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2E ARE SCHOOLS READY FOR HIGHER FUNCTIONING?from OFRENDA INC KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer:   A youth-produced documentary about kids with learning differences. High functioning, learning disabled kids are often undiagnosed and do not get the educational support they need. These students are often labeled as troublemakers and drop out of school early. Students, educators, a child advocate, educational therapists and clinical psychologists are interviewed to express differing perspectives of what it is like to live with learning differences in a school environment. |
 
ABRAHAM LINCOLNfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 7 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: With his will and uncompromising stand on critical issues, Abraham Lincoln - a gangly country lawyer from Illinois with no political experience at the national level - not only saved the nation, but carved out an immortal place in world history. |
ADINA'S DECKfrom DMH PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Three tech-savvy 8th-grade girls try to help their friend who's been cyber bullied. When popular girl, Skye receives threatening emails, text messages and voice-mails, her best friend Melody asks classmate Adina for help. When Adina says yes, her best friend Clara is confused. Skye is stuck up and has never been nice to them in the past. So why is Adina helping her? While solving the mystery, the girls learn about more than just the bully's identity - they learn about friendship and growing up in the digital age. |
ADVENTURES OF CLAY GUY, THEfrom CELLAR AT PERRYSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, THE KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Clay Guy is minding his own business, but inevitably encounters hazards and obstacles, due to his own comical lack of awareness. |
ADVENTURES OF MEGABYTE MAN, THEfrom PILLAR ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: With the power to fly through the World Wide Web, Megabyte Man begins the fight for justice against his arch nemesis: The Virus. Bent on world domination, Virus will stop at nothing until the Earth lies in his evil clutches. It's time to 'Plug In, and Power Up' to The Adventures of Megabyte Man! |
ALASKA'S COOLEST BIRDSfrom WONDERVISIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Alaska is a cool place for beautiful scenery, animals and BIRDS. Birds especially like Alaska in the summertime when it is like a giant refrigerator filled with their favorite foods. Narrated by five-year-old, Zachary Clifton, who wonders unabashedly about the many different kinds of birds and the amazing things that they do during this migration vacation. |
 
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELLfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Discover how innovation and determination can lead to world-changing inventions, as Alexander Graham Bell and his partner, Thomas Watson, turn a project to improve the telegraph system into the dream of the telephone! English and Spanish. |
ALL ABOARD AMERICAfrom BALD EAGLE MEDIA, INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 4 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Join Rudy, the giant Bald Eagle, as he flies across America with his friends to visit the country's most awe-inspiring landmarks. |
ALMOND BLOSSOMSfrom AURYN INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Inspired by O. Henry's classic short story 'The Last Leaf,' this is a story about the friendship between a self conscious young Marguerite Gachet and a struggling outcast, Vincent Van Gogh. |
ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS: BEETHOVENfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 6 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Even as a young boy, Beethoven marched to the beat of a different drummer. An accomplished pianist by age 12, he yearned to try new sounds and persevered until audiences heard his music. |
ANIMUSIC 1from ANIMUSIC KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Instruments spring to life and perform a series of original compositions, produced with incredibly detailed computer animation. |
ANIMUSIC 2from ANIMUSIC KIDS FIRST! Age: 7 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Virtual instruments spring to life and perform eight musical pieces. Computer animation and digitally created music are melded to form an entirely new genre of entertainment. Includes eight pieces: Starship Groove (drums, other), Pogo Sticks (acoustics, percussion), Resonant Chamber (strings), Cathedral Pictures (orchestral), Pipe Dream 2 (strings, percussion), Fiber Bundles (percussion, other), Gyro Drums (percussion), Heavy Light (other). From Animusic, an American company specializing in the 3D visualization of MIDI music; created with their own proprietary MIDImotion software, and various animation packages such as Discreet 3D Studio Max. |
