Still from The Secrets of NIMH
Kids Screenings

Family Flicks Film Series: The Secret of NIMH

  • This is a past program

Recommended for ages 8+

This dark, animated adventure centers on a family of field mice who enlist the aid of fellow farm dwellers to move their cinder block home from the imminent danger of harvest season. Using rotoscoping and backlighting techniques, the filmmakers create a fantastical miniature world full of gripping action and heart-aching scenes. NIMH became a cult classic for a generation kids who were fascinated with mysterious, unknown worlds. (1982, dir. Don Bluth, 82 min.)

The Family Flicks Film Series is copresented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Matinee screenings for families and film buffs, featuring new and classic films from around the world.  

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Ticketing: Admission is free. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis.

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The Hammer is dedicated to providing a comfortable and engaging experience for all ages. Children under 12 are welcome to visit with adult companions.

All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor.

Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.

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Digital presentation of Hammer public programs is made possible by the Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.

Hammer Kids is made possible through the generosity of the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation. Hammer Kids also receives support from friends of the Hammer Museum's Kids Art Museum Project (K.A.M.P.), an annual family fundraiser. Additional funding is provided by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, GRoW @ Annenberg, and The Winnick Family Foundation.