: Christine Turner
U.S.A., 2005, 10 min
Unlike the other kids in his corner of Harlem, 11-year-old Francis is a complete mess on the basketball court. He much prefers the solace of his own room, where he can slap on a James Brown record and turn himself into a pint-sized version of the Godfather of Soul. But when Francis falls for a 13-year-old neighborhood basketball star named Regina, he realizes that a new pair of high-tops is more likely to win her heart than his collection of vintage vinyl.

My Radio
Directed By: Mariana Miranda
Mexico, 2005, 8 min
My Radio starts with a little girl and a box of colored chalk. Four lines and a couple of circles later, her imaginary radio is finished. She then tunes in to a fantastic radio station that exists only in her mind, and we are allowed a glimpse into her inner world and the beings that populate it. This charming film, buoyed along by the carefree humor of its little star, is a celebration of the unique fantasy worlds that children so effortlessly create.

Rabbit
Directed By: Jonas Felixon
2006, 15 min
It's the end of summer and 9-year-old Johan is bored. He ought to be working on the old Volvo with his dad, but the old man won't get off of his hammock; Johan, as a result, spends most of his time on his bike playing with his slingshot. One day, Johan accidentally injures a rabbit, which belongs to Anna, a 9-year-old girl who lives close by. He does his best to heal the rabbit's wounds without letting dad or Anna know; he even builds an animal hospital, but eventually he has to own up to his actions...


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Added by badpageturn on May 16, 2006