Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 1)
2023-02-11 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
RETURNING!
New York International Children’s Film Festival
$10 adults/ $5 children under 12
Includes museum admission
Runtime: 76 min. | Recommended Ages: 9+
Black stories take the spotlight in seven short films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. Explore a range of genres and styles in a program that spans the globe from the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Free snacks!
The same films will be shown on February 11 and 12.
Click here for tickets to the screening on Sunday, February 12.
Hosted by Emmy Award Winner Dolores Morris
Dolores N. Morris is the former Vice President of HBO Family Channel, responsible for development, production and acquisition for the network’s family-oriented channel. Ms. Morris’ extensive career in television began with the Children’s Television Workshop more than 30 years ago, and has included employment at the American Broadcasting Company and The Walt Disney Company, receiving a career total of 30 Emmy Awards, 4 ACT awards, 10 Christopher Awards and 4 Peabody Awards. Ms. Morris is also a producer of the Oscar winning short film The Children’s March (2005).
COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS
COMIC ESCAPE
United States, Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min.
In English
A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.
CUPIDS
United States, Live Action, Zoey Martinson, 2021, 10 min.
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
GENERATION IMPACT: THE CODER
United States, Documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 min.
In English
Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.
MY NAME IS MALUUM
Brazil, Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min.
In Portuguese, with English subtitles
Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.
THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA
Uganda, United States, Live Action, Laki Karavias, 2021, 14 min.
English and Luganda with English subtitles
While anxiously awaiting the results of his mother’s visa renewal request, a teenage boy living in Texas conjures memories of his life in Uganda.
ROOM RODEO
United States, Live Action, Daniel Kayamba, 2021, 14 min.
In English
Grounded and with a last-minute school project due, Jamil takes matters into his own hands in order to prove he is the great grandson of a legendary Black cowboy.
WOLF AND CUB
United States, Animation, Marvin Bynoe, 2021, 8 min.
In English
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return their mother’s forgotten lunch.

Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories (Day 2)
2023-02-12 14:00 - 15:30
RETURNING!
New York International Children’s Film Festival
$10 adults/ $5 children under 12
Includes museum admission
Runtime: 76 min. | Recommended Ages: 9+
Black stories take the spotlight in seven short films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. Explore a range of genres and styles in a program that spans the globe from the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Free snacks!
The same films will be shown on February 11 and 12.
Click here for tickets the screening on Saturday, February 11.
COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS
COMIC ESCAPE
United States, Live Action, Alphonso McAuley, 2021, 15 min.
In English
A young boy unexpectedly finds a comic book that changes his reality.
CUPIDS
United States, Live Action, Zoey Martinson, 2021, 10 min.
In English
This whimsical comedy love letter to New York’s essential workers follows a whole class on the last day of school as they scheme to find the perfect partner for their adored bus driver, Ms. Cheryl, and save her from a lonely summer without them.
GENERATION IMPACT: THE CODER
United States, Documentary, Samantha Knowles, 2021, 7 min.
In English
Jay Jay Patton was only 13 when she designed and built an app to help kids connect with their incarcerated parents, inspired by her own experience. Now she is creating a coding academy to help other kids do the same.
MY NAME IS MALUUM
Brazil, Animation, Luísa Copetti, 2021, 8 min.
In Portuguese, with English subtitles
Maalum comes from a home surrounded by love and Afro-centered references. When her classmates tease her about her name, Maluum discovers the lovely legacy of her name and ancestry.
THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA
Uganda, United States, Live Action, Laki Karavias, 2021, 14 min.
English and Luganda with English subtitles
While anxiously awaiting the results of his mother’s visa renewal request, a teenage boy living in Texas conjures memories of his life in Uganda.
ROOM RODEO
United States, Live Action, Daniel Kayamba, 2021, 14 min.
In English
Grounded and with a last-minute school project due, Jamil takes matters into his own hands in order to prove he is the great grandson of a legendary Black cowboy.
WOLF AND CUB
United States, Animation, Marvin Bynoe, 2021, 8 min.
In English
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return their mother’s forgotten lunch.

NYICFF in Your Neighborhood
2023-02-24 12:00 - 15:00
Free/Donations welcome
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Get your Festival on, right in your community! Join us to check out a New York International Children’s Film Festival’s short film program and all of the great cultural activities your neighborhood has to offer. The film shorts will play on loop so families can pop in and watch on their own time, right in their neighborhood, for as long or as little as they like!
Runtime: 54 min. | Recommended Ages: 3 to 8
Presented in partnership with the Staten Island Children’s Museum

Kenya’s Symphony

A stubborn 5-year-old reluctantly heads off to a performance with her mom. When the music starts, will a passion bloom?

