Explore the world without leaving New York! The New York International Children’s Film Festival takes place March 2-17 throughout New York City in 2024, with 10 screenings at Scandinavia House.

In Dounia – The Great White North,audiences might recognize the little girl with the big hair who made her way from Syria to Canada in NYICFF 2023’s poignant Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo. Now settled, Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know Canada, the new home that welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages (three and counting!). Dounia’s grandparents are sure to keep their Syrian traditions alive at home, while her new friends share traditions of their own, like Rosalie’s French-Canadian lifestyle or Miguizou’s vast indigenous folklore. So while she still misses her dad who stayed back in Aleppo, Dounia now has new ways to keep him with her, especially when Miguizo’s grandmother Kukum teaches Dounia to call to her father with all of her heart. (51 min. Ages 7+ | Dir. André Kadi & Marya Zarif | Canada, 2023 | U.S. Premiere, in French with English subtitles)

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