Children's Cinema Corner

The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival provides enjoyable film experiences for everyone during this Festival weekend, including the youngest members of our audience! Kids (ages 3 to 10 years old) can join in the Festival fun at Children’s Cinema Corner, which features screenings of age-appropriate children’s films, the reading corner, face painting, craft stations, play dough, a puppet theater, and free popcorn!

Saturday, November 12, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Upstairs Screening Room, Movies at Midway
Admission: Free

Children’s Cinema Corner allows even the youngest film fans to enjoy the Festival. This program features screenings of films adapted from children’s books, a reading corner, craft stations, play dough, and face painting. And don’t forget, complimentary popcorn will be served!

Dogs aren’t supposed to love cats, who aren’t supposed to befriend birds, according to common knowledge. However, the first films provide an opposite point of view. Katie Loves the Kittens is about a little dog who is so delighted when three kittens come to live with her that she can’t stop herself from chasing them. How can Katie let them know she just wants to play? In Cat and Canary, Cat’s unlikely friend Canary takes him on an outdoor adventure while their human companion is away at work.

Courage can move us forward and/or hold us back. The next two films show us examples of both. Robot Zot is the tale of a brave robot determined to conquer the earth. When he meets his true love, a toy cell phone, his mission suddenly takes a heroic new course. Scardey Squirrel never leaves his nut tree because it is way too dangerous out in the world. His worst nightmare comes true when he suddenly finds himself out of his tree and he must find the courage to get back home.

The final films are about adventurous experiences! In Joey Runs Away, a young kangaroo roams the countryside to look for a new home when he doesn’t feel like cleaning up his messy room. When Mrs. Gimble’s peg-leg cat is mistaken for a hat, he goes for a ride atop her brother’s bald head in The Three-Legged Cat. In The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, a boring class trip to the farm becomes lively when Jimmy’s pet snake causes chaos as one zany incident leads to another.

Parent(s)/guardian(s) must sign in any child attending Children’s Cinema Corner. Parents are encouraged to stay and enjoy the films and activities with their child(ren). If a parent/guardian chooses to leave a child at this event, contact information must be provided and the child must be picked up by 3:00 pm.

Thank you to the following for assisting with this program:

Movies at Midway for providing popcorn.
Sussex County Reading Council, an affiliate of Diamond State Reading Association, for providing supplies and volunteers for Children’s Cinema Corner.
Weston Woods for providing the films for Children’s Cinema Corner. Weston Woods is a division of Scholastic Corporation, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology. For more information, please call 1-800-243-5020 or visit www.scholastic.com/westonwoods or www.scholastic.com.