Mido and the Instrumals

Young Mido wants to be part of the band, but he just might need to tune his wild and wooly style to jam with these cool creatures.

The Yogi Walrus

Little Emi craves ice cream and always wants more. Learning to savor is the cherry on top.

a film by m+m

Two wacky wizard friends bump and cruise through a fantastical land, powered by green in more ways than one!

A Lynx in the Town

You’ve heard of King Kong, now meet this king cat, a giant feline who falls for the big city, with its skyscraper scratching posts and inhabitants who marvel at her size.

Ink

Being a neat freak is easy when you’ve got eight arms and live underwater, but try keeping up with this octopus teacher’s hilarious lesson!

Kiri and Lou — Air

Kiri and Lou are the silliest creatures around, but they’re smart enough to know a good thing when they’ve got it.

Leaf

A larger-than-life sailor is reminded of home when a passenger’s daughter brings aboard a tiny red leaf, inspiring a grand new journey.

Sum of its Parts

No dialogue

Athleticus: Sled

Puffins vs. seals. Who will win the big score in this slippy, slidey downhill race?

Athleticus: Guides

Go-Go flamingos fan out on the slopes to win unexpected style points.

Renaidance

A grandfather and granddaughter bond over dragons, dance, and shared cultural traditions.

Piñata Love

Mexican country craft meets-cute with NYC urban grit in this tale of a near-perfect mâche.

The Resilience Was Always There: Artist Talk and Story Sharing
2023-03-04 14:00 - 16:00
Presented in partnership with the Pride Center of Staten Island

Free with museum admission
Join Yes, And artists Amanda Wu and Zach Rothman-Hicks for an artist talk discussing their interactive audio archive The Resilience Was Always There.

Vulnerable Landscapes Public Opening and Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 14:00 - 16:00
Free with Museum Admission
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes, as well as crafts and activities for all ages.
Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat loss over millennia with a mastodon fossil dig, and more.
Seedling giveaways by the Native Plant Center
Beautify your outdoor space with native shrubs that also benefit birds and insects. The Native Plant Center will be giving away the following seedling varieties: Aronia prunifolia (Purple chokeberry), Ilex verticilata (Winterberry Holly), Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry), and Amelanchier nantucketensis (Nantucket shadbush)
Wildflower Seedpaper with teaching artist Jenya Frid
Plant wildflowers using recycled materials. Artist and educator Jenya Frid will walk visitors through the process of making seed paper using recycled paper pulp and a native seed mix. Once dried, the paper can be used for cards or letters, and finally planted to reach its fullest potential.
Landscape Drawing with Freshkills Park
Join educators from Freshkills Park to learn more about landscape drawing with charcoal. Get your hands dirty and take in the views of Snug Harbor and the Kill Van Kull in this outdoor workshop. Space is limited.
Fossil Dig and Print
The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning “having been dug up.” Families are invited to dig through kinetic sand using delicate tools to uncover hidden fossils and make a fossil to take home!

Major support of Vulnerable Landscapes is provided the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and by National Grid.

Additional support provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

They Did What! Using Genealogy to Uncover Our African American Past
2023-06-17 10:00 - 11:00
Space is limited. Registration required.
Free. Donations welcome.
Light refreshments provided.
Join public historian and professional genealogist Debbie-Ann Paige to answer the question “How do we find our people?” Discover how deeds, census records, letters, and other historic documents help uncover family history. Learn what will be important to future generations while exploring what those who have come before left behind. Participants will gain knowledge about genealogical research tools and methods in order to begin uncovering their own family story.
This program is produced in partnership with the Staten Island Community Alliance as part of the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Festival. Learn more about the festival here.

Halloween at the Museum
2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00
$10 adults/$5 children under 12
Wear your favorite costume and enjoy seasonal crafts and activities made with recycled materials. Light up the dark nights with Halloween luminaries.
Create your own spooky slime jars and holiday wreaths. Feeling lucky? Search for black cats hidden throughout the museum in the Halloween Scavenger Hunt.

Solar Eclipse Glasses Giveaway Weekend
2024-04-06 - 2024-04-07
UPDATE: We are all out of eclipse glasses.
Free with full museum admission while supplies last.
A total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, April 8th. Visible from Texas to Maine, this remarkable cosmic event will be most clear in the NYC area around 3:15 PM. Safely view this remarkable celestial event with a free pair of solar glasses available while supplies last.
