Lincoln Theatre presents the 2025 New York Dog Film Festival, a collection of short films celebrating the love between dogs, their people, and the animal welfare groups that bring them together.
10% of all ticket sales are donated to Saving Pets One at a Time (SPOT), a local 501(c)(3) non-profit. The mission of the all-volunteer organization is to provide compassionate care and find appropriate homes for the pets in Skagit County.
Appropriate for older school-age children. This year’s Service Dog Salute films may be confusing or challenging for younger children because the films deal with the emotionally complicated issues of veterans with PTSD and how their service dogs have saved their lives.
Also in February: 2025 New York Cat Film Festival. Click here!
Total Runtime: Approx. 100 minutes.
WELLY THE DOG POET: Three very funny philosophical poems by Welly, a poetic dog.
LUCKY DOG: An animated celebration of a dog who lives what he considers a lucky life in a retirement home, where the residents know and remember him in different ways.
TRAVELING THIS ROAD TOGETHER: A woman and her dog, both cancer survivors, helped each other in their remote Colorado Rockies home through recovery during the pandemic.
LOVE ANOTHER: A fanciful black and white "old timey" film about falling in love with a new dog while grieving another.
TO COMFORT & SERVE: A close look at the deep bond between three veterans in Vermont with PTSD service dogs, and the woman who founded Paws & Boots, a non-profit to train dogs for these veterans.
PEARL & ARGOT A LOVE STORY: A heart-warming fable about three dogs and a cat.
BEFORE US: A sophisticated animation of an adopted dog’s owners trying to imagine how he ended up on the streets.
UNLEASHED: A New York City dog walker who brings the pack for hikes in the woods.
THE WINGMAN: Former Air Force General Scott Wiggins shares the profound connection he has with his service dog, Bear, who helps manage his PTSD and is a true wingman to him.
BUFFY & THE BALLOON: An animated short tale of a dog who meets a special balloon.
ROLLING WITH THE PACK: Dogs and a human in harmony, as two German Short haired Pointers pull their paralyzed owner in an adapted wheelchair-bike in symbiotic thrall!
COMING DOWN IS THE HARDEST THING: Cubby, a 3-year old Bernedoodle, is in a funk. When his parents threaten to leave him behind for the first time, he must learn to do the impossible
WHO WANTS A CUDDLE?: At the Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, the Cuddle Club for (human) senior citizens celebrates 10 years of the Cuddle Club.
A DOG CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: After a profound loss, Carol dedicated her life to training service dogs for veterans with PTSD, providing them practical assistance and a renewed sense of purpose and hope.
EBEN: A joyful testimonial to Eben, a traveling French Bulldog, who has climbed mountains his whole life and at 12 years old sets out to summit one last peak while battling cancer.
WELLY THE DOG POET: Three more poetic musings on life from a philosophical dog.
FREDDIE BEAR’S LOVELY DAY: Freddie Bear the Goldendoodle joyfully channels Bill Withers’ iconic song on a Hamptons Beach.
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $2.00 off on the following prices with discount code:
General: $11.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $10.00
Children 12 and under: $8.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.