Girls’ POV | New York International Children's Film Festival at Speed Cinema
Schedule
Sun Mar 30 2025 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY
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New York International Children’s Film Festival/Sunday ShowcaseGirls’ POV
Sunday, March 30, 12:30 pm
Free
Take in the audience favorite and award-winning films from the latest edition of New York International Children’s Film Festival! These amazing short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small.With animation, live action, and documentary shorts from 11 countries, Kid Flicks programs offer a chance to explore new frontiers from around the world, across the street, and the ever-expanding boundaries of our own perspectives.
This edition of Girls’ POV celebrates trailblazing young scientists who are developing creative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. From a 19th century fossil hunter to today’s innovators, these girls lead the field! 2024, U.S./U.K./Mexico, DCP, in English, Mayan, and Spanish with English subtitles, 73 minutes. Recommended for 10+.
Presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Not the Science Type: Gitanjali
Directed by Julio Palacio
2021, U.S., documentary, in English, 7 min
Gitanjali Rao was named TIME Magazine’s Kid of the Year in 2020 and, at just 16 years old, she’s already an accomplished scientist on a mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems all over the world.
Sea Dragon
Directed by James Morgan
2020, U.K., live action, in English, 17 minutes
A young fossil hunter makes a groundbreaking discovery, challenging the worldview of 19th century England.
Balam
Directed by Guillermo Casarin
2023, Mexico/U.S, animation, in Spanish and Mayan with English subtitles, 10 minutes
Itzel, on a camping trip deep in the jungle, frees a jaguar from captivity. When a furious poacher gives chase, she stumbles upon a mysterious lost Mayan city.
7 Planets
Directed by Milda Baginskaite
2018, U.K, live action, in English, 6 minutes
A space-obsessed girl realizes that in cosmic matters, it’s all about the long game.
Knights in Newark
Directed by Nic Yulo
2017, U.S., live action, in English and Spanish with English subtitles, 2017, 11 minutes
Armed with her vivid imagination, a young girl engineers a secret project on the roof of her apartment building to protect her immigrant family from the dreaded curse of the Knights in Newark.
Horizon
Directed by Nic Yulo
2021, U.S., live action, in English, 15 minutes
To realize her dream of launching into uncharted space, a determined astronaut must choose to leave her humanity behind.
Generation Impact: The Coder
Directed by Samantha Knowles
2021, U.S., documentary, in English, 7 minutes
Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.
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Where is it happening?
Speed Art Museum, 2035 S 3rd Street,Louisville, Kentucky, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
