Kid Flicks One gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively international lineup of fun. Kick off the festivities with good hygiene and great dubstep in Party Mouth (USA), then let your fur down and hang loose in I Want to Live in the Zoo (Russia). And, even if you get into a tangle, there will be someone to catch and cheer you on with the charming If You Fall (Canada).

With a range of styles and themes, this collection offers clever, thought-provoking short films that are sure to inspire ages 8+ to expand their horizons. Teamwork takes on different stripes when an odd couple of bears are forced to work together in the hilarious stop-motion short POLES APART. The CG-animated wonder GOKUROSAMA bridges cultures and generations by showing us that even in an automated age, a little human touch can still work wonders.

With a passion for the Great Lakes Basin waterways and a strong desire to improve her fishing skills, local filmmaker Ellie Burck set out to interview people who visit wetlands, ponds, rivers and lakes to catch fish. This non-traditional documentary examines ties between people and fish, fish and water and water to everything. In 2015, Ellie and her friends participAted in the Coastline Children’s Film Festival’s Young Filmmakers Competition. She is currently pursuing a filmmaking career in NY.