Jbfc Kids

Cloning Activity

App: Ghost Lens

Overview:

Ever wanted to know what it would be like clone yourself multiple times and do fun things together? Here’s your chance to experiment with one of JBFC Kids' popular activities, "Multiple Me," where we use the technique known as "split | more »

Viewing: Eleanor's Secret

78 min. 2009. France. English (Dubbed). NR.

Recommended Age: 6+

Read Common Sense Media to learn more about whether Eleanor’s Secret is right for your child.

Streaming: Kanopy (Free),Amazon Prime (Free)

Synopsis:

In a dusty old attic, Nat discovers a magical library | more »

Viewing: Mary and the Witch's Flower

Recommended Age: 7+

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Streaming: Netflix, Rent/Buy: Amazon, YouTube, GooglePlay

Synopsis:

From Studio Ponoc, the | more »

Viewing: Taking Flight

Recommended Age: All

Streaming: YouTube (Free), Kanopy (Free)

Synopsis:

What begins as a small boy’s over-scheduled, over supervised, boring day with Grandpa, turns into a larger-than-life journey, narrowly escaping wild monkeys and | more »

Viewing: Dhanak (Rainbow)

106 min. 2015. India. Hindi. PG.

Recommended Age: 8+

Streaming: Netflix

Synopsis:

A movie-loving 10-year-old girl and her blind younger brother trek to meet Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan for help in getting the boy an eye operation.

Why JBFC Kids Curator Emily Ohara | more »

Viewing: Hair Love

Recommended Age: All

Streaming: YouTube (Free)

Synopsis:

Hair Love, an Oscar-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.

Why | more »

Viewing: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales

Recommended Age: 6+

Read Common Sense Media to learn more about whether The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales is right for your child.

Streaming: Hoopla Digital (Free), Rent/Purchase: Amazon,YouTube,GooglePlay

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Soundscape Activity

App: iMovie

Film and animations not only have visuals, but they also rely on SOUND to bring the story world to life. Filmmakers will bring in people to specifically create and add sounds in separate audio tracks. This process of adding sound to a film after it’ | more »

Viewing: Herman's Heart

8 min. 2015. Norway. No Dialogue. NR.

Recommended Age: All

Streaming: YouTube (Free),Amazon Prime (Free)

Synopsis:

Herman lives in peaceful harmony with his teddy bear inside a large tree surrounded by a beautiful garden. One night an unexpected, and for Herman, | more »

Viewing: The Nightingale (Ye Ying)

Recommended Age: 8+

Streaming: Kanopy (Free)Rent: Vudu, YouTube, iTunes, GooglePlay

Synopsis:

Due to a schedule mishap, young Ren is yanked out of her comfortable city home of Beijing and left with her | more »