Here are stories of family bonds around the world—sometimes poignant and sometimes funny—showing the ever-shifting dance that brings us closer to the people who love us most.

Jiffy
Roberto Valle, Spain, 2016 

Lemon & Elderflower
Ilenia Cotardo, United Kingdom, 2017 

The Websters: Hero Daddy
Katarína Kerekesová, Slovakia/Poland, 2017 

Dear Henri
Matthew Sandager, USA, 2017

Aidan and Albert Sykes
Richard O’Connor, USA, 2017 

If You Fall
Tisha Deb Pillai, Canada, 2018

Threads
Toril Kove, Canada, 2017

The Rocket Ship
Taishon S. Black, US, 2018 

Do you See Me?
Luz Rapoport, Argentina, 2017

Ages 7 and up. 63 min. 

Most films are in English; one is nonverbal; two in Spanish and one in Slovak with English subtitles.

Content advisory: In Dear Henri, a young girl finds an affirmative way to hold onto the memory of her grandfather, after his death. In Rocket Ship, a child comforts a mother who is emotionally distressed.