Discover four short films that celebrate connection through memory, creativity, and love. Between the films, join a discussion about them, then try some follow-up activities in the Museum’s galleries.
This program was developed in collaboration with Maria-Christina Villaseñor, guest curator and New York International Children’s Film Festival director of programming.
Distant Islands. 1981. Canada. Directed by Bettina Maylone. A celebration of the simple delights of summer sailing trips in rural British Columbia. 6 min.
The Gossamer. 2016. Russia. Directed by Natalia Chernysheva. A friendship is forged when a spider finds inspiration in a woman’s knitting patterns. 4 min.
My Grandma Matilde. 2021. Mexico. Maria loves art and animals, but her grandmother thinks she gets distracted too easily. Everything changes when Grandma remembers a secret from when she was a little girl. 10 min.
Lost and Found. 2018. Australia. Directed by Andrew Goldsmith, Bradley Slabe. A knitted toy dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life. 7 min.
Tickets are $5.00 per person (ages 2+) and include free admission to the Museum.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or call (212) 708-9805.
Accessibility
The Cullman Education and Research Building entrance has a power-assist door. Seating options include chairs with backs and armrests. Gallery stools, wheelchairs, and rollators are available by request at all Museum entrances, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible family and all-gender restrooms are located in the mezzanine.
Guide dogs and other trained service animals are always welcome.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and live captioning (CART) are available for public programs upon request with two weeks’ advance notice. MoMA will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made with less than two weeks’ notice. Please contact [email protected] to make a request for these services.
In order to serve visitors with hearing loss, Bartos Theater has induction hearing loops for sound amplification. During scheduled programs, visitors can turn their hearing aid or cochlear implant to T-coil mode to hear enhanced sound effortlessly. The loop system does not work with hearing aids without telecoil technology.
For more information on accessibility at MoMA, please visit moma.org/visit/accessibility. For accessibility questions or accommodation requests, please email [email protected] or call (212) 708-9805.
The Adobe Foundation is proud to support equity, learning, and creativity at MoMA.
Family Programs are made possible by the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Endowment Fund.
Major support is provided by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund, the Emily Fisher Landau Educator Fund, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art's Lewis B. Cullman Education Fund, the Charles A. Cuomo Education Endowment Fund, and by the Annual Education Fund.