OPENING NIGHT IS THIS FRIDAY!
We're only a few days away from Opening Night—but there's plenty of time to plan your weekend and get your tickets. As always, this year's lineup includes a diverse range of stories, viewpoints, and styles. Here's a look at some of our 25th Anniversary Festival highlights.
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OPENING NIGHT: OINK
Recommended ages 7+
Fabulously bespectacled nine-year-old Babs has the perfect life in the Netherlands, with parents who see to it that she has a lovely home and only the healthiest vegetarian meals on her plate. But what she really, really wants is a dog to call her own. So when Babs' grandfather, an American with a curiously rootin tootin' cowboy accent, suddenly appears on the scene, he just may be the key to her perfect pet. Instead, he finds Oink, a lovable if constantly, er, digesting, pig. MORE
Q&A WITH DIRECTOR MASCHA HALBERSTAD AND PRODUCER MARLEEN SLOT FOLLOWING OPENING NIGHT SCREENING!
presented with support from Dutch Culture USA and Flanders House NY
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SWOP
Recommended ages 7+
Don't miss the world premiere of the latest from NYICFF Award-winnners Job, Joris, and Marieke! This new series follows three wacky friends Sef, Wesley, and Marjory. One day, they discover an abandoned washing machine with mysterious powers: it lets you swap heads with someone else! MORE
Presented with support from Dutch Culture USA
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ZERO GRAVITY
Recommended ages 8+
Think your assignments are hard? Imagine if your work was checked in space—by astronauts! That's the case for the real students of the ISS Finals Tournament who are tasked with creating code for satellites aboard the International Space Station. Zero Gravity follows three middle school innovators and their first-time coach as they learn to navigate the complexities of NASA technology and life as a pre-teen. MORE
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OPENING NIGHT: WHERE IS ANNE FRANK
Recommended ages 9+
Kitty is the most famous imaginary friend in history, created in the ink-filled pages of Anne Frank's diary. When she suddenly materializes in the near future as a fully-fledged girl, she can neither find her friend nor understand why her home is now a tourist attraction. Aided by a resourceful pickpocket, a group of young refugees, and modern jeans and sneakers, Kitty sets out to solve the mystery. Her search takes her on a journey criss-crossing through war-era Germany and contemporary Amsterdam, where she constantly and puzzlingly finds Anne's name on everything from streets and bridges to schools and hospitals. But Kitty can't shake the feeling that her friend's true legacy is being overlooked. TRAILER | MORE
presented with support from Dutch Culture USA, Flanders House NY, and Unifrance
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I AM WHAT I AM
Recommended ages 9+
Prepare yourself for the hallmarks of all the classic genres: I Am What I Am is a buddy film, a road movie, an underdog heartstring-puller, and even a little bit of a romcom. Follow our hero Gyun and his buddies as they traverse the enormity of the vast Chinese countryside as their own ragtag Lion Dance troupe. TRAILER | MORE
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OPENING SPOTLIGHT: GAGARINE
Recommended ages 13+
From the heights of his apartment, Yuri dreams of becoming an astronaut. On the ground, he utilizes his engineering know-how to keep his home, Gagarine Towers, humming. So when plans to demolish his home are leaked, he transforms the building into his very own "starship." TRAILER | MORE
presented with support from Unifrance
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