Updated: February 20, 2003

MSU Canadian Studies Centre

Canadian Films at the
2003 East Lansing Children's Film Festival

South Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University

***NOTICE: ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Saturday, March 15

12:30 p.m.: Program B - Blue Ticket (8 and under) (Repeated Sunday at 12:30 p.m.)
Field Guide to Snapping
(3 minutes) -- "Musical fun in the woods with a little girl, dancing animals and skateboarding turtles"

12:40 p.m. Program C - Purple Ticket (All Ages) (Repeated Sunday at 2:20 p.m.)
The Chinese Violin
(8 minutes) -- "A family leaves their familiar China behind for Canada, bringing only their ehru, or Chinese violin."

12:50 p.m.: Program D - Turquoise Ticket (All Ages)
The Hungry Squid
(14:30 minutes) -- "A quirky, madcap romp involving a girl, her unruly hair, her eccentric family, and critters that keep eating her homework."

2:20 p.m.: Program E - Orange Ticket (8 and over)
Elbow Room
(9 minutes) -- "A simple dispute between a pair of office workers is played out in four different ways."

2:30 p.m.: Program F - Green Ticket (All Ages)
What is…A Stream?
(4 minutes) -- "A wordless film that takes an unusual look at the magical, ever-changing face of a gurgling stream."
Journey of the Blob (10 minutes) -- "A boy makes a decision about how to dispose of a green blob he has concocted. What will happen if he dumps it into a stream? This film illustrates the water cycle and raises many questions about environmental responsibility and the consequences of our decisions."

Sunday, March 16

12:30 p.m.: Program G- Blue Ticket (8 and under) (Repeat of Program B)
Field Guide to Snapping
(3 minutes) -- "Musical fun in the woods with a little girl, dancing animals and skateboarding turtles"

12:40 p.m.: Program H- Turquoise Ticket (All Ages)
The Friends of Kwan Ming
(7 minutes) -- "Kwan Ming's generosity earns him friendship, work, and respect in the New World.."

12:50 p.m.: Program I Brown Ticket (All Ages)
Glasses (22:30 minutes) -- "A vivid cinematic exploration of elementary school life and just how hard it can be when you don't see things quite the way everyone else does."
Operation Cuckoo (13 minutes) -- "Mr. Edgar, a mechanical cuckoo, is distraught when an essential gear in his cuckoo clock falls off."

2:00 p.m.: Program J Tan Ticket (Ages 12+)
Roses Sing on New Snow
(7 minutes) -- "Maylin's talent as a skilled chef who prepares mouthwatering meals is revealed, and she finally receives the credit her father and brothers have been stealing."

2:20 p.m. Program K- Purple Ticket (All Ages) (Repeat of Program C)
The Chinese Violin (8 minutes) -- "A family leaves their familiar China behind for Canada, bringing only their ehru, or Chinese violin."

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