Genre: Family Friendly

This gorgeously made fable is an engaging fantasy about gardeners in Los Angeles, who use their leaf blowers in surprising and magical ways.

My Name Is Belle is a snapshot of one immigrant's experience through the eyes of a 7-year-old child. Belle Yang, artist and writer, uses herself as the model for the fictional pig-tailed girl in her book HANNAH IS MY NAME.  Belle, as Hannah, arrives from Taiwan and faces change and loneliness - the difficulty of learning a new language, a new culture, even a new name, and of living with tension while waiting for green cards, longing to be citizens.  The film dips into past and present using Belle's storytelling and bright paintings to tell her story.

Nominated for Best Animation: A little chicken is late to school, so she thinks up the perfect excuse to get herself off da hook.

Winner 2011 Frank Capra Award: In a region devastated by war and deprived of normal schooling, a young boy Azeem finds he has an extraordinary gift. While his village's bare minimum setup for a school provides some relief for the children, when its lone teacher is hit hard by the conflict, it is up to Azeem to do everything he can to help him.

Two unsuspecting twenty-somethings, literally invade each others' brains through the intervention of a meteorological act of fate. Andrew and Greg have accidentally hijacked each others' tongues, which is, as it turns out, not nearly as fun as one would guess. The worst case scenarios invariably happen, and as they struggle to lead their daily lives as 'brain twins', every word is a potential disaster.

Winner Best Narrative Feature: When Brooklyn-based cartoonist Colin Jenson breaks up with longtime girlfriend Kay Ho, he pulls out all the stops to win her back, including dragging her into his world of illustrated cartoons. Life definitely imitates art in this micro-budget gem that seeks to answer the age-old question: what is love?

A group of worms wake up one morning to find that they are trapped in a young boy’s bait bucket.

Nominated for Best Animation: In a desert-like landscape of sand, dry air and no food, it’s eat or be eaten – it’s who, not what’s, for dinner!

A competitive eating champ well past his glory days must recapture the taste of victory by mentoring a brash upstart.

When Gnocchi Bolognese decides to act on her infatuation with an actor from her local theater troupe, the pursuit of romance leads down a tragicomic road to the origins of her unusual name.

Chef Nicholas is formidable in the kitchen, but can only voice his love for the waitress, Penelope, through cuisine. What will happen when an unreasonable customer threatens his most important message? A modern fairytale involving a chef, a cake, a waitress and a steak.

A puppy desperately attempts to get to his family by escaping an invisible fence.  To make matters worse, a pesky possum won’t quit pestering him on account of his predicament.

A bus stop. An ordinary evening. Two people share their hopes and dreams.

First time director Germán Izquierdo Valero brings you the short story of a solitary man (Hugh Mun), whose methodical daily routine is disrupted by a mysterious event involving his beloved bicycle.

Winner Best Documentary Short: This is the true story of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) told by Jean Landis. A first in the history of the US. The joys and triumphs of being needed to fly military aircraft for the Army in WWII. The challenges and dangers. The heartbreak and insolence of being abruptly disbanded.

Winner Best Documentary Feature: Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist, farmer, John Muir (4/21/1838 – 12/24/1914) was all these things and more. Nearly a century after his death, this Scottish American is remembered and revered as the father of the environmental movement and the founder of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States. John Muir in the New World is a timely reminder of America’s unique and, ultimately, threatened eco-systems. The film’s PBS premier is scheduled for April 18 (9 p.m. on San Diego’s KPBS and LA’s KOCE). Visit the American Masters website to learn more.

Nick and Stephanie have had a rocky relationship for years. But just and Stephanie is ready to call it quits once and for all, Nick stumbles upon a unique way to avoid getting dumped.

A man obsessed with safety is put to task by his girlfriend to find a way or be left behind.

A young foreign employee works in NYC building career. His girlfriend is not with him, she applies for a Visa but gets rejected. The only way for their communication is Skype. One day she receives a rejection again, gets desperate and calls him. He decides to entertain her and leaves the office to give her a sightseeing tour of Manhattan.

Many American children struggle with having loved ones deployed to war. For ten-year-old James, the distance separating him from his mother becomes a lesson in sacrifice, and a test of courage as the Fourth of July approaches.

Guardian Angels have a job to do, and rules to follow. But when Peter, a Guardian with years of experience, meets Lyric, a Guardian new to the job, he will do anything, including breaking the rules, to make sure their first meeting isn’t their last.