HBAF 2023 - PicNic CiNEMA Presents Show Me Shorts

PicNic CiNEMA Presents - Show Me Shorts 2023: Whānau Friendly as part of the Hawke's Bay Arts Festival proudly supported by HDC City Vibrancy Fund.

Fast becoming one of the most popular sessions at Show Me Shorts, this annual collection of short films is for children and their families to enjoy together. Let us ignite a love of cinema in your tamariki. Join the Prime Minister’s daughter at parliament buildings. Discover a floating world in danger. Meet an eccentric boy with a love of crows, a space dog and a spider. Learn together to shoot for the moon!

Best suited for ages 7-12, we encourage you to bring the whole family and enjoy these great movies lounging on our beanbags (Total Run Time of 70mins - will play twice, back to back).

SWING TO THE MOON Animation, 7 mins, France - Living in the forest, little spider Temi dreams of catching the Moon. For that, she will do anything.

CORVINE Animation, 10 mins, Canada - An eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.

FRAIHA Animation, 6 mins, Qatar - Based on a true story about a 6-year-old girl who is helped to overcome her classroom literacy struggles by her loving mother.

MALAPAN Animation, 13 mins, New Zealand - When two young children discover that their island is running out of the resource that keeps it afloat, they embark on a journey to collect more from the community.

HARVEY Animation, 9 mins, Canada - A poetic, luminous look at bereavement and coping with the loss of a parent, told through the eyes of an imaginative child.

THE POLYCEES Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand - After a run-in with his slimy deputy, the Prime Minister's young daughter is shocked to find a magical creature living in Parliament under her Dad’s desk!

APOCALYPSE DOG Animation, 7 mins, France - In a post-apocalyptic universe, Bob and his dog Pasha survive in a wasteland. They are hungry, thirsty and tired. When suddenly, they see a city in the distance!

你的快递是这么丢的 (THE LOST COURIER) Animation, 3 mins, China - This film is inspired by the author's real experience of losing a courier parcel. Follow a package as it goes through some incredible things along its journey.