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Image: Film still from Papiroflexia, Joaquin BaldwinImage: Film still from Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Olivier Jean MarieImage: Film still from The Tree Elves, Jeffrey NodelmanImage: Film still from Azur and Asmar, Michel Ocelot

The Film Program for Children and Teens offers innovative film programming, enhances enjoyment of the Gallery's collections and exhibitions, and fosters an understanding of film as an art form. The program aims to represent a broad range of recently produced foreign and domestic films, including a variety of animation styles, live-action, and classics. Films in this series are selected for their appeal to both youth and adult audiences; age recommendations are intended to guide parents in selecting the most emotionally and intellectually stimulating films for their children. Feature films are in English, unless otherwise noted.

All film programs are shown in the East Building Auditorium unless otherwise noted. No registration is required. Programs are free and subject to change without notice. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-seated basis. Groups are welcome. For up-to-date information on the current month's films, please call (202) 789-3030.

You may also be interested in Family Activities, Teen Programs, and the Adventures in Art audio tour.

Upcoming Films
Planet Film
April 18 at 10:30AM
April 19 at 11:30AM

(ages 6 and up) Celebrate Earth Day with this series of international short films about nature. Visually stunning and thought-provoking, each film includes a message about caring for the environment. Films include The Tree Elves (China/Russian Federation/ U.S. 2008, 7 minutes), The Night Wood (U.S., 2008, 4 minutes), Papiroflexia (U.S., 2007, 3 minutes), Maybe (Canada, 2007, 2 minutes), Don't Let It All Unravel (U.K., 2007, 2 minutes), World in Your Hands (Norway, 2007, 3 minutes), Maq and the Spirit of the Woods (Canada, 2007, 9 minutes), and Tide (Denmark, 2006, 8 minutes).

Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
May 16 at 10:30AM
May 17 at 11:30AM

(ages 7 and up) In this live-action drama set in 16th-century Italy, 11-year-old Roberto befriends Leonardo da Vinci. Together they chase their dreams of flight through scientific contemplation, creativity, and hard work. (Allan King, Devine Entertainment, Canada, 1999, 50 minutes)

Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
June 13, 20 at 10:30AM
June 14, 21 at 11:30AM

(ages 7 and up) Based on the popular Franco-Belgian comic book series, Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (Tous à l'Ouest: Une aventure de Lucky Luke) is the first feature film about the renowned wandering cowboy who rides Jolly Jumper, fights crime and injustice, and is known to "shoot faster than his shadow." This adventure has Luke leading a group of settlers from New York to California—a trip they have to make in eighty days in order to claim their land from the evil Crook—while also battling the bumbling Dalton Brothers, a gang of robbers who have hidden their loot in a covered wagon but can't remember which one. Filled with sight gags, action sequences, and witty narrative, this comedy entertains both children and adults. In French with English subtitles. (Olivier Jean Marie, France, 2007, 90 minutes)

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