Adapt/Construct, CINEkids International Children's Film Series
Distance makes the heart grow fonder and more dazzlingly creative in Michel Gondry's stop-motion animated love letter to his daughter, Maya.
Maya and her dad—producer and filmmaker Michel Gondry—live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks her every evening, “Maya, give me a title.” Based on her answer, he creates a short animated reply in which Maya is the hero. In this charming and clever stop-motion animated adventure, the always innovative and whimsical Gondry brings to life a poetic and amusing journey that will have the little ones dreaming and the grown-ups smiling. [61 min; animation, adventure, family; French with English subtitles]
Before the screening, join us at 3pm in our lower lobby for a fun flipbook-making activity!
"A beautiful, poignant ode to the relationship between parent and child." — Sean Boelman, FandomWire
"Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages." — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
"Gondry makes it clear that nothing can replace the human heart." — Ricardo Gallegos
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