KIDS + FAMILIES

Asia Society Texas Center presents the REDCAT International Children's Film Festival. Curated by the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) and Elizabeth Shepherd of Northwest Film Forum, this award-winning festival makes its Houston debut at Asia Society Texas Center.

In celebration of its seventh anniversary, the festival rolls out the red carpet for a mind-expanding collection of short film programs, each crafted with care to appeal to the next generation of movie-lovers.

Inspiring, magical works made by acclaimed filmmakers and up-and-coming auteurs alike take viewers on a celluloid ride around the globe, with enchanting programs for tiny tots, chills and thrills for adventurous older viewers, and films sure to inspire the whole family.

Screenings take place every Wednesday from July 18 through September 5, 2012.

August 1, 2012, 1 pm - Once Upon a Time

Gather ’round a cinematic campfire of fractured fairy tales and fanciful fables!

Gulp. Dir: Sumo Science, UK.
Kahanikar — The Storyteller. Dir: Nandita Jain, UK.
How the Chipmunk Got Its Stripes. Dir: Tulalip Native Lens, USA.
Olga. Dir: Kai Pannen, Germany.
The Bear Facts. Dir: Jonathan Wright, Canada.
Molly in Springtime. Dir: Pierre-Luc Granjon, Canada.

Ages 8 and up. Running Time: 52 min. One film with English subtitles, in German.

Funding for the Festival’s Houston presentation is provided by Houston Arts Alliance, and The Brown Foundation. Additional support provided by Asia Society Texas Center’s generous donors and members.

Pictured above: Molly in Springtime. Dir: Pierre-Luc Granjon, Canada.