Lenfest Kids

This month, Lenfest Kids explores New York through the lens of Wonderstruck (2017), the film adaptation of Brian Selznick’s 2011 book of the same name. Wonderstruck tells the story of two children, thirty years apart, but it’s also the story of two of the city’s great museums, the American Museum of National History and the Queens Museum. Watch our video below for a trip to the Queens Museum, where we explore the famous scale-model Diorama of the City of New York, built for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows.

We’re also excited to announce that we’ll be returning to in-person screenings soon. Stay tuned for our announcement, and we hope to see you at the movies!

Rob King, Lenfest Kids Programmer and Professor of Film
Lauren Weigel, Director, Lenfest Center for the Arts

Wonderstruck

Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish that their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he's never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue and Rose reads an enticing headline, they both set out on epic quests to find what they're missing.

Dir. Todd Haynes
2017   |   US   |   PG, ages 9+
Prime Video   |   YouTube   |   Apple TV

Let’s Explore

Take a virtual field trip to the American Museum of Natural History with Brian Selznick, author of Wonderstruck (Scholastic, 2011)

What does that mean to be a curator at the American Museum of Natural History?
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/our-global-kitchen-food-nature-culture/meet-the-curators 

What was the 1964 New York World's Fair?
Take a look at a color film highlighting the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens

Please note: We provide MPAA ratings and suggested age range ratings from Common Sense Media for your guidance, but as always, parental discretion is advised.