ARC OF A DIVERfrom STEPHEN CLARK FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: My journey from fashion photographer to underwater filmmaker. |
ARKfrom DIGITAL STORY WORKSHOP KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A mysterious box holds a growing number of strange small beings - little people who have a message for the young children who find them washed up on shores and hidden in the woods. |
BACKYARD BATTLE MONSTERSfrom AARON ANTALOCZY KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: In the game of Backyard Battle Monsters, the creatures actually come to life and wage full-scale battle with each other. However, Tommy isn't interested in that. He's found these real monsters make his life a little easier. |
BARANOV'S CASTLEfrom TRIUMVIRATE THEATRE KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Russia's Alaskan colony may have started as a puppet government, but Aleksandr Baranov was pulling the strings. A live-action puppet film shot on location in Alaska; which tells the true story of Baranov's last days as governor of Russian America. |
BARTLETTfrom RYAN FARRISS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Motivated by Alan Shepard's journey to space, a young girl in 1962 breaks from the traditional notions of society, while inspiring a friend along the way. |
BEES BUZZ & LIONS ROAR/LAS ABEJAS ZUMBAN Y LOS LEONES RUGENfrom TURTLES IN TIES KIDS FIRST! Age: 1 to 4 View Online Video Trailer: A bilingual, English and Spanish, program for preschoolers about animals. Features a selection of animated shorts, text stories, and the alphabet. |
BEND IN THE ROAD, Afrom DP FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Jake, a young violin student, encounters a life-shattering crisis when an escaped serial killer, an unpredictable uncle, and a parent's worst nightmare, all come together at a bend in a lonely country road. |
BENJAMIN FRANKLINfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: On a stormy night, a kite with iron points bobs in the wind, lightning cuts through the Philadelphia sky and a spark emits from a key attached to the kite string. As Ben Franklin watched, he came up with a brilliant discovery that changed the world. English and Spanish. |
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTHfrom ANTHONY CHEUNG KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: An epic story of youth pitted against wisdom. |
BIG TOP WINKLEfrom ALL THINGS WINKLE, LLC KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Journeying along the railroad tracks, Mr. Winkle (a real dog!) arrives in the mythical town of Waggsville. He innocently upstages a ragtag gypsy circus. Each member of the desperate circus troop attempts to capture and exploit Mr. Winkle, but he continually eludes them in hilarious and surprising ways. |
BLOCK PARTYfrom SMALL WORLD ANIMATION KIDS FIRST! Age: 4 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Behind closed doors and in the confines of the children's bedroom, wooden alphabet blocks magically come to life. Dancing around to the classical musical sounds of Mozart's 'Turkish March,' a simple love story unfolds. |
BLOCKS CAR DERBYfrom SMALL WORLD ANIMATION KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Join in the excitement as the blocks of "Block Party" launch out of the window of a child's bedroom and embark on a race around the world. Pick your favorite, X or O, and cheer the blocks on as they travel around the globe to find out who will make it to the finish line first. |
BOBO TALES: THE NEW CROWNfrom TRICOLOR KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: A new king takes the throne, but before he meets his people he needs a new and better crown to reflect his grandeur. His quest for the ultimate crown will cost him dearly. |
BODY MECHANICS: SUPERHEROES OF THE HUMAN BODYfrom BIG RED FROG KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: There is a war going on inside the body; the 'good guys,' Soolyn (insulin) and Gluke (glucagon), are working to fight the Evil Coalition of Harm and Disease, Beetez II (diabetes 2) and ColEsterol (cholesterol), who are responsible for the obesity crisis. |
BOONE STYLEfrom BEN KATZ PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: In hot Des Moines, Iowa lives a typical family. The narrator is an imaginative, eight-year-old girl named Ruby, whose daylong mission, is to negotiate delicate affairs, dissolve explosive occurrences and offer balance to the family unit. |
BRACELET OF BORDEAUX, THEfrom EAKIN FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Someone is dog-napping the canine citizens of Chem City, TX. Two pre-teen girls overcome danger and conspiracies as they set out to solve the crime and administer justice, with the help of a magical bracelet. |
