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 Toby Alone /Tobi Lolness, 13-year-old Toby Lolness is only 1.5 millimeters tall, living in The Great Oak Tree with his father Sim, Treetop Village’s most promising inventor. When Sim discovers he can use the tree’s sap to power his latest contraption, he vows to keep it a secret in order to protect their beloved home — but when word gets out, wealthy bigwig Joe Mitch uses his influence to imprison Toby’s parents, sending Toby running for the Lower Branches. But though he might be tiny, don’t count Toby Lolness out just yet! Awash in beautiful water color foliage and based on the novel by Timothée de Fombelle, Toby Alone reminds us it’s the little ones who can protect our planet. (68 min. Ages 7+ | Dir. Camille-Elvis Théry & Florian Thoure | France/Germany/Belgium, 2023 | North American Premiere, in English)

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