Short Films - Short Adventures I part A
Runtime: 70min. | Recommended Ages: 7-9
What does it truly mean to discover the world anew? In the first installment of 'Short Adventures,' the screen is transformed into a map for travelers who dare to dream. From a solitary hamster bringing color to a grey future and a boy finding friendship alongside a 'toad' in his heart, to a bird wondering about the secret of a stray box, these stories whisper something essential: that growing up doesn't mean letting go of magic. A collection of luminous tales proving that the grandest wonders always begin with the smallest discoveries.
Shorts in this lineup:
LE PETIT ET LE GÉANT
Animation by Isabela Costa I 9min I Brazil, France Ι No dialogue
Le Petit et le Géant is a stop motion animated short film. It tells us the story of a little hamster living in a post-apocalyptic world. As he wanders in abandon cities, he collects objets, finds water and living plants. One day, he finds binoculars. Thanks to them, he discovers a foreign house full of flowers. There, he meets the giant, a plant creature. Stuck behind the wall of the building, he is afraid to go outside and see the world. Petit helps the giant to step out of the manor and together, they start reflourishing the world.
POLO
Animation by Sophie Castaignède I 20 min I France I Under Greek Subtitles
Polo leaves the Big City and moves above the hospital where his mother has been transferred for work. All Polo can think about is moving back home. But his new friendship with Juliette makes him reconsider. Juliette lives at the hospital too, but for a very different reason: she has a toad in her heart.
THE TALE OF A TAIL
Fiction by Oliver Beaujard, Nino Beaujard Zardalishvili I 21 min I Czechia I Under Greek Subtitles
The story follows a group of children, led by their leader Vulpes on a journey through wilderness, as they hunt for a fox tail - an artefact that has been passed down through generations of the local community. On their quest, Vulpes, who feels being already adult, realises that in order to grow up, he must lead the children to believe in magic.
Are we no longer adults, if we believe in miracles?
FIRE IN MY POCKET
Animation by Janka Feiner I 10 min I Hungary I No dialogue
A little boy, bored with building a bed, seeks something more exciting. A mischievous fire creature lures him away, and despite his father’s attempts to keep order, the boy follows his new friend into a magical mushroom world where anything is possible.