Explore new worlds without leaving the theater! Kid Flix 2 includes a selection of shorts made up of audience favorites and award winners from the 20th-anniversary edition of New York International Children’s Film Festival, the nation’s largest film fest for kids and teens.

This year’s My First Film Fest is pleased to feature a work-in-progress presentation of Ferdinand, a new heartwarming animated comedy adventure from the creators of Rio and Ice Age, coming to theaters December 15.

Chaplin’s personal favorite among his films is a beautifully constructed comic fable of fate and perseverance, set in the icy wastes of the Alaskan gold fields. The Gold Rush seamlessly blends action, slapstick, and sentiment, making it one of the most beloved of the Gentleman Tramp’s works.

A precocious teenager battles demons both real and imaginary in this exhilarating emotional odyssey based on the acclaimed comic-book series by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura.

This empathetic, beautifully observed documentary chronicles a classroom of immigrant students—most of them refugees from the Middle East—as they adjust to life in the Netherlands. An Icarus Films release.

After the sun is stolen, a timid young forest creature must step up to save the world from permanent darkness, in this captivating animated adventure that brings to life a mythic, richly imagined universe. Featuring the voice talents of Christian Slater, Patton Oswalt, and Ed Helms. A GKIDS release.

A young ballerina journeys from Russia to France to find both her place in the world and her own artistic voice in this refreshingly real look at what it means to risk everything for a dream. An Oscilloscope Laboratories release.

Hayao Miyazaki’s breathtaking epic spirits viewers away to a folkloric world of gods, demons, and magic in which humans and animals—led by Princess Mononoke, aka San, a fierce warrior woman raised by wolves—battle for control of a mythological forest.

Did you know that Little Red Riding Hood was really a fearless wolf warrior? And that Cinderella’s Prince Charming wasn’t so charming after all? Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this delightfully irreverent collection of new short animations tell the real stories behind fairy-tale favorites. A GKIDS release.

Guided by the spirit of Andy Warhol, a closeted teenager embarks on a life-changing journey along the coast of Canada in this proudly offbeat, 1970s-set road movie.

A must-see for kids of all ages, this classic musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s fanciful novel stars Gene Wilder as the zany, top-hatted recluse Willy Wonka, who invites five children—including the indigent Charlie Bucket—to vie for a lifetime supply of chocolate.