BRAIN ZAPPEDfrom GEORGE GARCIA KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 10 View Online Video Trailer: When book-lover and all around super-girl, Emily Grace Garcia hears about strange happenings at the local library, she and her best friend Kingston decide to investigate. Emily's curiosity leads to the jolt of her life and she and Kingston are propelled into a world of wonder and knowledge. "My mom always told me, books could take you into a whole new world, but . . . I don't think this is what she meant." -Emily Grace Garcia. |
BREAD FROM HEAVENfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Jonas, a street urchin, is desperate for bread. When he finds some, knife-wielding thugs steal it. One day Jonas hears that Jesus is nearby, and he discovers that the bread Jesus offers will satisfy one's hunger forever. |
BUILDING BLOCKSfrom GLOAMING PICTURES AND BACK HOUSE PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Follow three teams from three public schools in New York City as they enter a tournament that challenges more than 150 schools to see who can build and program the best robot completely out of LEGOS. |
BUILT UPON THE ROCKfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 6 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Jesus is asked to judge an inheritance dispute, but instead he uses this divisive conflict between brothers to affirm the eternal ideals of His Beatitudes which He taught in the Sermon on the Mount. |
BUMBLZ: THE PIRATE'S TREASUREfrom BUMBLZ MEDIA KIDS FIRST! Age: 3 to 6 View Online Video Trailer: The Bumblz gang finds a treasure map and goes off in search of the lost Treasure of Long Beard III. Will they find the treasure, and if so, what will it be? Gold? Silver? Jewels? |
 
BUSY BEE DOGS PRESENT THE 3 LITTLE PIGS, THEfrom BUSY BEE DOG PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: Four trick and stunt-trained Busy Bee Dogs (Princess Sydney, Super Speedy Slyder, Clever Chiquita and Rio the Clown) spin their version of the classic fairytale, "The 3 Little Pigs." |
CHRISTMAS IS HERE AGAINfrom EASY TO DREAM ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A musical animated tale that follows the exciting journey of a young orphan girl, Sophianna, and her unlikely band of adventurers as they help recover Santa's magical toy sack made from the swaddling clothes that kept the baby Jesus warm in the manger. Throughout her pursuit for the elusive sack, Sophianna teams up with a feisty elf, an ambitious young reindeer, and a fox and polar bear duo. In the end, our young heroine and her allies each discover their potential for compassion, loyalty and the importance of never losing hope. Animation with voices of Ed Asner, Kathy Bates, Madison Davenport, Colin Ford, Jay Leno and Andy Griffith. |
CHRISTMAS SPIRITfrom S.K. MARTINEZ KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Leslie's father is a ghost hunter. For her birthday, on Christmas Eve, she wants to have a ghost hunt of her own. With the help of her father and younger brother, they search for the greatest of spirits. |
COMMON THREADfrom AKIRA THOMPSON KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: A young boy travels from his village to a large city market, where he discovers a world he didn't know. Upon his return he attempts to share what he has discovered and create change, but will the older generation accept these new ideas? |
CONFESSIONS OF A LATE BLOOMERfrom JEN MCGOWAN KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Donny, a pre-pubescent 15-year-old boy, desperately tries to become a man before the high school pool party at the end of the week, in order to win Sheila, the love of his life, away from Cal, the school thug. |
CRUISE CONTROLfrom BIJAN BEHZADI KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Bijan ridicules friends for studying during the last days of school, until he finds that he is in danger of failing and is forced to miss out on all the parties in the final week of school. In his struggle, Bijan comes to realize the this situation is about something bigger than graduating high school. |
DAN MOG: AN OLD DOG LEARNS A NEW TRICKfrom PHILIP CARRERA KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Now in the twilight of his career, Dan's long-standing reign as the world's greatest ball boy in professional tennis has come to an end. Forced to seek a new career, Dan learns the hard way that not all jobs can make use of his natural instincts. |
DANIELfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: When Darius, the new king, makes Daniel his first president, Daniel's enemies plan a trap to have him killed. Daniel survives being thrown into the lion's den, proving that God still rules over the affairs of men. English and Spanish. |
