Virtual Showing 
2020 | USA | 12 min | Narrative
Director: Jim Morrison

Self sufficient teenager, Clammy James struggles with a chaotic home life, as he finds solace in shellfishing the bays of the small seaside tourist village of Greenport Long Island, in hopes to provide food for his family.

Other Films

HANNINGS: NOT YOUR AVERAGE ELECTRICIAN

REEL ROCK 15

OLD DOG

Virtual Showing 
2020 | USA | 5 min | Drama
Directors: Matthew Myer Boulton, Elizabeth Myer Boulton
Producers: Matthew Myer Boulton, Elizabeth Myer Boulton
Editor: Zach McCallion

Eric Masterson is no ordinary birdwatcher. An immigrant himself from Ireland to New England, he’s fallen in love with bird migration – and specifically with a little-known wonder of the world that happens every spring and fall, just above our heads, under cover of darkness. To avoid hawks and navigate by the stars, millions upon millions of birds migrate at night, skimming over our rooftops while we sleep. To experience this invisible wonder, Masterson says, we have to learn to “see with our ears.” Celebrating both avian achievement and human devotion, “Nightsongs” is a meditation on the art of seeing – and treasuring – what cannot be seen.

Virtual Showing 
2019 | USA | 3 min | Comedy
Director: Laina Barakat
Producer: Laina Barakat, André Jaeger, David Le Ross, Ruzzel Zullo
Editor: David Le Ross

Cats. You either love them or hate them. What happens when the one who doesn’t love them takes things a bit too far?

Virtual Showing 
2020 | USA | 6 min | Narrative
Directors: Seth Chatfield, Toni Nagy
Producers: Seth Chatfield, Toni Nagy, Sophia Cacciola, Michael J. Epstein
Editor:Michael J. Epstein

Virtual Showing 
2019 | USA | 20 min | Documentary
Director: Chris Hardee

TURNING SCHOOL INSIDE OUT is a documentary about what happens when one school purchases a parcel of adjacent land and commits itself to figure out how to use that land to improve student learning and well-being. Set in a rural southwestern New Hampshire town, the film follows teachers, administrators, parents, and community members as they transform the curriculum for Chesterfield School students in nearly every grade (K-8) by moving part of the instruction outside. The film captures faculty and community visioning sessions, teacher’s reflections on the value of using the natural world, parents’ support of outdoor learning, and students’ experiences on the land.

Virtual Showing 
2019 | USA | 10 min | Documentary
Director: Greg Pregent

Four farmers from the Monadnock Region in New Hampshire share their experiences from receiving money from the Farm Fund funded by the Monadnock Food Co-op and the Cheshire County Conservation District.

Virtual Showing
2015-18 | Netherlands | 74 min | Animated
Director: Various

NY International Children’s Film Festival crossed the Atlantic to join forces with Cinekid, The Netherland’s premiere film festival for children, to share a program of the very best of Dutch animation–featuring diverse stories, hilarious romps, inventive animation, and more! PASSING BY Job, Joris & Marieke, 2018, 1 min 100 years of Amsterdam go by in street-style flash and dash in this memorably animated view of history. JONAS & THE SEA Marlies van der Wel, 2015, 12 min At the seaside, Jonas dreams of a life among the fish and constructs bizarre aquatic contraptions to realize the impossible. EMILY Marlies van der Wel, 2018, 8 min Blooming with artful animation and wistful storytelling, Emily was spotlighted as the Netherlands’ entry for Oscar consideration. HEADS TOGETHER Job, Joris & Marieke, 2016, 20 min Three very different kids, all friends, find out what it truly means to walk a day in each other’s shoes,…and legs, and torsos in this hilarious International Emmy and 2017 NYICFF Grand Prize- winning film. POLSKA WARRIOR Camiel Schouwenaar, 2017, 25 min Eric Kaminsky feels a little like a fish out of water. Will the pool finally be the place where he can feel just right? MR. PAPER GOES OUT FOR A WALK Steven De Beul & Ben Tesseur, 2018, 8 min With trusty scissors in hand, Mr. Paper makes choice cuts to craft his ideal world.

Virtual Showing
2019 | Nepal | 19 min | Drama
Director: Andrew Krakower

The money earned by 11-year-olds Sonam and Tashi for doing prayers is only enough to share one small Coke. Sonam is lucky to even get a sip before Tashi, the monastery bully, drinks the entire bottle. Yarne is an annual six-week period when Buddhist monks remain within the monastery grounds for focused study and practice, yet for child monks, it’s more like house arrest. Tired of wasting his money, Sonam decides to save up every rupee he earns during Yarne to buy a soccer ball, but first he will have to stand up to Tashi.

Virtual Showing
2019 | Spain | 9 min | Comedy
Director: Alfonso Díaz

What’s going to happen when these though times get worse and there are more robbers than bars?

Virtual Showing
2018 | USA | 20 min | Documentary
Director: Alexis Spradic
Producers: Michael Pizzo, David Burden, Tieneke Pavesic, Tim Lynch

The average grocery shopper may be surprised to learn that more than 75% of the fresh fruit consumed in the U.S. is completely dependent on hand-harvesting. Despite a rapidly growing $40 billion fresh produce industry, growers are in fear of a viable future as they struggle to find workers to pick the fields. More than $3.1 Billion is missed in economic growth each year as crops are left to rot in abandoned fields.

The Last Harvest offers a rare glimpse into the critical labor shortage problem in the agricultural industry. Hear the stories of those most impacted by this phenomenon and learn how immigration reform, an improved guest worker program, and innovation and collaboration can provide a solution. Let’s inspire a productive dialogue. The future of good food depends on the choices we make today. Our hope is this is not The Last Harvest.