Some of our programming is kid friendly, some isn’t (for example, we don’t recommend Stranded for the under-12 set). Kids of all ages will find something sure to entertain or educate at the Kidz Kino.

Once Upon a Tide
Gesine Kratzner and Drew Takahashi
“This is a story you might find hard to believe, but I assure you that it is true. It is a tale of a magical spell, a grand adventure, and you.” So begins Once Upon a Tide… (USA, 2007,10 min)
—Emily Long

Friends of the Elephant Seal
Channel G
IN PERSON: Michael Schoenfeld
Made by part-time Telluride locals Michael Schoenfeld and Kiley Lane, Friends of the Elephant Seal provides a captivating glimpse of a remarkable and majestic animal and also supports a marine conservation success story. More Channel G films at www.channelg.tv. (USA, 2008, 5 min)
—Peter Kenworthy

Cat Man Do
Simon Tofield
You awake abruptly, certain that it was someone—or something—rousing you from a pleasant dream. But your alarm hasn’t gone off, and it’s still pre-dawn. (UK, 2007, 2 min)
—Emily Long

Carpa Diem
Sergio Cannella
A brother and sister are playing innocently at bedtime when things begin to go a little crazy. (Italy, 2006, 2 min)
—Emily Long

Shikashika
Stephen Hyde
IN PERSON: Steve Hyde
The word for “Snow cone” in Peruvian is “shikashika.” The snow in this cone is real. And it’s not just any snow in Shikashika, it’s pure glacial ice from a volcanic mountain. (USA, 2007, 11 min)
—Peter Kenworthy

In the Shadows of Monadnock
Karen Aqua & Ken Field
This delightful little film—created by a seventh-grade class from Mountain Shadows School in Dublin, New Hampshire—both entertains and inspires. (USA, 2008, 6 min)
—Mary Duffy

White Out, L’eau Life, The Jacobsons, Sid
Jeff Scher
IN PERSON: Jeff Scher
Whiteout is Jeff Scher’s film about the many things we all love about winter. L’eau Life does something similar with water, and his “documentaries”—The Jacobsons and Sid—are one-shot wonders. His lovely paintings/cells from Whiteout are at Lucas Gallery. (USA, 2007, 3 min, 3 min, 3 min and 4 min, respectively)
—David Holbrooke

The King of Telluride
Raphael Berrios, Isabel Marlens
IN PERSON: Raphael Berrios, Bradley Jones, Isabel Marlens
Born an orphan in Romania, Bradley Jones ended up in this box canyon where he gets to climb, ski and, yes, actually become the king of Telluride. (USA, 2008, 15 min)
—David Holbrooke