Family Shorts: For the Whole Family

Animated, live action, and documentaries appropriate for the whole family.

Pow!

Directed by Joey Clift

8:16 • United States

A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.

 

The Wishing Wand

Directed by Jane Fraser

3:19 • United States

If you had a magic wand, what would you wish for? "The Wishing Wand by Jane Fraser, a filmmaker with Down Syndrome, explores this question.

 

Kompost

Directed by Ursina Rubin, Luzia De Caro, Vanessa In-Albon

4:58 • Switzerland

While Lucy's head is stuck in the compost bin, she has an out-of-body experience that allows her to witness firsthand the ever-changing world of compost.

 

Kid President

Directed by Yadid Hirschtritt Licht

5:20 • United States

No more lettuce, no more artichokes, no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables.

 

Cyrus and the Mountain

Directed by Sid Gopinath

1:39 • United States

A curious German shepherd spends the day exploring his home mountain and learning the meaning of family.

 

In the Saddle

Directed by Jada Brielle Ceaser

3:29 • United States

Meet Sarah Roe and her coach, Andy Blalock, as they compete in the fast-paced world of barrel racing where precision, speed, and dedication collide.

 

The Last Winged Puppy

Directed by Paula Isabel Moraga

1:45 • United States

The last surviving winged puppy traverses the forest alone until he encounters a group of forest sprites.

 

Tiny Tree Concert

Directed by David Neptune

12:36 • United States

Ryoji Inatsugi isn't just a musician. He's a rockstar...for babies. This short documentary tells how he found his calling playing music with babies and their families in parks around Los Angeles.

 

PATINA

Directed Jake Hull

11:54 • United States

On his grandfather’s 84th birthday, 12-year-old Jackson encounters Patina, a towering woman whose past is slipping away.

 

Forevergreen

Directed by Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

13:04 • United States

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with an evergreen tree until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

 

The Queen’s Flowers

Directed by Ciara Leinaala Lacy

11:32 • United States

Inspired by a true story, follow Emma, a native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani.