The adventurous story about a young geek city boy Martin, who has to overcome himself and stay two weeks in the summer camp without his comfort and any technology. Here he will be challenged to help the forest creatures to save their forest of being destroyed by greedy developers.
● Petr Oukropec
● 80'
● Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the ‘World’s Scariest Games’; she enlists the guidance of a washed-up former champion, a grouchy Saltwater Crocodile, to help her achieve her dreams and prove that true champions come in all sizes.
● Ricard Cusso
● 88’
● Australia
Nicolas is a 10-year-old boy with Down Syndrome whose mom makes him a costume every year for his birthday to boost his imagination.
● Eduardo Rivero
● 82’
● Mexico
Only a Child is a visual poem created by over 20 animation directors under the artistic supervision of Simone Giampaolo, which gives shape and colour to the original words spoken by Severn Suzuki at the UN Summit in Rio in 1992, a child’s desperate call to action for the future of our planet. An omnibus film celebrating the environmental youth movement 30 years in the making.
● Simone Giampaolo
● 7'
● Switzerland
Every June at Maplewood Middle School in NJ, 6th grade students participate in a rite of passage: try write a letter to their future 18-year-old selves.
● Sarah Klein & Tom Mason
● 13'
● USA
Dédalia is a spider. Close to the death, she asks herself : would she have moved to New York with her best friend, if she wasn’t so afraid of humans?
● Hélène Ducrocq
● 9'
● France
Girls In Chess
Girls In Chess
A spotlight on the gender gap in the world of competitive scholastic chess.
● Jenny Schweitzer
● 4'
● USA