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  • For All the Marbles
    For All the Marbles
    1. A film by Kris Booth
    2. run time 11 minutes

    Recess begins – the schoolyard is flooded with kids! Ten-year-old Jeff reveals his prized Cat’s Eye in a bid to win the ‘Universal Marble Championship’. Just before his winning shot, Cricker, the schoolyard bully, grabs it and launches it to the other side of the playground. Jeff sets out to cross the infamous ‘big kid’s area’. With danger at every turn, he plays his way through...  (more)

    POSTED APR 06 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Flower in the Pocket
    Flower in the Pocket
    1. A film by Liew Seng Tat
    2. run time 97 minutes

    Li Ahh and Li Ohm grow up motherless. Their father Sui is a workaholic who spends most of his time mending broken mannequins. Sui is an outsider to the two boys, the only legacy left by the woman he loved, or still loves. While he shuts himself out from the world, the two brothers grow up with all the freedom of neglected children. They roam the streets; get into fights and other trouble in...  (more)

    POSTED MAR 25 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Behave
    Behave (Juízo)
    1. A film by Maria Ramos
    2. run time 90 minutes

    JUIZO (BEHAVE) follows the process of minors (less than 18) who have fallen into the hands of the Brazilian legal system. Boys and girls from underprivileged backgrounds faced with crime, ruling, and sentences handed down for theft, drug trafficking, and even murder. Due to legal constraints about revealing the true identity of the minors charged, the accused adolescents were substituted with...  (more)

    POSTED MAR 20 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • For a Few Marbles More
    For a Few Marbles More (Voor een paar knikkers meer)
    1. A film by Jelmar Hufen
    2. run time 11 minutes 3 seconds

    Four ten–year-olds are kicked out of their favorite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their parents are not going to help them, there’s only one solution. They have to find a way to get the toughest boy in the neighborhood to help them.  (more)

    POSTED AUG 16 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Penguin's Christmas
    Penguin's Christmas
    1. A film by Arjan Wilschut
    2. run time 3 minutes 30 seconds

    A penguin on the South Pole tries to get his letter to Santa Claus on the North Pole  (more)

    POSTED FEB 19 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Jungle Beat
    Jungle Beat
    1. A film by Brent Dawes
    2. run time 5 minutes

    A series of unique episodes that focus on a variety of animals and the rather bizarre things they encounter. Hilarity ensues as the animals face their awkward difficulties, such as a bee struggling to get to grips with an allergy to pollen, a giraffe trying to overcome a fear of heights and a tortoise breaking free from his shell!  (more)

    POSTED FEB 17 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • The Flax
    The Flax (Len)
    1. A film by Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz
    2. run time 13 minutes

    A metaphorical story about the flax, which was sown, then it grew, blossomed, ripened, after that it was harvested and turned first into linen, next into paper, to be burnt in the end. A tale with a philosophical message of passing.  (more)

    POSTED FEB 13 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Lucky
    Lucky
    1. A film by Avie Luthra
    2. run time 20 minutes

    Lucky is an Aids orphan desperate to leave his rural Zulu village for the bright lights of Durban. He is full of excitement and hope but Lucky has to learn about life the hard way, not through school or education…but through an unlikely bond with a racist Indian neighbour.  (more)

    POSTED FEB 13 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Magic Cellar
    Magic Cellar
    1. A film by Firdaus Kharas
    2. run time 12 minutes

    Magic Cellar is the first animated series based on African culture. The series marks the first time Africa’s children see themselves reflected in an animated series. The series celebrates Africa’s culture and traditions, while promoting reading as exciting and adventurous. The stories are based on African folktales, partially collected from interviews conducted with elders in villages...  (more)

    POSTED FEB 03 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • The Best Kept Secret
    The Best Kept Secret (El Secreto Mejor Guardado)
    1. A film by Patricia Ferreira
    2. run time 18 minutes

    Ravi is an orphaned boy who lives with his grandmother in a village of the south of India. Every day crosses a long way until the school of another town although it could attend the one of his own village. But in his town they do not want to him, although Ravi does not understand so that. Only her Krishnaveni friend seems to be to taste to her side. Ravi waits for with illusion the celebration of...  (more)

    POSTED FEB 01 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • My Backyard Was A Mountain
    My Backyard Was A Mountain
    1. A film by Adam Schlachter
    2. run time 24 minutes

    Ten-year-old Adan lives a carefree life in the rural town of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950’s, surrounded by his friends, his caring mother, Lilliam, and his beloved pet goat, Chivo. His father, Pablo, returns home from New York City after a brief absence, bringing good news that he has found employment there and announcing he will be moving the family to the distant city...  (more)

    POSTED FEB 01 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Among The Thorns
    Among The Thorns (Bland Tistlar)
    1. A film by Uzi Geffenblad
    2. run time 45 minutes 36 seconds

    A summer music camp; We follow the Horn Player, the Conductor, and the conductor's son, Franz. Their stories are woven into a triangular drama, filled with music and rapid shifts between fun and seriousness. Franz is following the intrigues; some are nasty some are funny. A friendship with the bullied Horn Player grows slowly. Franz finds the courage to surmount his fear with the help of a...  (more)

    POSTED JAN 30 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • The Peace Tree
    The Peace Tree
    1. A film by Mitra Sen
    2. run time 48 minutes

    Two little girls, one Muslim and one Christian, dream of celebrating each other’s festivals, Christmas and Eid. But when they share their dreams, they are met with resistance from their parents who express their concerns. Through their struggles, they create a unique symbol – The Peace Tree, a tree that highlights the symbols from all our cultures and faiths to reflect the beauty of...  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Water
    Water (Acqua)
    1. A film by Mauro Magazzino
    2. run time 10 minutes

    A child goes to the seaside with his family. His father wants to force him to go into the water but the child is afraid. Hiding himself under the beach umbrella, in a flight of the imagination, driven by the wind the child moves away to a quiet and desert beach. There, away from his father's screams, he will learn not to be afraid of the sea.  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Smile
    Smile
    1. A film by Chris Mais
    2. run time 8 minutes

    This animated short film tells the story of Smile, a lonely but caring happy face toy who befriends a happy face balloon. Their cherished friendship and lives become threatened as a jealous Pirate seeks to destroy them both. The menacing deeds of Pirate lead Smile on a daring rescue mission to save the balloon from certain peril. Smile must find his courage and wit if he is to save the balloon...  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Eye Level
    Eye Level (Zgvis Donidan)
    1. A film by George Ovashvili
    2. run time 11 minutes

    A girl and a boy discovered in the same time their feelings for each other. On a little train trip in the mountains, the girl's emotions change due to the boy's insistent mysterious love game.  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • How My Next Door Neighbour Discovered Life On Mars
    How My Next Door Neighbour Discovered Life On Mars
    1. A film by Austin Andrews
    2. run time 10 minutes 30 seconds

    A whimsical wish-fulfillment fable imbued with a sense of childhood innocence and wonder, "How My Next Door Neighbour Discovered Life On Mars" is the story of a young boy who dreams of discovering life on Mars and the next door neighbour who makes it happen.  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit
  • Delbert
    Delbert
    1. A film by Andreas Eriksen
    2. run time 9 minutes 52 seconds

    Siri is six years and has an invisible friend called Delbert. Today she is accompanying her dad to work, he has to drive an Iranian family to the airport. But he has forgotten that Delbert is coming too. It's bound to be a day filled with compromises…  (more)

    POSTED SEP 08 Reviews + Comments Online Press Kit

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