No reservations required, but space is limited
All materials provided
Family Day offers countless opportunities for children to create, learn, and explore. The Museum’s Galleries, Open Studios, workshops, and theater become the perfect place to spend a day discovering art, meeting artists—and being creative. Exploring the Museum’s exhibition Dead or Alive, children will discover how artists transform organic materials—feathers, shells, bones, plant materials, and fur—to create intricately crafted and designed installations and sculptures. Artist Educators will assist families in exploring their own creativity while enjoying the artwork at MAD and the views of Central Park. Come and be inspired by feature films and animated shorts, including Michel Ocelot’s Azur and Asmar: The Princes’ Quest, Eva Saks’ ColorForms, Bill Plympton’s The Fan and the Flower and Jonathan Ng’s Asthma Tech.
Film screenings will include film shorts and feature length films:
Continuous screening begin: 11:30 am and 2:30 pm
Feature Film: Azur and Asmar: The Princes’ Quest 1:39min -- scheduled screening 12:45pm and 3:35pm
Theatre:
* ColorForms, 8 minutes
Eva Saks
When a little girl is scolded for being messy by her uptight parents she finds a friend in her Grandfather. The two go into the city and celebrate Pagwa, a colorful holiday that allows them to be as messy as they like! A story about celebrating the differences among us and cherishing who you are, Colorforms is sure to brighten your day!
** The Fan and the Flower, 7 minutes
Bill Plympton
Short animated film narrative of a lonely ceiling fan and a flowering plant in a spare room of a home, a romance develops until the old woman’s decrepitude puts one of the lover’s life at risk, forcing the fan to take action.
* Once Upon A Tide, 10 minutes
A project of the center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School http://chge.med.harvard.edu/programs/healthyoceans/once_upon_a_tide/about/index.html
Once Upon a Tide, is a fictional narrative that blends the moral and visual elements of a fairy tale to inspire us to recognize the importance of ocean conservation. A storyteller, played by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt, speaks to us of a spell that has been cast that has caused everyone to forget about the importance of the ocean. One little girl, however, is determined to find a way to break the spell.
** Asthma Tech, 7 minutes
Jonathan Ng
Filmmaker Jonathan Ng turns the notion of otherness on its head in his semi-autobiographical animated short about young, whimsical, asthmatic Winston. As a result of his illness, Winston is unable to participate in the everyday activities of his peers and classmates. But thanks to his artistic ability and one particularly rainy afternoon, Winston learns that his imagination has the power to bridge gaps, transform and empower.
* La Lune, 8 minutes
Kyung Hee Shon
* MoonGirl, 9 minutes
Director: Henry Selick, Written by: Micheal Berger
When the moon goes dark s he fishes on the bayou, Leon is drawn into a mysterious and wonderful adventure, one that takes him all the way to the moon—and inside it.
Azur and Asmar: The Princes’ Quest, 1:39min.
Michel Ocelot
Raised on tales of Djinn fairy princess, Azur –a young Frenchman – goes to North Africa in search of the spirit; only to discover that his close childhood friend Asmar – an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys – also seeks the genie. Now the former best friends become rivals as each tries to locate the fantastic Djinn fairy; but only one can be successful in their quest.
* Films provided by The Brooklyn International Film Festival, www.kidsfilmfest.org
** Films provided by The Jacksong Heights Film Festival
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