Childhood Wonders is a heartwarming block of family-friendly stories where young explorers set out to learn and marvel at the world around them.
Total Runtime: 84 minutes
Blue Hour | The Qingming Kid | Freddie | For Roy | re: connection | The Unreachable Star
All Shorts Program available on-demand in the U.S. from Friday, October 18, 7:30PM until Monday, October 28, 2024, 12:00PM ET. The content must be started within the designated viewing window. Once started, you have up to 24 hrs to finish playing the content or until the end of the viewing window – whichever comes first.
- Friday, Oct. 18 - Oct. 27
- Virtual On-Demand
Blue Hour
Directed by Ester Um
Narrative| 6 mins | English | Massachusetts Premiere
A young Korean American boy attempts to draw a portrait of his busy blue-collar immigrant father for a school assignment.
The Qingming Kid
Directed by Austin Chen
Narrative | 11 mins | English, Chinese with English subtitles | East Coast Premiere
A Chinese American boy wants to celebrate his birthday, but as a part of the Qingming Festival, must instead follow tradition and pay respects at the graveyard to his grandfather who he’s never met.
Freddie
Directed by Maya Chang
Narrative | 4 mins | No dialogue
An insecure gazelle searching for his lost hat finds something even more valuable: self-acceptance.
For Roy
Directed by Vivian Cheung
Narrative | 12 mins | English | New England Premiere
Inspired by true events, an imaginative Asian-Canadian girl attempts to fold a thousand cranes as she learns to lose her father during his final days in the hospice.
Advisory: Some themes of death and grief
re: Connection
Directed by Kristina Tran
Narrative| 8 mins | English| East Coast Premiere
A 3D animated short film about a mechanic, her robot companion, and the path they take to reconnect their relationship.
The Unreachable Star
Directed by Sharon S. Park
Narrative| 15 mins | English, Japanese with English Subtitles | East Coast Premiere
Inspired by the grand tales of Don Quixote, a brother and sister set off in search of adventure to escape their own wartime reality, but ultimately find that the greatest act of heroism is the imagination they lend to each other.
