Family-Friendly Series
Family-Friendly Fun
Introduce the little ones to the magic of movies! Featuring screenings of timeless gems to modern classics that will spark their imaginations and create lasting memories.
The Great Muppet Caper
July 19 | 11 AM
FREE | Family-Friendly Film Series | In the second live-action Muppets film, intrepid journalists Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo snag an assignment reporting on a British jewel heist. Arriving in England, the trio settles in at the raucous Happiness Hotel and seeks out socialite Lady Holiday, the victim of the theft. Soon Miss Piggy appears, intending to work for Lady Holiday, but she ends up being framed by the aristocrat's scheming brother, Nicky. Kermit and company work to clear Piggy's name.
NYICFF: Little Kid Flicks
July 26 | 11 AM
Inventive first films for ages 5+. Let your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!)
NYICFF: Big Kid Flicks
July 26 | 12:30 PM
eep and daring films for ages 8+. Big Kid Flicks is full of challenges big and small. With obstacles like training for the paralympics and selling ties across the countryside, this program is full of vibrancy and adventure.
NYICFF: ¡Hola Cine!
July 26 | 2:30 PM
Extraordinary Latinx shorts for ages 8+. Our annual Spanish-language program delivers the best Latinx short films from around the world, transporting audiences across the Americas and into the clouds, reminding them of the power of family, perseverance, and believing in magic.
NYICFF Kid Flicks: Pride
July 26 | 4:30 PM
Shorts for ages 10+. Kid Flicks: Pride is a celebration of self-expression, community, legacy, and love. Curated specifically for ages 10 and up, these shorts from around the world feature a wide range of LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in as many unique styles. Schoolyard matchmakers, a Belgian teen, a group of indigenous Hawaiian mahu, and more highlight the power that comes from embracing who you are.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
August 16 | 11:00 AM
FREE and open to the public - Please reserve tickets in advance for an accurate attendance In this lively animated adventure, undersea oddball SpongeBob SquarePants and his starfish friend, Patrick, embark on a quest to clear the name of Mr. Krabs, the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant, who has been framed for stealing the crown of ocean deity King Neptune. Leaving the familiar confines of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and Patrick venture out towards Shell City, where they hope to find Neptune's crown, but numerous obstacles stand (or float) in their way.
Sing
September 6 | 11 AM
FREE | Family-Friendly Film Series | Dapper Koala Buster Moon presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. An eternal optimist, and a bit of a scoundrel, he loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he takes one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition. Five contestants emerge: a mouse, a timid elephant, a pig, a gorilla and a punk-rock porcupine.
Hotel Transylvania
October 25 | 2 PM
When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula's (Adam Sandler) Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where they can be themselves without humans around to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula invites creatures like the Invisible Man, the Mummy and others to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). However, an unforeseen complication unfolds when an ordinary human unwittingly crashes the party and falls in love with Mavis.
The Lego Movie
December 27 | 11:00 AM
FREE and open to the public - Please reserve tickets in advance for an accurate attendance An ordinary LEGO figurine Emmet who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world. He finds himself drafted into a fellowship of strangers who are on a mission to stop an evil tyrant's plans to conquer the world. Unfortunately for Emmet, he is hopelessly and hilariously unprepared for such a task, but he'll give it his all nonetheless.