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Jungle Fun with Munki and Trunk * Adorable selection of stories that teaches lessons about nature and friendship
Munki and Trunk: Ain't no mountain high enough, river wide enough, or banana big enough to tear these two apart! Our brave, curious monkey and big-hearted elephant live together in the jungle, as children imagine it: a playground with vines to swing on, trampoline mushrooms to bounce on, and a crew of jungle buddies to share endless adventures. Munki and Trunk explore their world together, facing fears, having fun and helping friends in a comedy adventure that s brim-full of heart, and built on a bedrock of friendship. Includes 8 tree-crashing, rock-smashing, water-splashing, fruit-mashing episodes! KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Brad M. comments, “Jungle Fun with Munki and Trunk is an adorable selection of stories compiled onto one DVD. The fun adventures that Munki and Trunk experience are simple, yet engaging to watch. These best friends sure know how to have a good … -
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Oscar® Nominated Shorts – Saria, Sisters and Walk Run Cha-Cha
While feature films with A-list actors garner the most attention at the Oscars® , the award show also has three short film categories that seldom receive the attention they deserve. For that reason, the Malibu Film Society held a free screening for Saria (Nominated, Best Live Action Short), Sister (Nominated, Best Animated Short) and Walk Run Cha-Cha (Nominated, Best Documentary Short).
Each film coveys wildly different topics but shares a
universal goal of showing something that needs to be discussed. Saria’s haunting story shows that outside
the developed safety of western nations, there exists corruption, injustice and
innocents powerless to defend themselves, with humanitarian disasters occurring
frequently that never receive the spotlight of the western world. Sister examines the very real … -
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KIDS FIRST! Partners with Xerb.tv to Launch Family Streaming Service
KIDS FIRST! and Xerb.tv launched a new, ad-free digital streaming service for high quality children’s programming earlier this spring. The content is curated from filmmakers from all around the world and the bulk of the revenue from the channel will go directly to the filmmakers. The rapidly growing Xerb.tb is providing KIDS FIRST! a platform to deliver a collection of family-friendly content that is inspirational, enriching and motivational.
“What the KIDS FIRST! Digital Channel (https://xerb.tv/channel/kidsfirst) offers
families is engaging, informative and fun content with pro-social values that
both kids and parents love,” … -
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KIDS FIRST! 2019 Faves
Listen in as host Arjun N. and the KIDS FIRST! Film Critics recap some of our favorite reviews over the year including Avengers: End Game, Jojo Rabbit, The Lion King and Toy Story 4. Before you spend your hard earned dollars at the movies, be sure to listen to what our youth reporters have to say. -
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From the Jury
2020 Film Independent Director’s Close Up: Week One
How
does the look of a film get decided? What even encompasses a film’s “look”?
Such questions led the discussion in week one of Film Independent’s Director’s
Close Up featuring the director of Hustlers, Lorene
Scafaria and costume designer of Hustlers, Mitchell Travers.
As
moderator John August pointed out, cinema is a visual medium. Thus, unlike many
other art forms, it can take advantage of the visual element to help further
the themes of the story. For Hustlers the theme focuses on
control – whether it is the main characters fighting for control of their lives
or … -
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