Our Films
knitting for dogs & tejiendo para perros
Max is a big dog who lives with Izzy, a medium-sized girl, who has big ideas! Izzy can build anything, from birdhouses to swings to catapults, but when she takes on knitting, things don’t go quite as planned. This storybook film and an interactive painting lesson from artist Leonardo Da Visual join together to explore how even when projects don’t turn out perfectly, creativity, patience, and a little imagination can lead to something wonderful.
Now available in English and español!
Red - A Crayon’s ASL Story
“Red - A Crayon’s ASL Story” is a new way to make children’s storybooks accessible for kids of different reading abilities. This funny, insightful, colorful storybook film is about being true to yourself in spite of obstacles that are thrown your way. It includes an animated ASL performance of the book “Red: A Crayon’s Story” by Michael Hall, a fun game show and a lively ASL lesson about colors performed by fourth grade students from Indianapolis and St. Paul. The video and audio is supplemented with ASL performances, voice over, enhanced text and captions, animation, music and sound effects.
Calvin Can’t Fly: An ASL Storybook
Calvin is one unusual starling! While his siblings and cousins learn to fly, this rare bird buries his beak in a book. Yet, when it comes time to migrate, poor Calvin realizes he cannot fly. His sisters, brothers, and cousins carry him into the air. But on their way south, the winds blow hard, the trees bend, and the air starts to smell strange. It’s a hurricane, and only Calvin can save the day — because he has read all about it.
