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Film Program for Children and Teens
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Image: Still from Pingu Goes Fishing, Otmar Gutmann, 1986Image: Still from Azur and Asmar, Michel Ocelot, 2006/2008Image: Still from Canary Beat, Jurgen Haas, 2006Image: Still from Pingu Goes Fishing, Otmar Gutmann, 1986

With an exciting selection of recently produced foreign and domestic films, the Film Program for Children and Teens offers innovative programming, enhances visitor enjoyment of the Gallery’s collections and exhibitions, and fosters an understanding of film as an art form. A variety of films—including animation, live action, and classics—is selected to appeal to both youth and adult audiences. Age recommendations assist parents in selecting the most emotionally and intellectually stimulating films for their children. Feature films are in English unless otherwise noted.

All film programs are shown in the East Building Auditorium unless otherwise noted. No registration is required. Programs are free and subject to change without notice. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-seated basis. Groups are welcome. For up-to-date information on the current month's films, please call (202) 789-3030.

You may also be interested in Family Activities, Teen Programs, and the Children's Audio Tour.

Made possible in part by the generosity of the Prince Charitable Trusts

Upcoming Films
Wintry Mix
February 2 at 10:30AM
February 3 at 11:30AM

(ages 5 and up) Join us for heart-warming animated shorts celebrating winter's frosty fun. The Gruffalo's Child (Uwe Heidschötter and Johannes Weiland, U.K./Germany, 2011), the sequel to the award-winning 2009 film The Gruffalo, turns the tables as a young Gruffalo heads into the wintry woods in search of a big, bad mouse. The Snowy Day (Weston Woods, 2005, US) based on the 1963 Caldecott Medal–winning book by Ezra Jack Keats, will be shown with Carrot on the Beach (Pärtel Tall, Estonia, 2008), Spoken Arts' adaptation of Jan Brett's book The Mitten, Spot and Splodge in a Snowstorm (Uzi and Lotta Geffenblad, Sweden, 2008), and The Girl and the Fox (Tyler J. Kupferer, US, 2011).  Approximately 60 minutes.

Cinderella Moon
March 16 at 10:30AM
March 17 at 11:30AM

(ages 10 and up) Inspired by an eighth-century Chinese fable, Cinderella Moon tells the story of Mei Mei, a beautiful and talented young potter, who lives a quiet life in the mountains. Nearly ten years after her mother died in childbirth with a younger sibling, Mei Mei suffers another tragic loss when her father is swept into a river. Eager to be rid of her, Mei Mei's stepmother engages a matchmaker to sell Mei Mei into marriage, while her own daughter, Big Sister, attends the Full Moon Dance–an important rite of passage. Meanwhile, the region's young king is on a quest to balance the sun and moon, which have become strangely out of sync. The kingdom anxiously awaits a resolution and holds onto the hope that harmony can be restored. How will Mei Mei play a role in this? Filmed primarily in Yunnan province, China, Cinderella Moon features visually stunning cinematography and costumes. (Richard Bowen, China, 2010, 96 minutes) English language version. Shown in collaboration with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital.

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