Short Films for Short Children A
Runtime: 48 min. | Recommended Ages: 4-6
The program "Short films for short children 1" for ages 4 years and older, screens 6 films full of colors, tenderness and discoveries to deepen children's growing appreciation for cinema through an inventive series of narrative approaches. A story of discovery in the film " Babies and the bear" captures the magic of the world. When the magic of kindness and colors comes to the heart of the films "Bemol" and "Rainbow" you will be amazed. And if you yearn for magical funny stories with princesses and knights you will be thrilled with the Greek participation in the film " The Knight's Hart "
Shorts in this lineup:
POND
Animation by Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust I Switzerland I 8min. I No dialogue
A shoal of herrings, adopting fantastic formations, roams the vast ocean. When seagulls suddenly attack, one small herring finds itself stranded in a tidal pool. As it searches desperately for a way out, it discovers many other sea creatures here. And now there is no time for fear: only by joining forces can they hope to defend themselves against the hungry seagull.
CHICK-A-DUCK
Animation by Rebeka Herron I Canada I 3min.
No dialogue
CHICK-A-DUCK is an unusual animal. She’s a chicken. Except when she sneezes. Then she turns into a Duck. POP! When she sneezes again, POP! She turns back. Which wouldn’t be a huge problem, but her new best friend is DUST BUNNY. A brown bunny surrounded by a cloud of dust, he accompanies Chick -a- Duck wherever she goes.
STEP BY STEP
Animation by Fanny Paoli - Anabelle David – Emma Gach - Claire Robert - Julie Valentin - Thēodore Janvier I France I 8min I No dialogue
A little rain boot wakes up on a river’s side. On her journey through the forest she would overcome any obstacles to find her way back home. On the road she faces many events that will make her grow.
CANARY
Animation by Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault I Canada I 12min I No dialogue
A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.