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 8, 2012, 1 pm  - Touch My Heart: Gentle Films on the Big Screen

Dive into the sumptuous animation and vivid live-action of these richly textured films that reveal gentle tales and sweet stories suited to the youngest of film fans.

The Little Red Plane. Dir: Charlotte Blacker, UK.
Keenan at Sea. Dir: Jeremy Galante and David Cowles, USA.
Big Wash. Dir: Kassandra Wellendorf, Denmark.
Big Plans. Dir: Irmgard Walthert, Switzerland.
Dodu: The Cardboard Boy. Dir: José Miguel Ribeiro, Portugal.
Heartstrings. Dir: Rhiannon Evans, UK.
Mungge - Not Again! Dir: Irmgard Walthert, Adrian Flückiger and Claudia Röthlin, Switzerland.
Chrysalis. Dir: Aubrey Millen, Germany.
How the Shammies Bathed. Dir: Edmunds Jansons, Latvia.
Pittanko! Dir: Motohiro Shirakawa, Japan.
Neighbors. Dir: Masaki Buma and Wakana Osawa, Japan.
Beans. Dir: Marly Reed, Canada.

All ages. Running time: 54 min. Three films with English subtitles, in Danish, Japanese, and 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: Dodu: The Cardboard Boy. Dir: José Miguel Ribeiro, Portugal.