Join us for VIFF Kids Club – our monthly family matinee series with craft activities and themed concession snacks before the show! Doors open at 11 am for activities, film at 12 noon.
Trying to prove himself, young clown fish Nemo swims too far from the Great Barrier Reef and the next thing he knows he’s captive in a fish tank in a Sydney dentist’s office. Protective dad Marlin (Albert Brooks) bravely follows in his wake. New friend Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a big-hearted but forgetful blue tang fish, tags along for moral support and comic relief. Together they face sharks and a few scary sea creatures, make new friends on their journey, and persevere against the odds.
In this rescue story, so much of the magic of Finding Nemo is in its under water world-building: this shimmering movie brings to life the tropical ocean world and coral reef of the Pacific Ocean, and offers exciting adventure and an unforgettable cast of lovable characters.
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Please note: VIFF Kids Club is designed for families to attend together. Adults can only attend if they’re bringing a child, and children can only attend if accompanied by an adult.
A comedy flick, a road trip film, a prison break movie: “Finding Nemo” is a lot of things. But the film is Pixar’s best because it grounds it all in the vividly rendered relationship between fish father Marlin and his son Nemo, who he struggles to let grow and inadvertently pushes away. Marlin’s quest to find Nemo after he gets kidnapped is Pixar’s most satisfying emotional journey: a perfectly paced and plotted adventure that still cuts deep on the first or third or 5,000th watch.
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Content Consideration: Rated G, but strongly recommended for ages 7 and up due to scary scenes with sharks, many-toothed alien-like sea creatures, and the death of Nemo’s mother (off camera, due to a barracuda attack) at the beginning of the film. Marlin thinks Nemo appears to be dead for a few minutes later in the film, but he turns out to be alright.
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Andrew Stanton
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Geoffrey Rush
USA
2003
English
Academy Award, Best Animated Feature
Open to youth!
$10 youth tickets available
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Saturday March 15
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Cinematography
Sharon Calahan, Jeremy Lasky
Editor
David Ian Salter
Production Design
Ralph Eggleston
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