DAVID AND GOLIATHfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: David, a young shepherd boy, seems an unlikely candidate to save his nation from ruin. But when nine-foot Goliath defies Israel and blasphemes God, young David leaps into action, earning his place as one of the greatest heroes of the Bible. English and Spanish. |
DAY MY TOWERS FELL, THEfrom JOAN CASPI KIDS FIRST! Age: 7 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Olivia Gold is about to turn six on September 11, 2001. After hearing the story of King Arthur, she decides she wants to become a Knight of the Round Table, but Grandpa Harry tells her she must first perform a heroic deed. Animated, using hand drawn techniques and original music. Inspired by a grievance counselor working with children following the aftermath of September 11, 2001. |
DORMEfrom DREAMWEAVER FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A magical journey into the world of dreams. The story is told without words, as a boy is lulled to sleep by a captivating melody and his adventure of transformation and discovery begins. |
DROP OF TEAR IN MY CUP OF COFFEE, Afrom OM CREATES KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: It's my son's tenth birthday. It ended, with a drop of tear in my cup of coffee. |
ELIJAHfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: From Elijah's elusion of capture at the hands of King Ahab, to raising the dead son of the widow of Zaraphath, to a showdown with the wicked priests of Baal, Elijah's story shows the power of the true God of Isreal. |
EMMANUEL'S GIFTfrom LOOKALIKE PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, Emmanuel's Gift tells the story of a disabled orphan in Ghana, West Africa, whose father abandoned him, village dismissed him, and country thought him better off dead. This is the story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, who had nothing, but gave everything--and changed a nation forever. |
ERIC ODE: WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOPfrom DEEP ROOTED MUSIC, LLC KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: The library, zoo, and amusement park are all musical destinations as singer, songwriter and poet, Eric Ode, sets out to repair his A-flat Shnooglehorn. |
ESTHERfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Intrigue, danger and excitement of life in the royal palace of ancient Persea comes alive in this inspiring story of the faithfulness of Esther. Queen Esther's courage and wisdom help her to turn a tragedy into an occasion of victory and celebration. English and Spanish. |
EUGENE CHRYSLER'S WACKY WORLDfrom ETC. FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: Uses music and humor to educate preschool children on various social and emotional developmental skills, emphasizes the importance of learning. Reinforces positive self-esteem and is committed to contributing towards a child's individual development. |
EXPLORING THE EVERGLADESfrom RYAN WHAM KIDS FIRST! Age: 6 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The Everglades are filled with amazing plants and creatures, endangered by development, diversion of water and introduction of non-native species. |
EYE OF THE DOLPHIN, THEfrom MONTEREY MEDIA KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Alyssa moves to the Bahamas to live with her long-lost father, Hawk, a dolphin researcher who is fighting with greedy locals wanting to turn his research center into a tourist trap. Alyssa discovers a skill for communicating with dolphins and befriends a wild dolphin. When the threat to close down her father's research station increases, Alyssa calls on her dolphin friend for help. Starring Carly Shroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Jane Lynch, Christine Adams. |
FABULOUSLY FIT MOMS: TOTAL BODY WORKOUTfrom KOCH VISION KIDS FIRST! Age: Adult to Adult View Online Video Trailer: Tighten and tone from head to toe in as little as thirty minutes with this fat-burning and conditioning workout designed to provide perfect balance of muscle and curves. Combining Fusion based conditioning with cardio and strength training moves. Providing new ways for Mom and her kids to exercise together. |
FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, AND STORYTELLIN' FUNfrom STORYTELLIN' TIME KIDS FIRST! Age: 4 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Mary Jo Huff, an award-winning early childhood educator and storyteller devoted to children and the art of storytelling offers a collection of stories of universal appeal. Familiar stories such as "Honey Jar" and "Three Billy Goats", together with some new stories, that young people will enjoy hearing capture the spirit of childhood. |
FALL IN LINEfrom ANDY MUSSER KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: A 3D computer animated short film that examines the language governments use and their resulting actions. |
