The King and the Mockingbird
Saturday, September 19, 2026
dir. Paul Grimault, France, 1980, DCP
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep,” The King and the Mockingbird follows two young protagonists as they flee the clutches of a tyrannical king, aided by an insolent mockingbird. As France’s first drawn animated feature in color, the film has won the admiration of generations of viewers, filmmakers, artists, and illustrators.












