2018 New York International Children's Film Festival Girl's POV Picks

Since 1999, the New York International Children's Film Festival has been highlighting stories of empowering girls breaking the mold in our Girls' POV programs. This year is no exception. Check out all of this year's lineup of films featuring young female protagonists.

Next Door Spy
Denmark - East Coast Premiere; ages 7+Girl detective-check! Skater boy-check! You think you've got the stock characters down, but snoop around with the witty and wise Next Door Spy and you'll find that things aren't quite what they seem. Ten-year-old Agathe-Christine (AC, if you ask her) loves a good mystery. When her family moves to a new town that's seemingly full of them, AC will need to turn her crackerjack detective skills inward to go BEYOND first impressions and unlock the key to friendship.

Sing Song
Netherlands/Suriname - East Coast Premiere; ages 10+
Breathing life into the musical genre and shining light on a rarely represented corner of the world, Sing Song is a celebration of FINDING YOUR ROOTS and voice. When 16-year-old Jasmine is invited to participate in a singing CONTEST in Suriname, she accepts the chance to visit the homeland she's never seen. But she's not there just to sing. She's on a secret search for her family, developing artistic self-discipline and deepening her cultural and self-awareness in this uplifting tale that hits all the right notes.

Girls' POV Shorts
Ages 10+

The stories here go way BEYOND fairy tales of girls spinning straw into gold. Spin your own creative future alongside righteous DJ Van(essa) in Flip the Record, leap over stereotypes in a single bound with the clever Superperson, and stay on point with the determined focus of our b-balling protagonist in Game.

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