‘The Red Balloon”

Birds and butterflies may soar in the country, but on urban streets, a balloon is its own kind of beacon. '‘Le Ballon Rouge,’' or '‘The Red Balloon,’' Albert Lamorisse’s classic, nearly wordless film from 1956, stars Pascal Lamorisse (the director’s son, then 6) as he follows the object of the title through the Belleville section of Paris. The Museum of the Moving Image is screening the film at 1 p.m. through Saturday. A related workshop, “The Red Balloon Animation Adventure,” daily through Sunday at 2:15 p.m. and recommended for ages 6 and older, allows participants to use their own neighborhoods in a way that evokes the film. The children will create backdrops inspired by areas of New York and make animated sequences to fill the scenes.