KIDS FIRST! - EPIC ACG FILM FESTIVAL

Animation Collection for Ages 2-5

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34 films in package
DANCE
After seeing a video of a beautiful dancer, a sweet young girl decides to become one too. However, she is very shy...
A "NOT SO GRAND" DAY OUT
A stop motion animated short about a girl taking a walk in the woods that goes awry.
A JOURNEY TO THE MOON
Two little mice build a cardboard rocket ship to go to the moon. Why you ask? Well for the cheese of course! However, they are captured by Moon Men and must work together to escape.
AURORA
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who fell in love with a beautiful horse named Aurora...
BACK TO SCHOOL DURING THE PANDEMIC
Children's return to school during the pandemic can be, at best, an experience that will eventually prove to be insignificant.
BEAVER, FROG, AND FROG BFF
BFF sparks a curiosity in creation care by shining a light on real animals who really help each other in nature!
BIRDTOPIA
Four common city birds set out to save their homes from urban expansion. An Animated Storytelling project.
BLACK LIVES MATTER (SONG)
This catchy tune encourages inclusivity amongst kids and teaches them to stand up against discrimination based on the color of one's skin.
DEEP FEARS
A sea otter who is afraid of the ocean is challenged to face his fears when he loses his precious pink shell necklace at sea.
FOX TALES, SUMMER NIGHT
Little Snow is gifted with a magical power to conjure up magic by writing with her tails! But being a playful cub, she will get into all sorts of silly troubles and adventure because of it!
GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS: CAPE KIDS TO THE RESCUE
Global Game Changers Cape Kids, a team of six scrappy kid superheroes + one dog, use their IGNITE GOOD!® superpowers to fight off their archnemesis, the evil, life draining force of apathy, a dark cloud, named Krumi.
HOME WITH THE NINE LITTLE BEARS
A good bedtime story helps children make peace with whatever day they have had and feel the world is a good and safe place, before they drift into sleep.
HOPPER'S DAY
A cricket wants to achieve the dream in an abandoned quarry.
JINGLE THE DOG - A CHRISTMAS STORY
A heartwarming tale about a happy and clueless family pet in a wild Christmas adventure as Jingle the Dog is thrust into the real world.
KOGA AND FRIENDS: SHELTER
Koga and Friends follows a 10-year-old boy who teaches children how to be in control of their fears through yoga exercises and to be sensitive to others.
LEO THE LION
Leo the Lion is a children's animated cartoon about the travels and adventures of Leo the lion cub, Syoma the leopard and Pandochka the bear Panda cub.
LONELY WOODS
A short animated film about a dog living an abandoned town. One day when he is resting, the dog encounters a mysterious glowing orb that leads him on a journey into his past.
LOVE IS LOVE
Encouraging inclusion and acceptance, this catchy song shows children how colorful and different families can be.
LUCKY
This short animated film is great for kids with its classic, easy to understand story about friendship. Kids will love the funny humor and creative magic that’s part of it.
MAGGIE MAE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL STORY
A four-minute, family-friendly, musical animated film about Maggie Mae, a constant shopper who buys things she doesn’t need. When she gets buried in Styrofoam, tissue and silly purchases, she learns to recycle and reuse.
MARÍA THE SUPER HELPER (MARÍA LA SÚPER AYUDANTE)
In this animated story María and her siblings discover fun ways to work together as a family.
MARMALADE
Sometimes, if you want to become a hero, you just have to fly.
MOONLIGHT THE MONSTER AND THE FASHION SHOW
Moonlight is a monster girl who likes fashion design and makes her great idea come true and attends the fashion show. Her mom gets a big surprise!
PEACETIME: A ROYAL FROG
A meditation exercise for kids age 3 to 99 and then some.
PLANET BLUE - JOURNEY TO ECO
While Wizard the Blue Dart Frog tries to find his new home and searches for his friend Frazzie the monkey, Toucan Petey and Blinky the Tree Frog walk through the rainforest, now bare from deforestation and wildfires.
RABBITS UNDER THE SHED
After a disagreement with her mom, 8-year-old Natalie runs away — all the way to her backyard, where she meets a family of rabbits and decides to move in with them.
RED
This is a story about a little girl who lives in a red world accidentally discovering other colors and looking for them.
REGINALD THE FLYING LLAMA
A llama named Reginald has dreams that are sky high, because all he wants is to be able to fly.
SATURDAY CLUB
Saturday Club is a preschool animation that strengthens social and emotional skills and helps to build kids’ capacity for empathy.
SPACE BEARS - THE MOVIE
Becca and Zoe help their newest friend Sam save the galaxy from a mean King.
THE DHUST
: The Dhust is about a hidden world of small people helping the human race.
THE HEALING DANCE
Rosie is preparing to dance in her first pow wow, but after Nookomis tells her the origin story of jingle dancing, she worries that she’s not as ready as she thought she was. The drums are calling, but will Rosie answer them?
ZABEZOO: EARS N' TAIL
The animated series touches upon the problem of self-identification of children born in mixed-race families, using the example of a 5-year-old girl named Zabezoo, whose mother is a rabbit doe and her father is a monkey.
ZAMZOOM'S ANIMAL ADVENTURES
Join Zamzoom, an enthusiastic space animal and his partner, Orbie, on an uproarious intergalactic expedition to Earth.
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A cricket wants to achieve the dream in an abandoned quarry. Filmmaker is a student at California Institute of The Arts


Juror comments: The short student animated film, Hopper’s Day, is just charming as can be. I love the style of the animation and its sweet story. I only wish it was longer.


The storyline follows a cricket that wants to achieve in an abandoned quarry.


Once upon a time there was a dried up and abandoned quarry that only one little green cricket, Hopper, sees potential in. He discovers an abandoned water bottle and his imagination kicks into gear until some of the other critters thwart his plans and the bottle, dripping its precious water ends up stick in a deep crack. The poor cricket’s face is shattered as his ambitions have been smashed until by some miracle, his buddies fill another container with water and that changes everything. Few people are as determined as this busy little cricket. Hopper works so hard. Towards what end, we do not know. What is he trying to do with the water? Drop by precious drop, he delivers it to seeds, then seedlings and the next thing we know - the quarry turns into a beautifully alive paradise of flowering plants.


The message is about pursuing your dreams, no matter how fantastical they may be. If a small cricket can turn an abandoned quarry into Eden, you certainly can follow your dreams.


I give this 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 3 to 18, plus adults. Reviewed by Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    4:45
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States, China
  • Director
    Jingqi Zhang
  • Screenwriter
    Jingqi Zhang
  • Producer
    Jingqi Zhang
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