Girls In Chess
Girls In Chess
A spotlight on the gender gap in the world of competitive scholastic chess.
● Jenny Schweitzer
● 4'
● USA
A children's theatre troupe is missing their protagonist. They discover that he is learning to kick-box in order to defend himself from the neighbourhood bully. With the help of a part-time electrician & kung fu master they must learn how to be a team again in order to make it to curtain call.
● Nikos Dayandas
● 20’
● Greece
After a great flood, Pää floats down the river on the roof of his house. Soon he is joined by Nif, and together they travel downstream and out into the ocean. Along the way they meet many peculiar creatures.
● Magnus Fredriksson
● 15’
● Sweden
Four Canadian youth activists, Hannah Alper, Cooper Price, Charlene Rocha and Sophia Mathur join forces to raise awareness on the biggest issue of their lives – Climate Change.
● Steve Scaini
● 23'
● Canada
Little stone is a mineral necessary for the manufacture of electronic devices. An epic story that begins in the mines of Congo, goes through the assembly factories in China, lands in the hands of consumers, and ends up in electronic waste dumps in Ghana.
● Alizé Arnal, Virginie Texier, Ludovic Plisson, Quentin Greiner
● 4'
● France
An 8-year-old girl named Jessie is enjoying what little time she has left with her best friend, Lucas. The trailer park they live in will be closed, and the whole community will be forced to evacuate, as a result of the MTBE water contamination.
● Kyung Sok Kim (man)
● 18'
● USA
A surreal coming-of-age fable about a lonely girl whose wish comes true when she gains a magical friend; an exact double of herself!
● Bonnie Dempsey
● 15’
● Ireland