Family Films: Tales of Magic and Mystery

Sat Dec 15, 2018
12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Age: 5 and older with adult companion
Price: Free with museum admission
Location:
The Museum of Modern Art

At the Museum of Modern Art, enjoy new and classic live-action and animated films with your family. Screenings are included in MoMA admission.

This program is for individual families of up to two adults and up to three kids.

Tickets: Free tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10am on the day of the program at the information desk in the Education and Research Building, at 4 West 54 Street.

Snowflake. 2012. Russia. Directed by Natalia Chernysheva. 5 min.
A boy receives a paper snowflake in the mail and sticks it under his pillow. In the morning, he finds that his world has been transformed.

The New Species. 2013. Czech Republic. Directed by Katerina Karhankova. 6 min.
Three friends discover a mysterious bone. With their imaginations running wild, they set out to discover the creature it belonged to.

Strega Nona. 1978. USA. Directed by Gene Deitch. 9 min.
Big Anthony finds himself knee-deep in trouble—and pasta—when he uses Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot without her permission. Based on the Caldecott Award–winning book by Tomie dePaola.

Shipwrecked. 2006. Canada. Directed by Devon Bolton. 10 min.
A lonely 10-year-old boy discovers a magnificent miniature shipwreck on a cold, isolated beach. He’s shocked to find dozens of tiny footprints leading away from the historic sailing vessel.

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