NYICFF Kid Flicks

NYICFF Kid Flicks celebrates the best Spanish-language short films from around the globe.

Complete Program:

11:40

Argentina

Live Action, Claudia Ruiz, 2018, 12 min.

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.

3pies (3feet)

Colombia

Live Action, Giselle Geney, 2018, 14 min.

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.

Ailin en la luna (Ailín on the Moon)

Argentina

Animation, Claudia Ruiz, 2018, 5 min.

A mother and daughter’s love is orbited by joys and challenges.

Duermevela (Doze)

Colombia

Ficción, Alfonso Acosta, 2019, 7 min.

Growing up is never easy, especially since Daniel must navigate some of it alone—until support turns up in an unexpected form.

Mi hermano Luca (My Brother Luca)

Mexico

Animation, Carlos Algara & Catalina Serna, 2019, 9 min.

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.

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.

Eleven-year-old Alejandro surfs off the coast of Havana every afternoon, learning lessons of resilience from the ultimate teacher, the sea.