Family-Friendly Shorts
A selection of animated films, and one live action short. Featuring adventurous mice, slovenly rats, curious foxes and an important message you must see to bee-lieve!
PICCOLO PICCOLO - Marta Gennari
One day, a tiny little mouse wants to take its mind off its little worries so, it decides to climb a very high mountain.
ON THE MAT OUTSIDE MY DOOR (VOR MEINER TÜR AUF EINER MATTE) - Antje Heyn
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. He whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere - loud, pesky, full of life. When the rat suddenly disappears, he realises: it's never been this quiet - or this empty.
SPIRIT OF THE RAIN (SPIORAD NA BÁISTÍ) - Samira Sikder
Spiorad na Báistí’ (Spirit of the Rain) follows the story of Síofra, a young girl who isn’t very fond of the rain until an unexpected journey pulls her to go and explore it. Through her exploration, she uncovers the life, wonder, and quiet beauty the rain brings to the world around her. Síofra learns to embrace the rain, and in the end, realises the rain is not so bad after all.
CITY IN THE FOX - Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen
A curious fox discovers a children’s book about planet Earth and becomes fascinated by the human world of knowledge. But as it devours more books and its imagination expands, the fox finds itself overwhelmed by thoughts it cannot fully understand.
FIRE IN MY POCKET (LÁNGBOGÁR A ZSEBEMBEN) - Janka Feiner
A little boy, bored with building a bed, seeks something more exciting. A mischievous fire creature lures him into a magical mushroom world, where anything is possible and adventure awaits beyond his father’s reach.
ANAGLYPH - Valle Comba
Violet lives in a red, anxious world. She can’t take it anymore, eaten away by so many little things. She feels an invisible haunting presence, jumbling her reality. Violet must learn to see in a new way to understand herself, her mind, her ghosts.
PAINT-OFF - Katrina Martinsone
Short film about artist conflict between a Young and Spontaneous Graffiti girl and an Old-School Traditional Paint guy.
CINEMA RIALTO - Antony Petrou
In a fading village cinema in Cyprus, siblings Aviana and Aenea spend their Sundays with their grandfather Petros, the Rialto’s retired projectionist, who continues to run the weekly matinee despite his failing memory. When they discover a hidden room filled with relics of a forgotten local superhero, Professor Proton, they secretly screen his long-lost film. A lyrical animated short about childhood imagination, generational legacy, and the fragile line between memory, myth, and forgetting.
MEADOW MAGIC - Aoibheann McCann
A group of 7-10 year olds interrupt your daily life with a hugely important news bulletin - we must save our pollinators to save ourselves. Highlighting the ecological benefits of reduced mowing and the creation and management of wildflower meadows for native pollinators, these children are asking us to rescue the bees, moths and hover-flies, and ensure their future.
Recommended Age: 4+
This is a Relaxed Screening, meaning that it is appropriate for young people with sensory sensitivities and their families.