FIFTEEN MINUTES: OF MICE AND MOPSfrom AMALGAMATED PUPPETWORKS, LLC KIDS FIRST! Age: 9 to 13 View Online Video Trailer: Global Puppet News Reporter Wes Naxman tries to hold the news show together when curmudgeonly Senior News Anchor Owl Capone, accidentally dosed with a love potion, abandons his post to pursue the object of his affections… a mop. Things are complicated by the appearance of a spatula-wielding gourmet ninja chef, a runaway speedboat, and the loss of the program's sponsor. Well, maybe losing the Mrs. Goodpuppet's Deluxe Discount Bakery cheeseburger-and-pepperoni-zero-carbohydrate muffins account isn't an entirely bad thing. Wes soldiers on until Owl's potion wears off and order is restored to the newsroom... or is it? |
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALEfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Florence Nightingale's appreciation for human life helped to change the science and practice of nursing as we know it today. Learn the heart of "The Lady of the Lamp" through this animated story of uncompromising conviction. |
FLYAWAYfrom OUT OF OUR MINDS ANIMATION STUDIOS KIDS FIRST! Age: 4 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A little wooden plane, despite the price it must pay, does the impossible and joins a world it could only dream of. |
FOOD BOYfrom COLD SPARK FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: A teenage boy is surprised to discover that he has a unique power to make food appear in his hands -- not all super heroes fight crime. |
FOREST 40 TREESfrom FLEXITOON KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: An existential fairy tale about a mouse and a bear who are lost in the woods. |
FROGS, TOADS AND LOVEfrom SPLASH STUDIOS KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The story of a boy who has trouble communicating verbally. Instead of words, strange things come out of his mouth, which makes it hard to make friends, until he meets someone who doesn't mind his strange behavior. |
FUNNY BONE LOGICfrom LIVING FOLKLORE, INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: Interactive DVD. Twelve kids journey to The Giggle Bubble Glass Castle. In this magical land, the kids learn games and exercises that encourage them to explore the wisdom that resides in their bodies, emotions and imagination. |
GARLIC BOYfrom STRETCH FILMS INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: A boy - who is also a stalk of garlic - goes out into the world to "do good for others." Garlic Boy's mother gave him a case of her special "garlic tonic" and Garlic Boy uses this tonic to cure "folk of what ails them." |
GEORGE WASHINGTONfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Follow Washington's contributions to the forming of a new nation and final peace in 1783. This inspiring tale shows Washington at his best--courageous, determined, humble, brave, and patriotic. English and Spanish. |
GIDGIE AND PHILLYfrom KATIE MAREN KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: "What Cha' doing?" is all Philly hears as he quietly tries to sneak out of the house to go fishing. His little brother, Gidgie stands behind him with questioning eyes. Gidgie really wants to go fishing, too, but Philly won't hear of it . . . |
GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCEfrom WESTON WOODS STUDIOS/SCHOLASTIC KIDS FIRST! Age: 3 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, except for the cricket, who shows him how he can be the best dancer of all. Narrated by Billy Dee Williams, with music by David Mansfield. |
GIRL STARS: BIHARfrom GOING TO SCHOOL FUND KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Includes: "Anita The Beekeeper" - Anita Kumari is a beekeeper in Bihar, India. When Anita was young, her parents did not want her to go to school, but Anita longed so much to go to school that she knew she had to find a way to pay for her education. Anita saw men in her village-keeping bees and decided to give it a try. "Kiran Devi, Junkyard Dealer" - Kiran Devi is a junkyard dealer and serial entrepreneur in Patna, Bihar. Kiran opened a junkyard business in her backyard and with a loan from a micro-credit organization called Nidaan, she also bought a fleet of rickshaws and hired nine men to work for her. "Tehseen, the Hostel Warden" - Tehseen works as a girls' hostel warden in Kasturba Gandhi Girls Hostel (Mahila Samakhya) in Guruwa, Gaya district, Bihar. Tehseen looks after 70 girls who have come to stay at the hostel to be able to complete their education. |
