In the shadows of a tree, young Amir, a child laborer, finds himself observing a girl... This narrative explores a brief connection between a child entwined in work and a girl. It delves into the contrasting realms of childhood and adulthood, highlighting their distinct perspectives. The story also serves as an homage to Hafez, the renowned Iranian poet.
In 1815, an American Legend, whose wife has fallen deathly ill, leaving his young children to survive on their own, must fight his way back to them across the many perils found in the Savage Lands of the wild frontier.
A Hazara film director follows a gravestone maker, a water girl and a man who buried his limb, as their daily lives unfold in a graveyard.
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
It was supposed to be a normal day for Alana and Zara. A day when they came home from school, rode their bikes, and then spent time by the river, reading their favorite comics, which they had just rented from the library. However, that day became the most terrifying day of Alana and Zara’s lives, when a strange man kidnapped them both. The man drugged and gagged them in the trunk of his car and took them, far away, to another area, at the top of a mountain. Zara is dropped off first and kept in a room in a villa. Alana, who was left in the trunk, managed to escape. Alana immediately ran away, but Alana remembered the whereabouts of her best friend who was still in the Villa. Alana decided to go back and use all means to escape the threat of the "Monster".
The lives of Amaia, Lidia, Argi, Beatriz, Elena and Marta belong to different worlds, although connected to each other by means of a doll named Molly, whose existence dates back to 1976, when she appeared among the rubble of the great fire at the San Juan orphanage. Carlos, north of Spain. Molly accompanies each of our protagonists through their own nightmares, witnessing all of it and being part of the horrors they face, changing their lives forever.
In rural Nepal, Bishnumaya Gurung, 48 and Palhamu Sherpa, 66 go to primary school everyday and make space for learning in their lives as single women.
In the third and final installment of Not Alone, a persistent mother tries to convince the principal of a prestigious middle school to admit her daughter, but his elitism and reluctance to engage with her goes beyond what might be expected. As the conversation grows increasingly uncomfortable, the mother is forced to confront a horrifying truth. Desperation becomes grief, and her "daughter" has become something else entirely.
Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving competition requiring mechanical, creative and intellectual skills. With little money and zero adult participation, the teens build a robot to tell a story about bullying, exclusion and mental health. But how does their solution measure up?
A boy is thrown into the middle of an increasingly bizarre local disturbance.
‘There’s a Big Bad Wolf’ was based on the wonderful poem by Blue Peter Amazing Authors competition winner Phoebe.
In a dystopian nation where people's lives are determined based on 3 phases, a 13-year-old living in the monotonous, coercive, repressive, and repetitive life cycle of phase II attempts to progress to phase III hoping for a better life.
After receiving fertile eggs from a donor, Rebecca and Caleb are finally able to have a child and start a family. Several years later, a strange woman appears in their life, and is oddly drawn to their daughter. The egg donor has returned–and she wants what is “rightfully” hers.
A short documentary around a kindergarten teacher at Kuncup Harapan, Yogyakarta.
Interviews and discussions about children in naturism.
A mischievous 11-year-old Jó urgently wants to rectify her past year of being naughty and is gathering a diverse gang to steal Christmas gifts from the rich and give them to the local orphanage.
An experimental short documentary essay about the dreams of Roma women living in the ghetto in Kosice. Roma are one of the largest ethnic groups living in Slovakia. Despite this, integration into all spheres of society is difficult. And it should be noted that this applies not only to Slovakia. Luník IX houses the largest community of Romani people in Slovakia. Although originally built for 2,500 inhabitants, it is estimated that the population is now three times larger. Living standards are low, with services such as gas, water, and electricity cut off, as the majority of inhabitants are not paying rent or utilities fees.
What if from one day to the next, you’re no longer seen, but instead are stared at? The leading characters in this multi-layered film have ended up in a new world where suddenly nothing seems to align. In their new lives in the Netherlands, they unintentionally provoke reactions on a daily basis. Even after many years, they still hear the same questions over and over again: where are you from, do you speak Dutch, do you tan in the sun?
It’s the summer of 2004. Three boys play ball in a parking lot. Two brothers interfere with the game. One ball.