Part of "For Your Consideration" -- a curated month-long series highligthing some of this year's best Oscar-nominated films. Regular admission price, or purchase a series pass to see all 11 series films--$40 for members, $65 general public.

Academy Award Nominee - Best Animated Feature Film
Winner, Audience Award & Best Feature Film - Annecy Int'l Animated Film Festival

"Unequivocally the best animated film of the year!" -Indiewire

"Dazzlingly colorful and alive, often resembling a more elaborate version of the kind of childlike drawings you probably have stuck to your refrigerator door right now." -Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com

"It's hard to put into words the wildly imagined beauty of director Ale Abreu's drawing, with crayons and other tools kids might use." -Ella Taylor, NPR

Cuca's cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting him to embark on a quest to reunite his family. The young boy's journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation taking on greater complexity as his small world expands. Entering civilization, industrial landscapes are inhabited by animal-machines, with barrios of decoupage streets and shop windows, and flashing neon advertisements that illuminate the night. The story depicts a clash between village and city, hand crafted and mechanized, rich and poor - and throughout the tumult, the heart and soul of the people beats on as a song. The film's music is on equal footing with the stunning visuals, a soundscape of pan-flute, samba, and Brazilian hip-hop mixing with the whirling carnival colors and exploding fireworks..