Spanish language short films for ages 8+!
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.
New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) Viva Kid Flicks celebrates the best Spanish-language short films from around the globe.
The brilliant Spanish-language tales in Viva Kid Flicks, with a range of kids’ perspectives, speak volumes in any tongue. NYICFF jury-award winner 3Feet kicks things off in style with Gonzalo, who tries his hilarious best to keep things clean to stay in the game; then orbit around Ailín and her mom, who work through love and challenges in the charming stop motion Ailin on the Moon. And see things grow curiouser and curiouser in a moving take on magical realism in the gorgeously filmed tale The Size of Things.
Films in this lineup:
11:40
Argentina, Live Action, Claudia Ruiz; 2018, 12 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
When Damián gets a watch for his birthday, he and his little brother Matias can’t stop checking it, anxiously waiting for 11:40 to arrive.
3FEET
3PIES
Colombia, Live Action, Giselle Geney; 2018, 14 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Get your (soccer) kicks on the way to school with Gonzalo as he hilariously tries his very best to keep things clean and stay in the game.
AILÍN ON THE MOON
Argentina, Animation, Claudia Ruiz; 2018, 5 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
A mother and daughter’s love is orbited by joys and challenges.
DOZE
DUERMEVELA
Colombia, Live Action, Alfonso Acosta; 2019, 7 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Growing up is never easy, especially since Daniel must navigate some of it alone—until support turns up in an unexpected form.
MY BROTHER LUCA
Mexico, Animation, Carlos Algara & Catalina Serna; 2019, 9 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
When an imaginative little girl discovers that her brother might have superpowers, she sets out on a quest to make sure everyone else sees him as she does.
THE SIZE OF THINGS
EL TAMAÑO DE LAS COSAS
Colombia, Live Action, Carlos Felipe Montoya; 2019, 12 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Diego and his dad live a life of simple means in the forest, so when Diego comes across an unexpected find, its magnitude grows curiouser and curiouser .
LESSONS LEARNT BY THE SEA
Cuba, Documentary, Néstor Kim Enríquez; 2018, 5 min.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Eleven-year-old Alejandro surfs off the coast of Havana every afternoon, learning lessons of resilience from the ultimate teacher, the sea.
