The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Lone Star Film Society
present
The Modern Kids — Summer Flicks Series
August 16–18, 2011

Films are shown in the auditorium at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to the first 250 guests.
The age ranges listed below are recommendations. Gallery admission is free for film attendees and adult chaperone on the day of the film.

Take a break from the Texas heat and join us for The 2011 Modern Kids – Summer Flicks Series! Share the art of the screen with your children as they watch stories unfold and ideas form in delightful and innovative films. The bonus for seeing these films at the Modern is the opportunity to visit the galleries before or after and experience the wonder of the art as stories unfold and ideas form in paintings, sculptures, installations and videos found in works from the permanent collection.

Make a full day of creative activities at the Modern. Self guided gallery projects, available at the Modern’s information desk, and fun post-screening conversations make the perfect partner to the films in the Summer Flicks Series.

Film Schedule

Tuesday, August 16

10:30–11am (ages 3-7)
The Lion and the Mouse (12 min), The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog (7 min),
and Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type (10 min)

The Lion and the Mouse: In this wordless adaptation of one of Aesop’s most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learns that no act of kindness is ever wasted. With vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti and expressively-drawn characters, Jerry Pinkney makes this a truly special retelling. His stunning pictures speak volumes.

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog: When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can’t wait to devour it. But then along comes a sly duckling who wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. "Cows that type. Hens on strike!" How will Farmer Brown resolve his problems?

1– 2 pm (ages 8-11)

Wild Africa (9 min), The Visionary (2 min), A Cloudy Lesson (2 min), Flip (2 min), The Monk and the Monkey (4.5 min), Cat’s Meow (2 min), Papiroflexia (3 min), Bubbles (2 min), Defective Detective (3 min), Marshmallows (2 min), Origins (2 min), Treasure (2 min), The Emperor of Ice Cream (2 min), Box Racer ( 1 min), Scavenger Hunter (2 min), Clock Tower (2 min)

Wild Africa: A process called SandStory is used in this video. SandStory is the art of telling stories with sand. Sand scattered on a light box is formed and reformed into ever changing shapes and images that tell visually powerful stories. Choreographed to music these images inspire, challenge and motivate in a captivating way.

The Visionary: Bernard the bullfrog just wanted to get out of glasses and upgrade to contacts.

A Cloudy Lesson: When old man wind teaches his young apprentice how to blow clouds...the results are enchanting.

Flip: Emily goes on an adventure inside a pop-up book, proving life can be what you imagine it to be.

The Monk and the Monkey: Ragu, an excitable, but determined lad, is on a quest to become a monk

Cat’s Meow: A cat fights with her owner for the ownership of a comfy hat.

Papiroflexia: An origami tale of a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands. He recreates the grey world around him and makes beautiful things out of ugly ones.

Bubbles: A little girl’s imagination comes to life when she comes across a bottle of bubbles on the beach.

Defective Detective: A washed-up detective's imagination runs wild, as he tries to solve the most critical case of his career.

Marshmallows: Who knew that marshmallows could save your life from a marshy creature?

Origins: A character made of scraps wonders though the woods until he comes across a sign that will help him discover where he belongs.

Treasure: One person’s trash is another’s treasure.

The Emperor of Ice Cream: Is vanilla really the best flavor of ice cream?

Box Racer: Cardboard boxes add a twist to sibling rivalry.

Scavenger Hunt: A hungry raccoon is determined to get his dinner, no matter the cost.

Clock Tower: A magical story about a girl who makes her own world go round.

3–5 pm (ages 12-up)
To be announced

Wednesday, August 17

10:30–11 am (ages 3-7)
Roberto The Insect Architect (11 min), In The Night Kitchen (8 min), Harry the Dirty Dog (9 min), and Scaredy Squirrel (7 min)

Roberto The Insect Architect: A termite named Roberto pursues his dream of becoming an architect and travels to the big city where he hopes to find success. This funny and inspirational story will encourage viewers of any age to build their dreams.

In The Night Kitchen: Maurice Sendak’s classic comic fantasy of Mickey’s adventures in the night kitchen tells us how we get our morning cake.

Harry the Dirty Dog: In this charming classic story, Harry runs away before bath time and plays outside until he changes into a black dog with white spots. Back home again, he must use all his wits and tricks to convince his family who he really is.

Scaredy Squirrel: Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there! Day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day… his worst nightmare comes true! Scaredy Squirrel suddenly finds himself out of his tree. As he leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really uplifting and surprising about himself.

1–2 pm (ages 8-11)
To be announced

3–5 pm (ages 12-up)
To be announced

Thursday, August 18

10:30–11am (ages 3-7)
Where The Wild Things Are (6 min), Possum Magic (11 min), and Wallace’s Lists (15 min)

Where The Wild Things Are: Max is the hero of this beloved children’s classic in which he makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper.

Possum Magic: An Australian possum named Hush used to think that the magic made by Grandma Poss to make her invisible was fun - until one day, Hush wants to know what she looks like. Tour Australia with these two charming possums as they sample the food that will one day make Hush’s wish come true.

Wallace’s Lists: Wallace, a mouse, can do almost anything, as long as he has a list. Then he meets a new neighbor, Albert, who loves music and adventure, and Wallace discovers a wonderful world that he and his lists had not anticipated.

1–2 pm (ages 8-11)
To be announced

3–5 pm (ages 12-up)
Summer Wars (115 min)

Kenji Koiso, an eleventh grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family has reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. His job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with earth.

Films graciously provided by:

Weston Woods

It is our role at Weston Woods to create audiovisual adaptations that are faithful reflections of the books themselves. We will seek the best books from all over the world and adapt them in such a way as to preserve the integrity of the original. By doing so, we will help children discover the riches that are trapped between the covers of the books and motivate them to want to read for themselves. We believe that a child who wants to read will easily learn to read, and we believe that a child without reading problems will be a child without learning problems.

Weston Woods is a 9 time winner and current 2011 winner of the prestigious “Andrew Carnegie Medal For Excellence In Children’s Video” with the award ceremony taking place in June 2011 at the American Library Associations convention in New Orleans. We are also the winner at the prestigious WORLD FEST HOUSTON film festival in May 2011, winning 3 Platinum Awards along with a Gold and Silver Award for 5 of our films.

LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org

Museum Gallery Hours
Tue-Sun 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm

General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$10 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month

CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue-Fri 11 am-2:30 pm
Brunch
Sat-Sun10 am-3 pm
Dinner
Fri 5-10 pm
Coffee, snacks, and dessert
10 am-4:30 pm

The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.

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