Showtimes
Sunday, March 22
10:30am – My First Movies shorts program & music
11:25am – Hands-on activity
Ticketing
$14 /General
$10 /Member
Now a MONTHLY program! Tiny moviegoers, big imaginations! On Sunday, March 22nd, join FACETS and Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for My First Movies, a playful and engaging film experience designed especially for children ages 2–5.
This March edition of MY FIRST MOVIES is presented in partnership with our friends at New York International Children’s Film Festival. This “Little Kid Flicks” shorts program introduces young ones to delightful animated films from around the world. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences.
Take in the audience favorite and award-winning films from the latest edition of New York International Children’s Film Festival! These amazing short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small.
Shorts program 50 minutes + 30 minute interactive activities.
ABOUT MY FIRST MOVIES
Join FACETS and Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for MY FIRST MOVIES, a joyful and interactive cinema experience designed especially for children ages 2–5. Designed with first-time moviegoers in mind, the space offers room to wiggle and explore, with dim (but not dark) lighting for a comfortable, welcoming experience. Stick around after the film for a hands-on creative activity inspired by the film.
EVENT PARTNERS
Founded in 2001, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble challenges, engages and inspires audiences onstage and in the classroom through innovative, multidisciplinary storytelling in the genre of Tanztheatre, which “unites all art media to achieve an all-embracing, radical change in humankind.” CDE collaboratively creates thought-provoking arts performances and educational outreach programs incorporating elements of theatre, music, movement, visual arts and literary text. CDE creates change “One Voice, One Story, One Person At a Time.”
The New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) is one of North America’s leading film festivals dedicated to children and teens ages 3 to 18. Established in 1997, it is an Academy Award-qualifying event that showcases approximately 100 independent short and feature films from around the globe annually
