Video Toy Chest

The Little Ranger(en)

Alfalfa imagines himself as a western movie hero battling with Butch for Darla's heart.

Friends of Mine: "The Things That Scare Us"(en)

Maxwell thinks about all the different things that scare us; from pretend monsters to traumatic news stories, and how it's okay to feel afraid.

Friends of Mine: "Canoe Trip"(en)

When Maxwell goes on a canoe trip with his grandpa, they appreciate the wonders of the world around them and reflect on their differences and similarities.

Friends of Mine: "Quilting"(en)

Maxwell's grandma teaches him how she makes a quilt.

Friends of Mine: "The Turtle Rescue"(en)

Maxwell visits the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre to learn about the threats that wild turtles face and what we can all do to help them!

The children's kingdom(es)

Pick up the Wind(es)

A short film following Anthony, a young child from the small, rural town of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. We see him in different moments of his daily life as he interacts with different forms of environmental, familial, and social influences. While Anthony displays contradictory traits of creativity, destruction, rigidity, and tenderness as he interacts with his external and internal worlds, we see a story built from the the multidimensionality of Anthony's layered personality as a young man.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(en)

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

Momo(de)

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

Under the water(en)

A daily life in Korogocho, Kenya, one of the world’s poorest slums.

A, B, C... Z(sq)

Children get ready to start the first grade. They start learning the first letters.

Monster House(en)

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

August Rush(en)

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

Siddharta(en)

Siddharta and Fabrizio, one of them nine years old, the other one 65, are the core of a community that renounces every civilising comfort. We are their guests – for one summer.

Rain in the Sunshine(ja)

Schoolboy Hinata has a big crush on his classmate Shigure, but is too shy to tell her. On the day Shigure is leaving, Hinata flies off on the wings of a bird chasing after her to tell how he feels!

Casper's Haunted Christmas(en)

Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts, decrees that casper must scare at least one person before Christmas Day so Casper visits Kriss, Massachusetts where he meets the Jollimore family and sets out to complete his mission. As usual, kindhearted Casper has a ghastky time trying to scare anyone; so The Ghostly Trio, fed up with his goody-boo-shoes behavior, secretly hires Casper's look-alike cousin Spooky to do the job-with hilarious results.

God's Top 10(en)

From Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the "God's Top Ten" cassette/CD is comprised of the theme song and 10 songs from the "God's Top Ten" video. Each song concentrates on an individual commandment and is great as a stand along product as well as companion to the video. Award-winning producer Scott Votaw, President of KidzVid Entertainment, produces the original songs from KidzVid Entertainment.

Sign Me A Story(en)

Linda Bove (from Sesame Street) stars in this Sign Language special featuring 2 'sign-along' stories: Little Red Riding Hood & Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Gurdeep Singh Bains(en)

Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm near Chilliwack, British Columbia. They have retained their language and religion. Attendance at the Sikh temple, playing soccer with his schoolmates, and working on the farm are all part of Gurdeep's well-integrated life, but sometimes he feels a little different from the other children because he wears a turban. This film is part of the Children of Canada series.

Miss Nelson Is Missing(en)

Ignored by her class, Miss Nelson mysteriously disappears one day, and the poisonous "Miss Swamp" takes over the class. The students suddenly realize they really like Miss Nelson and a search begins to find her.