Fleeing unrest in their native Nepal, three young siblings separated from their parents must beat the odds to survive on their own in India. – Netflix
Director: Paakhi A. Tyrewala
Cast: Ishika Gurung, Anmol Limbu, Sujoy Rai, Rupa Tamang
Country: India, Nepal
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes
Platform: Netflix
Special Programming: Family Films
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. – Telescope Film
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Cast: Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: Netflix
Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Platform: Netflix
Special Programming: Family Films
12-year-old Luis befriends a trio of awkward aliens who’ve gotten stuck on Earth after watching too much home-shopping network. With a neglectful father at home, Luis decides to escape with the aliens so he can avoid being sent away to a boarding school. – Hulu
Director: Christoph Lauenstein
Cast: Michaël Gregorio, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger, Paul Tylak
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark
Distributor: Viva Pictures
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes
Platform: Hulu
Special Programming: Family Films
Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl, is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn, and the entire village of Maweni think they can fulfill. – Telescope Film
Director: Likarion Wainaina
Cast: Stycie Waweru, Nyawara Ndambia, Marrianne Nungo, Johnson Gitau Chege
Country: Germany, Kenya
Distributor: Juno Films
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 14 minutes
Platform: Video-On-Demand (Now available on Amazon Prime)
Special Programming: Family Films
Special Events: Centerpiece Gala
When a sacred statue is taken from his Andean village, a spirited boy who dreams of becoming a shaman goes on a brave mission to get it back. – Netflix
Director: Juan Antín
Cast: Andrea Santamaria, India Coenen, Saïd Amadis, Marie Christine Darah
Country: France, Luxembourg, Canada
Distributor: Netflix
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Platform: Netflix
Special Programming: Family Films
One of the most influential and enchanting films of the American independent cinema, this charming, stylistically innovative fable poetically captures the joys and wonders of childhood. When seven-year-old Joey (Richie Andrusco) is tricked into believing he has killed his older brother, he gathers his meager possessions and flees to New York’s nether wonderland: Coney Island. Upon and beneath the crowded boardwalk, Joey experiences a day and night filled with adventures and mysteries, captured in a groundbreaking, semidocumentary style that is refreshingly spontaneous and thoroughly delightful. – Criterion Channel
Director: Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, Raymond Abrashkin
Cast: Richie Andrusco, Richard Brewster, Winifred Cushing
Country: United States
Distributor: Kino Video
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes
Platform: The Criterion Channel
Special Programming: Family Films, Classic Cinema
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career; Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together. – Telescope Film
Note: The English-language track of Ernest & Celestine appears to be the only version available on most streaming services.
Director: Benjamin Renner , Stéphane Aubier , Vincent Patar
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall, Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Distributor: GKIDS
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes
Platform: Amazon Prime
Special Programming: Family Films
Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. – Telescope Film
Director: André Catoto Dias
Cast: Pedro Henrique, Mateus Solano, Denise Fraga, Matheus Nachtergaele
Country: Brazil
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 13 minutes
Platform: Amazon Prime
Special Programming: Family Films
