Park City Film will give young audiences girls’ perspective on the world when it collaborates with the New York International Children’s Film Festival on Saturday. The art house nonprofit will host the Kids’ Flicks Tour, which features a slate of seven shorts, starting at 4 p.m., in the Pa rk City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, and the event is free and open to the public, said Executive Director Katharing Wang. “This is our family film festival, and we have been working with the New York International Children’s Film Festival for over a decade,” she said. “They are a premiere film festival focusing on films for children.” Since 1997, the New York International Film Festival, known in cinema-lovers’ circles as NYICFF, has worked to make their films more accessible to a wider audience by curating collections of shorts that align with its mission to “celebrate the beauty and power of film, spark the inherent capacity of children to connect with complex, nuanced art and encourage the creation of intelligent films that represent and celebrate unique and diverse perspectives.” Over time the festival has put together shorts around Spanish-language films, different points of view, Black stories and kids pride, according to Wang. “These are inspirational and fun at the same time,” she said. This year’s films, which run between 7 and 17 minutes, fall under the “Girls’ POV” category. They are appropriate for ages 10 and older and will be screened in English or in Spanish with English subtitles, Wang said. (See accompanying list of films below.) “The focus this year is on young scientists who are developing creative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges — everything from space exploration to a young woman who created an app to connect kids with their incarcerated parents,” she said. “She is currently creating a coding academy so other children can similarly innovate solutions they are facing in their own communities.” Julio Palacio’s “Not the Science Type,” a 7-minute short film, spotlights 16-year-old Gitanjali Rao, the 2020 TIME Magazine’s Kid of the Year, who is an accomplished scientist on a mission to create a global community of young innovators. Credit: Photo courtesy of Park City Film Wang said the New York International Children’s Film Festival aligns with Park City Film’s mission to create community through film by “presenting the best of independent feature, documentary, world and local cinema.”  “They have figured out how they could bring these short films to communities that maybe aren’t able to go to New York, and showcase the variety of amazing films that are engaging intellectually and emotionally and appropriate for children and also appeal to adults,” she said.  Saturday’s screenings will officially kick off Park City Film’s Spring Break Film Series that will continue Monday, April 13. Park City Film and the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival Films Courtesy of Park City Film The following list includes the titles, countries, type, directors, year, running times, languages and summaries. “Not the Science Type: Gitanjali,” United States, documentary, Julio Palacio, 2021, 7 minutes. EnglishGitanjali Rao was named TIME Magazine’s Kid of the Year in 2020 and, at just 16 years old, she’s already an accomplished scientist on a mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems all over the world. “Sea Dragon,” United Kingdom, live action, James Morgan, 2020, 17 minutes. EnglishA young fossil hunter makes a groundbreaking discovery, challenging the worldview of 19th century England. “Balam,” Mexico, United States, animation, Guillermo Casarin, 2023, 10 minutes. Spanish and Mayan with English subtitlesItzel, on a camping trip deep in the jungle, frees a jaguar from captivity. When a furious poacher gives chase, she stumbles upon a mysterious lost Mayan city. “7 Planets,” United Kingdom, live action, Milda Baginskaite, 2018, 6 minutes. EnglishA space-obsessed girl realizes that in cosmic matters, it’s all about the long game. “Knights in Newark,” United States, live action, Nic Yulo, 2017, 11 minutes. English and Spanish with English subtitlesArmed with her vivid imagination, a young girl engineers a secret project on the roof of her apartment building to protect her immigrant family from the dreaded curse of the Knights in Newark. “Horizon,” United States, live action, Nic Yulo, 2021, 15 minutes. EnglishTo realize her dream of launching into uncharted space, a determined astronaut must choose to leave her humanity behind. “Generation Impact: The Coder,” United States. live action documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 minutes. EnglishJay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same. New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kids’ Flicks Tour Where: 4 p.m. Saturday Where: Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. Cost: free Web: parkcityfilm.org and nyicff.org The post Children’s Film Festival focuses on girls’ points of view appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less