GIRL STARS: MADHYA PRADESHfrom GOING TO SCHOOL FUND KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Includes: "Premlata, the Accountant" - Premlata Verma is an accountant in the office of the Superintendent of Police in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. Premlata is the supervisor of her section and oversees the work of four people, though she is the youngest employee in her section. "Brief-Krishna, the Teacher" - Krishna Bagel is a primary school teacher in a Government School in Tikaria village, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. Krishna was the only girl in her village to complete her grade 12 education. "Roopali Jain, ‘Ruby', Beauty Parlour Owner" - Roopali Jain, or ‘Ruby', owns a beauty parlour in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. When her father died, Ruby decided to use her artistic talents to run a beauty parlour because there was no one else to look after her family. |
GIRL STARS: RAJASTHAMfrom GOING TO SCHOOL FUND KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Includes: "Bhanwari, the Policewoman" - Bhanwari Malavat is a police constable in Bikaner district in Rajasthan, India. Bhanwari was married when she was a child, but she still went to school. Although Bhanwari failed and had to repeat one school year, she persisted, and one day at school she heard about the famous policewoman called Kiran Bedi. Bhanwari decided she would be a police officer too – she thought this way she could begin to change the world. Now 24 years old, Bhanwari is part of the police force and she has a ‘women's desk' where she listens to the problems of women in her district and tries to help as much as she can. "Anuradha Rathore, Medical Student" - Anuradha Rathore is studying medicine in Jodhpur Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. When Anu was young she contracted Polio – and although the disease affected the way she walks, it has not slowed Anu down in any other way. She has studied very hard and won a place at medical college under a reservation for students with physical disabilities. Anu failed once at school and she still finds college challenging, but she is determined to be a doctor so she can prevent other children from contracting Polio. Anu is from Jaipur, Rajasthan, and is now 19 years old. "Durga Bai, Health Worker" - Durga Bai is a health worker who travels by herself by bus to 22 villages every month, talking to 20,000 women about how to improve their health and the health of their children. |
GIRL STARS: UTTAR PRADESHfrom GOING TO SCHOOL FUND KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Includes: "Shabnam, the Loan Manager" - Shabnam Aara is a small loans manager with Cashpor a micro-finance organization in Benares, Uttar Pradesh. When Cashpor was looking for women who were educated and willing to travel alone to villages to talk to other women, Shabnam took up the challenge. "Madhuri, the Village Leader" - Madhuri Kumari is an elected village leader in Fakirpuri village, Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. When Madhuri was young, she used to walk six kilometers to school, through a thick forest - and she walked barefoot because she did not have any shoes. "Sandhya the Computer Trainer" - Sandhya Sherring is a computer trainer and she owns her own computer institute where she teaches children to use computers. |
GOING TO SCHOOL IN INDIAfrom GOING TO SCHOOL FUND KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Includes four shorts all, "a celebration of what school can be." The four mini movies tell the story of going to school in India through the eyes of a child who goes to school in a mud desert, in the dark, on a mountaintop and by wheelchair. Going to School in a Mud Desert - "This desert makes walking children look like giants" In the middle of a cracked, mud desert, Ramesh goes to school… 9 min. Going to School in the Dark - "You might not know that children go to school in the dark" In the dusty villages of Rajasthan, Gamlesh goes to school at night…7 min. Going to School on Wheels - My wheelchair can fly into the sky" Haider goes to school by wheelchair…7 min. Going to School on a Mountaintop - "Skarma means Skarma, it also means star – that is who I am" Skarma climbs through the mountains to go to school." 9 min. |
GOOD SAMARITAN, THEfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Jesus teaches us to love and serve one another, no matter how we differ in appearance or beliefs, in this parable from the New Testament. English and Spanish. |
GROMS: SURFfrom EL PORTO PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Almost entirely shot on the north shore of Oahu, the film showcases extremely talented young surfers - tomorrow's pros. These groms range in ages from 11-16, so if you think you have seen groms before, it is important for you to clear your thoughts, and have an opportunity to really see these surfers take command of the Northshore. Clay Marzo, a surfer from Maui, and coveted Governor's Cup at the mere age of 15, is captured in the film surfing Rockpile on a stormy intimidating day… without fear! The film also showcases: Granger Larsen, Bethany Hamilton, Alana Blanchard, Kiron Jabour, Tyler Newton, Ezekial Lau, Evan Geiselman, Albee Layer, Dylan Southworth and Ashley Hunter. 
