When Fien discovers that her sister Hannah is threatened by a vicious crocodile that is making her very skinny and sick, her world is turned upside down.
● Lore Mechelaere
● 16'
● Belgium
The Ladies’ Union of Drama – House of Open Hospitality implements the educational project “Mobile School Travels.” Through a wheeled, mobile facility, it tries to reach Roma children who live and work on the streets in the prefectures of Drama, Kavala, and Xanthi in Northern Greece, aiming at fighting dropout and illiteracy. The Roma children who access it learn to write, read, and draw, among numerous activities.
● Lucas Paleocrassas
● 12’
● Greece
Julie (10) is going camping with her little brother and her mother but she is dreading it. It is a vacation without her father and she misses him a lot. Her parents are separated now and she has to get used to this new reality. But it turns out Julie is not the only one; at the one-parent campground in France, all the children have the same experience. Her new vacation friends help Julie look at the divorce through new glasses.
● Milou Gevers
● 15'
● Netherlands
For the third year in a row, a group of cinephile students from the second and third grades of middle school is taking on the role of program curator. The student committee watched, discussed, and selected seven films for the lineup, covering a wide range of topics from autism to the first kiss
● 98'
Vilja (12) loves wrestling even though she's terrified of pain and loses every match. When her parents separate, Vilja’s feelings freeze. Then mum’s new boyfriend’s daughter Thea turns out to be the star of the wrestling club. Can Vilja overcome her fear of physical as well as emotional pain?
● Marianne Ulrichsen
● 17'
● Norway
Solveig, a 12 year old girl, falls in love with a fun and energetic guy from summer camp. But when she agrees to help him with a prank video, she soon finds herself entangled into a lie she doesn't want to be a part of. In her struggle to set things straight, she experiences the power of social pressure online. In the world of social media, we are all storytellers and free to construct whatever version of ourselves we want others to see. But how do we know when a correction of a video is okay and when do we cross the line into the manipulation of truth? This story explores how hard it can be to stay true to oneself in a world of multiple digital versions of our personality.
● Ola Martin Fjeld
● 16'
● Norway
The Festival is collaborating with the Hellenic Film Academy for a special screening of Greek short films aimed at a teenage audience, featuring emerging, award-winning filmmakers. A discussion will follow, addressing the films and the important themes they explore.