8th Annual NY Dog Film Festival

A medley of two hours of short films - animated, documentary and narrative films - from around the world. These entertaining and inspirational movies celebrate all the ways we love our dogs.

March 29 - Dog-free

March 31 - Dog-friendly! This screening will be presented in a Bring-Your-Own-Dog Celebration. Canine moviegoers are welcome (at no extra charge!) along with their dog-loving human companions to walk the red carpet for photos and stay for the show. We welcome your doggy pals in the theater but ask that they keep all four paws on the ground during the screening.

MACGREGOR THE SCOT
Director: Robert J Stritch, 5 min.
A music video celebrating a Border Collie bred to run and herd sheep whose life path takes him in a different direction

DEBORAH
Director: Anne K. Fergerson, 3 min.
A woman talks about her love for her rescued cocker spaniels.

THE MISSING PIECE
Director: Luis Madrid, 4 min., Czech Republic
A clever Border Collie sets out to fill in the missing photograph in her family’s photo display.

AMBER’S HALFWAY HOME
Director: Melissa Armstrong & Jason Pidgeon, 23 min.
A day in the life of a special rescuer in the fields and dog pounds of western Tennessee.

YOU CAN’T SHRINK LOVE
Director: Veena Rao, 5 min.
An artist gives life to the memories of our most beloved companions - in miniature.

47 SECONDS
Director: Nepal Arslan, 4 min.
The true story of a film found in an old camera showing a small white dog on a beach - that seems to have time traveled into the filmmaker’s own life present.

RANGER: CANINE ALPINIST
Director: Ned Thanhouser, 8 min.
A documentary recounting the life of an Alsatian Shepherd dog who was a favorite of local climbers in the 1920s and 1930s, accompanying them to the summit of Mt. Hood over five hundred times.

FILMING DOGS
Director: Peta Hitchens, 10 min., Australia
A documentary following a small scruffy terrier called Ra as she attends an animal actor audition
with three other dog actors.

LINCHPINS OF DEAD DOG ISLAND
Director: Aja Nikiya, 13 min., Puerto Rico
A documentary directed by the protagonist of this documentary showcasing the women she worked alongside in Puerto Rico to save animals from the streets and after Hurricane Maria.

BARC IF YOU NEED HELP
Director: Tula Asselanis, 13 min.
Teenagers incarcerated in a juvenile detention center are chosen for a special project where they live with and train rescued shelter dogs.

SET ADRIFT
Director: Jen Sheridan, 8 min., UK
When Patch's beloved owner goes missing in the sea, the little dog has to work out what is real and what is just a memory.

BEAR THE COURTHOUSE CANINE
Director: Michelle Williams, 5 min.
All about Bear, a specifically trained Labrador who gives support and comfort to children having to give courtroom testimony in the criminal justice system.

RILEY LOVES PASTA
Director: Katie Shifley & Kendra Wissel, 2 min.
A culinary journey for a dog who counts the days until “pasta night”!