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GROWING UPfrom TOP PUP MEDIA KIDS FIRST! Age: 7 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: It's a normal, home-shool day for Caleb until his mom challenges him with a simple question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Curiously, Caleb ponders his future career paths with some eye-opening revelations. |
GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD'S WIDE WILD WORLDfrom APPLE-EYE PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Music and moving illustrations about a friendly creature from the sun who came to Earth and now lives in Minnesota with an eel, next door to a tuxedo wearing pterodactyl. |
HANDS ONfrom MARTIJN SCHROEVERS KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Puppetry re-defined to the bare bone of painted hands with animals that don't talk but children understand them. They quarrel, fight, love and play. They give birth to children, hunt each other and grow old. In the end, all's well. |
HARRIET TUBMANfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: To this day, Harriet Tubman is still remembered as "the Moses of her people" for good reason. From 1849 to 1860, in seventeen dangerous missions to the Confederate South, she helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom in the North. English and Spanish. |
HE IS RISENfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: Sorrow and despair at the Lord's crucifixion become complete joy and love as the disciples behold their resurrected Master three days later. The story of the greatest miracle of all, the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. English and Spanish. |
HEART OF A SOUL SURFERfrom BECKY BAUMGARTNER KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The personal documentary of Bethany Hamilton, a teenager from an isolated island who becomes a beacon of hope for a worldwide audience. |
HERMIE & FRIENDS: STANLEY THE STINKBUG GOES TO CAMPfrom TOMMY NELSON INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: Stanley the Stinkbug is new to the garden's Summer Camp this year, but he has a problem. He stinks. When Stanley arrives at Camp Bug-a-Boo everyone tries their best to put up with the unusual odor, but they don't do so well until God shows them why He created everyone to have their own special purposes. |
HEROIC GIRLZfrom HEROIC GIRLZ PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Four modern 11-year-old girls ask "who are we and what will we become?" They journey to the past to explore their futures by becoming four historical American women heroes who meet in the "afterlife" and travel back to their own 11-year-old girlhoods in order to find out how they become the heroic women we now know today. |
HITLER'S COURTSfrom STORIES TO REMEMBER KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Featuring archival footage from the Nazi era, rarely seen photographs and interviews with leading voices in international law, experts examine the perversion of the courts under Nazi rule. |
HOW DO DINOSAURS EAT THEIR FOODfrom WESTON WOODS STUDIOS/SCHOLASTIC KIDS FIRST! Age: 4 to 7 View Online Video Trailer: With methods of eating and manners that are probably all too familiar to children and adults, these mischievous dinosaurs show in a big way that burping, spilling, playing with one's food and outright refusing to eat are not the best ways to enjoy a meal. An entertaining guide to table manners and a good reminder that positive and pleasant mealtime behavior gets the best results. Narrated by author Jane Yolen, with music by Jon Carroll. Animation by MaGiK Studio. |
IMPETUOUS ANGEL, THEfrom NINA ZHAO KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: In a remote mountain village in China, Xia hopes to become an elementary school teacher. She meets an orphan boy, Lin Lin, an AIDS virus carrier. With deep sympathy for Lin Lin, she makes a decision that no one else understands. In Mandarin Chinese with English sub-titles. |
IN THE SHOES OF CHRISTOPHERfrom AWARENESS FOUNDATION FOR OCD & AWARENESS FILMS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A middle school child is bullied because he has OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder, until a teacher develops an amazing challenge for the bully that will change his awareness and intolerance forever. |
IN WINTER STILLfrom AURYN INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 6 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Inspired by one of Oscar Wilde's classic fairy tales and set within Claude Monet's paintings. Celebrate the spirit of sharing, the magic of children at play and the beauty of Monet's artwork. |
JACK THE CUDDLY DOG: COLORS AND SHAPESfrom HELLO BABY PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 1 to 5 View Online Video Trailer: Soothing new education video for babies. Jack is a puppy who lives in Central Park, New York City. He explores colors, shapes, animals, flowers, mountains, trees and more. Classical music pieces are performed by an award-winning concert pianist, Cheryl Tschanz Newkirk.
