Fireflies: NYICFF: Pride
Part of Fireflies, a family-friendly film series.
Kid Flicks: Pride is a celebration of self-expression, community, legacy, and love. Curated specifically for ages 10 and up, these shorts from around the world feature a wide range of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in as many unique styles. Schoolyard matchmakers, a Belgian teen, a group of indigenous Hawaiian māhū, and more highlight the power that comes from embracing who you are.
Dragfox
United Kingdom, Lisa Ott; 2024, 8 min
In English
Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox.
Self Story
Belgium, Géraldine Charpentier; 2018, 5 min
In French with English subtitles
The inspiration for Becoming Ourselves: Breaking the Binary and screened at NYICFF 2020, Lou is back navigating the-ever challenging terrain of gender. But with inspiration from acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma, they come into their own.
First Down
United States, Carrie Stett; 2021, 12 min
In English
America’s first all-girls tackle football league brings together a band of misfits and outcasts who compete for the title while tackling struggles on and off the field.
Slow Dance
Sweden, Christian Zetterberg; 2018, 6 min
In Swedish with English subtitles
A middle school dance floor is the ultimate field of courage for our protagonist.
Cupids
United States, Zoey Martinson; 2021, 10 min
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
Scrap Fabric
Philippines, Jake Munoz; 2024, 11 min
In Tagalog with English subtitles
Fearing disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric.
Kapaemahu
United States, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson; 2020, 9 min
In Hawaiian with English subtitles
This Oscar-shortlisted film uncovers the healing power of the past when the long-hidden histories of four stones and the legendary spirits in them are revealed.
Sequin
United States, Averi Israel; 2022, 4 min
In English
While waiting for the bus, a spirited young girl befriends a familiar-seeming stranger after bonding over a small gift.
Kid Flicks: Pride is a celebration of self-expression, community, legacy, and love. Curated specifically for ages 10 and up, these shorts from around the world feature a wide range of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in as many unique styles. Schoolyard matchmakers, a Belgian teen, a group of indigenous Hawaiian māhū, and more highlight the power that comes from embracing who you are.
Dragfox
United Kingdom, Lisa Ott; 2024, 8 min
In English
Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox.
Self Story
Belgium, Géraldine Charpentier; 2018, 5 min
In French with English subtitles
The inspiration for Becoming Ourselves: Breaking the Binary and screened at NYICFF 2020, Lou is back navigating the-ever challenging terrain of gender. But with inspiration from acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma, they come into their own.
First Down
United States, Carrie Stett; 2021, 12 min
In English
America’s first all-girls tackle football league brings together a band of misfits and outcasts who compete for the title while tackling struggles on and off the field.
Slow Dance
Sweden, Christian Zetterberg; 2018, 6 min
In Swedish with English subtitles
A middle school dance floor is the ultimate field of courage for our protagonist.
Cupids
United States, Zoey Martinson; 2021, 10 min
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
Scrap Fabric
Philippines, Jake Munoz; 2024, 11 min
In Tagalog with English subtitles
Fearing disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric.
Kapaemahu
United States, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson; 2020, 9 min
In Hawaiian with English subtitles
This Oscar-shortlisted film uncovers the healing power of the past when the long-hidden histories of four stones and the legendary spirits in them are revealed.
Sequin
United States, Averi Israel; 2022, 4 min
In English
While waiting for the bus, a spirited young girl befriends a familiar-seeming stranger after bonding over a small gift.