KIDS FIRST! Film Festival/Hawaiʻi

TOONS FOR TOTS TO TWEENS (12 films•Ages 2+)

Expired February 22, 2022 9:45 AM
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12 films in package
TICKLEBERRY PLACE
(Ages 3-7) In a small imaginary and magical world called Tickleberry Place, there are small farms, gardens, trees, and plants.
REGINALD THE FLYING LLAMA
(Ages 2-18) A llama named Reginald has dreams that are sky-high, because all he wants is to be able to fly.
SATURDAY CLUB
(Ages 2-6) Saturday Club is a preschool animation that strengthens social and emotional skills and helps to build kids’ capacity for empathy.
EMBERS THE DRAGON - HURRY UP EMBERS!
(Ages 3-6) It's a beautiful day on Keiki Island. Embers the Dragon wakes in his cave and things immediately start to go wrong. His mum hurries him out of bed, his brother Blaze winds him up and, to top it all off, everyone he meets on his walk to school makes things worse. Maybe Mrs. Owl and the magical Keiki tree can help him put things right.
FOX TALES, SUMMER NIGHT
(Ages 3-6) Little Snow is gifted with a 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!
HOME WITH THE NINE LITTLE BEARS
(Ages 3-7) 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.
KOGA AND FRIENDS: SHELTER
(Ages 3-12) 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.
LONELY WOODS
(Ages 4-9) A short animated film about a dog living an abandoned town. One day, the dog encounters a mysterious glowing orb that leads him on a journey into his past.
THE DHUST
(Ages 5-11) The Dhust is about a hidden world of small people helping the human race.
MOONLIGHT THE MONSTER AND THE FASHION SHOW
(Ages 5-12) 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!
RUTH & NICK: A CONFECTIONERY TALE
(Ages 6-18) This stop-motion animated short tells the bittersweet story of Nick, a piece of candy who falls in love with a girl who seems out of reach.
PEACETIME: A ROYAL FROG
(Ages 3-15) A meditation exercise for kids age 3 to 99 and then some.
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12 animated films • 1h23m • Ages 2+

Adorable animated shorts from 5 countries, including films made by students.

Synopsis: Moonlight is a monster girl who likes fashion design. She made her great idea come true and attended the fashion show. Her mom got a big surprise!


Juror comments: Moonlight the Monster and the Fashion Show is very original. It was created by an 8-year-old. I particularly like the sound effects.


The story follows Moonlight the Monster, who likes fashion design and decides to try her hand at the fashion show, which comes with a big surprise.


I like how the idea of creativity is explored, which is exemplified when Moonlight the Monster, decides to create an outfit that can win the fashion show. I also like how the entire process of the fashion show is well outlined, starting from an idea to building it and winning the show. The setting of the fashion show stage and spectators are terrific.

The entire thing takes place in a fictional city. The main character, Moonlight the Monster, is voiced by April, who fits a character willing to try anything to win a contest. It also fits the idea of a child's imagination as Moonlight decides to use some fabric to make her own clothing for the fashion show. April Yu is the producer, composer, animator, voice-over actor; her taking an idea to a respectable animation at the age of 8 is incredible. I also like that she has subtitled the film by inserting the dialog in visual boxes into the graphic of the film.


The message of the film is that you can do anything.


I give the film 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. Reviewed by Tom W., KIDS FIRST!

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    5:37
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    April Yu
  • Screenwriter
    April Yu
  • Producer
    April Yu
  • Filmmaker
    April Yu
  • Cast
    April Yu
  • Editor
    Bo Liu
  • Animator
    April Yu