My Neighbor Totoro
Saturday , July 27 at 2pm FAMILY MATINEE My Neighbor Totoro dir . Hayao Miyazaki , Japan , 1988 , 35mm , English language version , 86 min .
Studio Ghibli presents a film about the magic of friendship and sisterhood from Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki ( Best Animated Feature , 2001 , Spirited Away ). Celebrate the 25th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro – on 35mm film and in English . Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei as they discover their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit named Totoro who can only be seen by the eyes of a child . As Totoro introduces the girls to his extraordinary friends , they embark on the journey of a lifetime . Featuring the voice talents of Tim Daly , Lea Salonga and real-life sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning , My Neighbor Totoro is an amazing animated adventure the whole family will fall in love with .
Special discounted ticket price of $ 5 ; free to members .
Saturday , July 27 at 7pm Best of the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2012
The Best of Ottawa program showcases many audience favorites and award winners from the OIAF Official Competition . This year ’ s highlights include Carlo Vogele ’ s tragicomic Una Furtiva Lagrima , Hisko Hulsing ’ s stunning grand-prize winner Junkyard and the hilarious crowd-favorite I Am Tom Moody .
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Total running time : 71 min . ihousephilly . org