Rated K: For Kids Program – MFF26
Kids (and kids at heart) will be charmed and delighted with programming chosen with them in mind. Our family-friendly program offers a selection of award-winning features and shorts from around the world for ages 3–12 years.
Presented by: Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
Sponsored by: Milwaukee With Kids
The Films
Cookie Queens
Documentary
Family
It’s cookie season, and pressure is rising as four tenacious Girl Scouts strive not only to be top-sellers in their…
It’s cookie season, and pressure is rising as four tenacious Girl Scouts strive not only to be top-sellers in their troops, but to simply get through the thousands of dollars of cookies that they've pledged to sell. Deadlines approaching, trophies on the line, TV appearances, questions of capitalism, no sugar-free cookies?! Doc Queen Alysa Nahmias crafts a sweetly profound documentary navigating the $800 million business in which girlhood and ambition collide. AGES 8+
Future Council
Documentary
Family
Seeking solutions for a greener world, documentarian Damon Gameau assembles a group of the world's most innovative thinkers—who also happen…
Seeking solutions for a greener world, documentarian Damon Gameau assembles a group of the world's most innovative thinkers—who also happen to be kids. Brilliantly flipping climate anxiety into tear-jerking heaps of hope, FUTURE COUNCIL chronicles eight middle-school activists on the ultimate field trip: traversing Europe in a yellow school bus to visit the natural wonders they aim to save, learn from each other, and challenge real world leaders to fight for their future.AGES 10+ limited cursing ("shit" and "badass" are said), discussion of anxiety and the weight of carrying global issues as a kid, some animated peril
Kids Shorts: Size Small
Shorts Program
Family
Packed to its teeny-tiny brim with stories sure to inspire wonder in our teeniest-tiniest audiences (maybe even for their first…
Packed to its teeny-tiny brim with stories sure to inspire wonder in our teeniest-tiniest audiences (maybe even for their first time in-theater!), this collection of shorts will have our littlest ones experiencing the awe of cinema in a kaleidoscope of dancing, early life lessons, and an Evel Knievel weevil.AGES 3+ safe for all ages!This program includes the following short films:Baião D’intérieurs | Héloïse Dorsan-RachetCloud Fish (Poisson Nuage) | Noé GarciaDancing in the Rain | Chao-chun YehKukeleku | Jelle JanssenMy Neighbor | Dominic M. CarolaMeevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions | Kyle ArnesonPiccolo Piccolo | Marta GennariSketches on Ice (Esquisses sur glace) | Marion AuvinThe Naughty Seat | David Johnson
Kids Shorts: Size Medium
Shorts Program
Family
As our youngest move into the next phase of their childhood, these films similarly start to expand in story, style,…
As our youngest move into the next phase of their childhood, these films similarly start to expand in story, style, and heart: a lonely polar bear making a new friend out of snow, a young gamer learning to love his indigenous culture, and, of course, garden gnomes.AGES 6+ some frightening images (aliens, forest fire), mild cartoon violence, depiction of grief, depiction of dead animalThis program includes the following short films:Cardboard | J.P. VineFirst Winter | Schantelle AlonzoForever | Théo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, Anissa TerrierForevergreen | Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy SpearsPow! | Joey CliftSnow Bear | Aaron BlaiseSolstice | Luke AngusThe Princess is Missing! | Kabir Kukathas
Kids Shorts: Size Large
Shorts Program
Family
Between the smallest warrior finding big hope for peace, a boy saving his Nainai's dumpling shop, and a sparrow NOT…
Between the smallest warrior finding big hope for peace, a boy saving his Nainai's dumpling shop, and a sparrow NOT looking up to an ostrich, these shorts for big kids will take them around the world to see how others are stepping into tween-dom with wisdom, bravery, and laughter.AGES 10+ subtitles, animated depiction of medieval war / violence, depictions of grief, cartoonish depiction of cosmetic procedure, perilThis program includes the following short films:Éiru | Giovanna FerrariLakay | Amarise DeFrancoMountain Roots | Carrie McCarthy, Mark PedriNainai’s Recipe | Daya LeeOstrich | Marie KenovPush (Pousse) | Oana LacroixThe Legend of the Hummingbird (La légende du colibri) | Morgan DevosWednesdays with Gramps | Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland
School of Rock
Family
Comedy
I pledge allegiance... to the band... and to the cult classic that raised a generation of stick-it-to-the-Man cinephiles. After being…
I pledge allegiance... to the band... and to the cult classic that raised a generation of stick-it-to-the-Man cinephiles. After being kicked out of his heavy metal band, Dewey Finn maneuvers into a gig as a substitute teacher at an uptight private elementary school—only to try and turn his class into anarchist rock stars. It's time for the next generation to learn a life lesson: You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore.AGES 12+ language, discussion of alcohol, suggestive humor
Space Cadet
Animation
Family
Young astronaut Celeste knows that her calling is in outer space. But when she gets the invitation to finally make…
Young astronaut Celeste knows that her calling is in outer space. But when she gets the invitation to finally make her dream a reality, she realizes that she must leave her guardian robot grounded on Earth. With zero dialogue but boundless heart, SPACE CADET (beautifully stop-motion animated, and soundtracked by Karen O) takes us on a futuristic adventure through not just space but also the unspoken intricacies of human existence.AGES 6+ sequences of animated peril / danger, potentially frightening (but cute) animated aliens, depictions of memory loss and grief
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