Short Attention Span Cinema: NYICFF Shorts 2025
Friday, January 31 - Thursday, February 27, 2025
As part of our ongoing Short Attention Span Cinema program, IFC Center is proud to share a collection of short films from New York Children’s International Film Festival. The following shorts will play before select screenings of our regular feature films.
1/31-2/6: Pufferfish
Director: Julia Ocker
Country: Germany
Year: 2022
Runtime: 4 min
In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish must act as tough as possible, but looks can be deceiving…
2/7-2/13: Coquille
Director: Justine Aubert, Cassandra Bouton, Grégoire Callies, Maud Chesnea, Anna Danton, Loic Girault, Gatien Peyrude, & Justine Raux.
Country: France
Year: 2023
Runtime: 6 min
After losing his shell, hermit crab Bernard must face the dangers of the beach to find a new home.
2/14-2/20: The Shortest Relationship in the World
Director: Xiaoxuan Han
Country: China
Year: 2023
Runtime: 2 min
Two passersby experience everything in the span of a blip.
2/21-2/27: Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas
Director: Jacqueline Ferreira, Brithney Rivera, & Megan Schmit
Country: US
Year: 2023
Runtime: 4 min
Disaster strikes the island of Puerto Rico as Guabancex, Spirit of Chaos, leads a hurricane. Only Ceiba can prevent catastrophic doom.