Ne Zha 2
Come see why this Chinese fantasy film is not only the highest grossing film of 2025 but the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Its hero is a rebellious little boy with uncontrollable superpowers. When an ancient evil force bent on destroying humanity appears, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.
This screening will be the new English-dubbed version, featuring the voice talents of Michelle Yeoh and others, making this amazing adventure accessible to the whole family.
Director: Jiaozi. Country: China. Released: 2025. Length: 144 min. Format: DCP. Language: English. Image courtesy of A24.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Building: West Building. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaanimation.eventive.org/films. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
One of the ineffably lovely domestic sagas made by Yasujirō Ozu at the height of his mastery, The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice is a sublimely piercing portrait of a marriage coming quietly undone. Secrets and deceptions strain the already tenuous relationship between a childless, middle-aged couple. Her city-bred sophistication bumps up against his small-town simplicity, and a generational sea change—in the form of their headstrong, thoroughly modern niece—sweeps into their household. The director’s abiding concern with the intricacies of family dynamics receives one of its most spirited treatments. With wry, tender humor and buoyant expansiveness, Ozu moves the action from the home into the baseball stadiums, pachinko parlors, and ramen shops of postwar Tokyo. Description adapted from Janus Films.
Director: Yasujirō Ozu. Country: Japan. Released: 1952. Length: 116 min. Format: DCP. Language: Japanese with English subtitles. Image Courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaamatinees.eventive.org/schedule/68d41c9d79c71b92381f54f5. Categories: Films. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Captioning. Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in postwar Japan.
Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb and brought to life in the completely original animated style of directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain tells a tender, poignant, and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection. Description courtesy of GKids
Directors: Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han. Countries: France, Belgium. Released: 2025. Length: 77 min. Format: DCP. Language: French with English subtitles. Image courtesy of GKids.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Building: West Building. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaanimation.eventive.org/films. Categories: Films. After Five. Accessibility: Captioning. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.