This family-friendly session showcases several shorts curated for kids and adults alike.

Take a tour of a bustling ecosystem of animal friends as the sun rises on another busy day in Up and At ‘Em. Featuring music by Seattle songwriter Eamon Ra.

Up and At ‘Em

Brave Girl is a strong young adventurer who, with the help of her grandpa, is beginning her journey of finding out what it takes to climb mountains. Even though she’s only 6, she has an unwavering ambition to climb the biggest mountains in the world, starting with the ones in her backyard in Wyoming.

Brave Girl

Even though she’s only 6, she has an unwavering ambition to climb the biggest mountains in the world, starting with the ones in her backyard in Wyoming.

Lucy Hawking, award-winning children's book author, and daughter of scientist Stephen Hawking, makes science accessible and engaging through her numerous books. Her latest book series, Princess Olivia Investigates, is about a young girl who would rather be a scientist than a princess.&nbsp;You Are Not Small&nbsp;was inspired by Olivia.

You Are Not Small

A film about how small people can significantly impact the world by working together.

Luca and Roca are brothers from the southern Bay Area of Taiwan. The two brothers are familiar with every corner of the ocean and coastline. Their favorite activity is riding one wave after another, but surfing is challenging. One day, the brothers encountered an unstable wave, and along with the plot, Luca also took a plunge. Can he overcome this challenge?

By the Sea - Luca! Here comes the wave!

Luca overcomes his fear of a big wave and rides it.

In 2031, due to global warming, a young polar bear has to leave her home and move to Zurich. Together with the other animals who fled, she earns a living with odd jobs. But then she has a world-changing idea!

The Invention of Less

Filmmaker Sean Grasso takes a pandemic-inspired detour from commercial film work to explore a remote California valley. Initially unimpressed by the wild turkey, he soon discovers their captivating world. Following a hen's journey from mating to raising poults, Grasso uncovers their challenges in a landscape marked by predation and human intervention. The film highlights the resilience of these seemingly ordinary creatures and encourages viewers to appreciate the hidden stories within nature.

Valley of the Turkeys

In a remote valley in the mountains of California, a filmmaker spends 6 months following the unlikely journey of a flock of wild turkeys.

A shoal of herrings, adopting fantastic formations, roams the vast ocean. When seagulls suddenly attack, one small herring is stranded in a tidal pool. As it searches desperately for a way out, it discovers many other sea creatures here. And now there is no time for fear: only by joining forces can they hope to defend themselves against the hungry seagull.

Pond

When seagulls suddenly attack, one small herring is stranded in a tidal pool.

Follow Cayuse Tribal Member Gabe Sheoships into an ancient cultural practice, and discover the connections between migratory fish, urban forests, and community stewardship... and the work one group is doing to rebuild the strength of these connections for future generations.

PLACE - People, Lamprey, and Cultural Ecology

An indigenous leader looks to build access for more communities and creatures in one of Portland's urban creeks.

Imagination and reuse - themes that entwine and enforce for both healthy minds and earth.&nbsp;Kind of Fishy&nbsp;aims to inspire just that: to encourage kids of all ages to look at things from a slightly different perspective. You might not see it at first glance. But tilt your head slightly, blink, and look again - now, what do you see?

Kind of Fishy

One day, when Mama bird is away, Mel decides it is time to learn to fly. She has been in the nest long enough. Despite the fears of her cautious siblings, Mel takes to the sky...and plummets. But while a host of tree-dwelling animals tries to intervene, can Mel master the art of flight?

Mel Fell

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