April 16, 2011, Saturday - Childish Films Shorts Fest! at Central Library

Times: 10:30am

Location: Pohlad Hall, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Childish Films Shorts Fest!
New, artistic, imaginative, award-winning short films for kids selected from the 30th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival.

Oh, Wow! Tammara Melloy, Minneapolis, 2009. 6 minutes. A young paperboy follows his dream to become a great dancer. Filmmaker in attendance!

Ami, Dominique Bongers, Netherlands, 2008. Coffee grounds on glass are animated to tell the sweet story of a little fox searching for friend. 3 min.

Mondo's Searach For The Sun, TJana Prchalova, OnceWereFarmers, Scotland, 2010. One day the sun doesn't rise and Mondo is stuck in a perpetual winter. He builds a flying machine and sets off on a quest to find the sun again. 11 min.

Whistleless, Siri Melchior, Denmark, 2010. 5 min. A little bird struggles with whistling. 

The Lost Thing, Andrew Ruhemann, Passion Pictures, Australia, 2010. A boy finds a strange lost creature and helps him find his way to a better place. 15 min.

Ormie, Rob Silvestri, Starz Animation, Canada, 2009. Ormie the pig really really wants a warm cookie! 4 min.

The extras: Local filmmaker/dance choreographer Tammara Melloy and cast demo dances from her film Oh, Wow!.