Mill Valley Film Festival - Children's Film

Bonkers

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:18:43 -0500

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Little Bonnie confronts loss, her “bonkers” mother, and a world into which she doesn't fit using instinct and resiliency, traits she shares with the elephants she adores, as well as her legacy of love.

Boy Who Turned Yellow

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:33:46 -0500

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The makers of The Red Shoes and the Thief of Baghdad turn a hat trick with this 1972 period piece about a boy, aliens, the Tower of London, television waves and the bothersome problem of being turned yellow.

PRECEDED BY: The Thief

Dobrinya and the Dragon

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:25:08 -0500

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A classic Russian fairy tale reimagined with a gleefully modern sensibility. Princess Zabava is kidnapped by the fearsome three-headed dragon, Gorynych, and only the great hero Dobrinya can save her. Visual tricks and slapstick hilarity abound in this animated delight.

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:26:52 -0500

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These short films for little people are dedicated to the joy of discovery by new eyes.You'll enjoy a hand-picked mélange of giraffes, dinosaurs, cats, dogs, fish, ants, lobsters and an entire barnyard.

SHORTS IN PROGRAM: The Brave Cat, Coconut Island, Fence, Fuss, Mess and Scrumble, Happy Day, I Love My Doctor, The Impatient Patient, Invasion of the Space Lobsters, James Marshall's Cinderella, Little Blue, Little Pig Is Flying, Moondance, On the Farm, The Propellerbird, Small Ant Syndrome, There Was the Moon and a Fox , War and Peas

Grown Up

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:27:35 -0500

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Kids can be more grown up than adults at times, and these five different films from five different countries prove it.

SHORTS IN PROGRAM: Ayla, the Tsunami Girl, Big Girl, Chicle, Heavy Metal Jr., I Swear I Saw It: Iara

Hinokio

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:28:43 -0500

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Seeing through the eyes of the robot Hinokio makes it possible for wheelchair bound Satoru to go to school, but school also means bullies and budding romance.

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:29:26 -0500

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A meteorite crashes in the Alps, awakening a frozen Neanderthal boy. Then Bataa and Sophie meet, in a crash of modern and ancient worlds. Sophie risks everything to help Bataa, who can't survive in this time and place.

Lorange, Muffin and Dartanjang

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:31:27 -0500

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Dad, son and grandfather couldn't be happier, particularly at times when everyone else seems at their worst. This cartoon family makes the Simpsons look stiff.

PRECEDED BY: A Fish with a Smile

Midsummer Dream

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:56:40 -0500

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Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a fresh coat of CGI paint in this splashy animated feature from Spain, showcasing a dazzlingly rendered dream world ruled by fairy queen Titania and the fabulously beer-bellied beach bum Oberon.

Move Your World

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:11:38 -0500

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Music, music, music in two great films about the African experience: one where fhree talented teens go to Tanzania, the other in Mali where a griot sings the beautiful tale of a boy searching for the knowledge of life.

PRECEDED BY: Knowledge for Life

Peace Tree

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:45:28 -0500

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World peace may best be left to the children, according to writer-director Mitra Sen's The Peace Tree, which uses the simple act of celebrating all faiths, symbolized by one decorated tree, to break down fear and prejudice.

Pettson and Findus: Pettson's Promise

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:57:58 -0500

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This sweet Swedish series about a farmer and his cat Findus and their easy-going adventures appears in its third episode, where a Christmas promise is made but is fulfilled in a very magical way.

Raining Cats and Frogs

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:14:17 -0500

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Apparently, Noah's ark was no picnic, or so claims this delightful animated film that dares to ask the silly-serious question: Just how long before the animals take over the boat?