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JANIEfrom U S C KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Janie (9) has a perfect life as a single daughter in a loving family. Her life, however, gets completely shattered when Ben (5), her little brother she never knew existed, unexpectedly shows up to live with her family. |
JOHN THE BAPTISTfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: A story of courage and conviction seen through the life of one of God's greatest prophets, John the Baptist, who gave everything against political and spiritual adversity to prepare the way for the Lord. Spanish and English. |
JOURNEY OF HENRY "BOX" BROWN, THEfrom SWEET BLACKBERRY KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The true tale of slave, Henry Brown, a man who mailed himself in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, VA to freedom in Philadelphia, PA in 1848. |
KARMA CAF Efrom QUALITY TIME PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: A Coffee Shop cashier instills confidence in a lonely, young man seeking love. Are they the words of "The Wise" or simply acts of coincidence? Welcome to the "Karma Caf e!" |
KEY CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTSfrom THE DOCUMENTARY GROUP KIDS FIRST! Age: 11 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: Explains the conception of the constitution and two landmark Supreme Court cases: Gideon v. Wainwright, Youngstown v. Sawyer. Funded by the Annenberg Foundation Trust. |
KID GUIDES: CERTIFIED KIDS CAMP CURACAOfrom ECHO ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Matt travels to Curacao to attend the Certified Kids Camp at Kids Sea Camp. Matt dives with sharks, dolphins and sea lions, feeds sting rays and sharks, and takes pictures of it all. |
KING IS BORN, THEfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The story of the birth of Jesus, based on the Bible, beginning with Gabriel announcing God's blessed plan for Mary. English and Spanish. |
KOMANEKOfrom DWARF INC. KIDS FIRST! Age: 2 to 6 View Online Video Trailer: Made up of five films: 'The First Step', 'Hands on Camera', 'Koma and Radi-bo', 'Radi-bo's Battle' and the film's main attraction 'Real Friends' - a story of a toy box sent by the creative Koma. |
LABOUfrom DOG & ROOSTER PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Three unlikely friends set out on a journey to find the dreaded Ghost of Captain LeRouge whose ship was lost in the Louisiana bayou over two hundred years ago. What they find is true friendship and the adventure of a lifetime. |
LAST ATOMIC BOMB, THEfrom RICHTER PRODUCTIONS KIDS FIRST! Age: 12 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: A documentation of the gut-wrenching yet inspirational life of a Nagasaki bomb survivor, interwoven with the decision to use the bomb, censorship, discrimination, Cold War weapons build-up, nuclear proliferation and the nuclear abolition campaign. |
LAZARUS LIVESfrom NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: The miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead gives hope to all who believe in Jesus. This animated video helps children understand the Savior's promise of eternal life. English and Spanish. |
LEGEND OF SASQUATCH, THEfrom GORILLA PICTURES KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: John Davis, played by William Hurt, and his girls find a family of Bigfoot living in their backyard. Now they must help the Bigfoot save their home while protecting their secret, ancient way of life. |
LEGEND OF TILLAMOOK'S GOLD, THEfrom MAITLAND PRIMROSE KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Julie, a lonely fourteen-year-old, and her family move to Manzanita, Oregon from Los Angeles after her writer father loses his job. Her family has trouble adjusting to life in a small town. Her parents struggle with her father's unemployment and her sister, Susan, finds solace in a summer fling. Julie's Grandfather and his friend, Standing Elk, seem to be the only ones with time for Julie. They tell Julie the legend of the Tillamook Treasure - a wealth of gold brought by 16th century Spanish sailors who landed on the beach near Manzanita. The legend fascinates Julie and who decides to search for the buried gold and in the process discovers more than she's bargained for. While searching for the treasure, Julie realizes the real treasure she already possesses in her family. |
LETTING GOfrom DAN MASUCCI KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 8 View Online Video Trailer: A father struggles with his son's growing independence when he decides to put away his security blanket. |
LINEAR PROGRESSIONfrom KAT KOSMALA KIDS FIRST! Age: 8 to 18 View Online Video Trailer: In grass-eating comfort exists the orange protagonist of Linear Progression. Will life be as easy when he/she/it meets an obstacle on the straight and narrow path? Simple and beautiful, Linear Progression is an animated short produced at the Art Institute of Orange County. |
LITTLE BLUE: LIVE THE DREAMfrom BOB SVIHOVEC KIDS FIRST! Age: 5 to 12 View Online Video Trailer: Sometimes a discovery ignites a passion. It expands our horizons. A young penguin breaks away from tradition and pursues his dream. Despite the challenges, Little Blue learns to surf. |