Season 2 Past Screenings
Song of the Sea (Amhrán na Mara)
Ireland/Belgium/Denmark, 2014 (94 minutes)
January 27th 2017
A young Irish girl finds out she harbors an ancient secret. In this adventure tale of self-discovery, follow Saoirse (SEER-shuh) on her quest to regain her coat in a race against time in this fairy tale of the ages.
Boy and the World (El Menino E El Mundo)
Brazil, 2013 (95 minutes)
February 24th 2017
In a world full of kaleidoscopic colors and lively music, young boy Cuca discovers the wonders and horrors of modernity in this synaesthetic yet wistful coming of age tale.
Ernest and Celestine (Ernest Et Célestine)
France, 2012 (81 minutes)
March 31st 2017
Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. When young mouse Celestine nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour Ernest, the two form an unlikely bond. But it isn’t long before their friendship is put on trial by their respective bear-fearing and mice-eating communities...
My Neighbors the Yamadas (Hôhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun)
Japan, 1999 (104 minutes)
April 28th 2017
This multi-generational masterpiece is a light-hearted take on the joys (and hardships) of familial life. The Yamadas are a colorful ensemble of familiar faces that recount various exploits from their journey down the road called life in this quaint yet highly relatable flight-of-fancy.
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