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CINEkids International Children's Film Series
A collection of short films celebrating the love between dogs, their people, and the animal welfare groups that bring them together.
The New York Dog Film Festival pays tribute to the bond between dogs and people around the world, as seen through the work of brilliant filmmakers. A medley of animated, documentary, and narrative short films from around the world with a canine theme, the festival premieres every year in New York City, then travels to theaters across the United States and Canada with 10% of every ticket benefitting a local dog rescue. [100 min]
Welly the Dog Poet (dir. Karen L. Mintz): Three very funny philosophical poems by Welly, a poetic dog.
Lucky Dog (dir. Donna W. Guthrie): An animated celebration of a dog who lives what he considers a lucky life in a retirement home, where the residents know and remember him in different ways.
Traveling This Road Together (dir. Mutual Rescue): A woman and her dog, both cancer survivors, helped each other in their remote Colorado Rockies home through recovery during the pandemic.
Love Another (dir. Diana Rousseau): A fanciful black-and-white film about falling in love with a new dog while grieving another.
To Comfort & Serve (dir. Ron & Amy Schmidt): A close look at the deep bond between three veterans in Vermont with PTSD service dogs, and the woman who founded Paws & Boots, a non-profit to train dogs for these veterans.
Pearl & Argot: A Love Story (dir. Phil Audibert): A heart-warming fable about three dogs and a cat.
Before Us/Antes de Nos (dir. Alex Xavier): A sophisticated animation of an adopted dog’s owners trying to imagine how he ended up on the streets.
Unleashed (dir. Yayoi Kawahito): A New York City dog walker brings the pack for hikes in the woods.
The Wingman (dir. Nate Bustamante): Former Air Force General Scott Wiggins shares the profound connection he has with his service dog, Bear, who helps manage his PTSD and is a true wingman to him.
Buffy & The Balloon (dir. John Maslowski): An animated short tale of a dog who meets a special balloon.
Rolling with the Pack (dir. Garrreth Bird): Dogs and a human in harmony, as two German Shorthaired Pointers pull their paralyzed owner in an adapted wheelchair-bike in symbiotic thrall.
Coming Down is the Hardest Thing (dir. Kely Maloney): Cubby, a 3-year-old Bernedoodle, is in a funk. When his parents threaten to leave him behind for the first time, he must learn to do the impossible.
Who Wants a Cuddle? (dir. Jane Goldman): At the Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, the Cuddle Club for (human) senior citizens celebrates 10 years.
A Dog Can Make a Difference (dir. Spencer Matches): After a profound loss, Carol dedicated her life to training service dogs for veterans with PTSD, providing them practical assistance and a renewed sense of purpose and hope.
Eben (dir. Josh Greene & Jack Lattin): A joyful testimonial to Eben, a traveling French bulldog who has climbed mountains his whole life and at 12 years old sets out to summit one last peak while battling cancer.
Welly the Dog Poet (dir. Karen L. Mintz): Three more poetic musings on life from a philosophical dog.
Freddie Bear's Lovely Day (dir. Mustapha Khan): Freddie Bear the Goldendoodle joyfully channels Bill Withers’ iconic song on a Hamptons Beach.
Any film screened at IU Cinema may contain content that viewers find sensitive or upsetting. Visit our Audience Advisories page to learn more.
