Explore the ground and all its wriggling inhabitants in this double bill of  short, sweet and quirky dance films from Second Hand Dance. Available to watch for free on QFT Player as part of the Belfast Children's Festival 2021.

Shot in the great outdoors, both films celebrate the magic of the natural world - rolling in long grass, finding spiders in the park and the warm feeling of the sun on your face. 

Insect Hands and Sunny Days will inspire you to look a little more closely at the world around you, get moving, get outside and play. 

This double bill is accompanied with interactive activities and the films will also be available with audio description.

Created by Rosie Heafford, winner of the Arts Foundation Children’s Theatre Shortlist Award.

Sunny Days (5 mins) - watch here / Audio Described version here

Feel, hear and smell the world around you. Roll in the long grass, scrunch it beneath your fingers & take a long deep breath. Sunny Days encapsulates the magic of being free, of moving with abandon, and playing in the outdoors. A dance film for little explorers.

Insect Hands (7 mins) - watch here / Audio Described version here

Join Takeshi and his animated minibeast friends for a dance in the great outdoors. A dance that invites you to look a little more closely at the world around you. Autumnal blooms, tickly toes & scrunchy leaves inspire you to get outside, get moving, and play. How many insects can you spot?

Available To Watch For Free On QFT Player from Sat 13 - Sun 14 March.

The Belfast Children's Festival is an annual international festival for children aged 0-17 and their accompanying grown ups. This year's festival takes place online between 5-14 March, and features a packed programme of theatre, visual art, music, dance, literature, comedy and talks, guaranteed to inspire joy, creativity and curiosity. www.youngatart.co.uk/festival