
The University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ returns for its eighth year with another summer of quality family fun. The KIDS FIRST! Film Festival screens on Sundays, June 8, 22, 29 and July 13 at 3 p.m. at the UH Mānoa Art Auditorium.
KIDS FIRST! Films are free of gratuitous violence; race, gender, or religious bias; inappropriate content and condescension towards children. Age-appropriate groupings of films entertain through a balance of animation and live action, plus varied themes from different cultures.
The event is free and offers door prizes. Doors open half an hour before showtime, first-come, first-served.
- June 8—Sophia Grace and Rosie’s Royal Adventure (ages 5+, 70 minutes): The talented British cousins Sophia Grace and Rosie reached stardom on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their first fun-filled movie follows the girls as they are sent as Ellen’s correspondents to cover the coronation of a new queen in a fictional country.
- June 22—Lotte from Gadgetville (ages 4+, 81 minutes), dubbed in English: This feature-length animation from Estonia follows Lotte, a cheerful girl-puppy and her friends who live in a village obsessed with inventing wacky gadgets and time-saving machines.
- June 29—Peppa Pig: My Birthday Party: Peppa the lovable little piggy is a global sensation. Every “peppasode” ends happily with loud snorts of laughter. (4 episodes, 5 minutes each). Poppy Cat: Birthday Treasure and Other Adventures: Join Poppy Cat and her friends as they embark on adventures, all through the eyes of Poppy’s imaginative young owner. (3 episodes; 11 minutes each).
- July 13—Wolf Summer (ages 10+, 88 minutes) in Norwegian with English subtitles: When 12-year-old Kim decides to solo climb the “East Wall” and falls, she wakes up trapped in a shack with a other wolf and her cub. (Please note for sensitive children: the film contains scenes with hunters and guns, and some animal carcasses are shown.)
The University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is presented by UH Mānoa’s . For more, visit the KIDS FIRST! website.
