Short Films - Short Adventures I part B
Runtime: 68 min. | Recommended Ages: 7-10
In this program, children (ages 7-10) embark on a journey filled with color, music, and imagination. From Angel’s dreamlike worlds and the celebration of identity, to the mystery of a haunted house and the magic hidden within the sound of a storm, the films in this selection explore the power of friendship, curiosity, and inner strength.
Get ready for action, emotion, and plenty of surprises!!
Shorts in this lineup:
CHILDREN OF THE BIRD
Animation by Júlia Tudisco I 11min I Hungary I No dialogue
Seven-year-old Angel performs her Sunday rituals. She goes to a make-up store teeming with products that promote Eurocentric beauty and then attends ballet class where she stands out as the only Black girl. Feeling excluded, she escapes into a dream world in which the Black women in her life dance around her as ballerinas with elaborate Black hairstyles. Angel is embraced by the elders in her church community, a place where she always feels loved and accepted. The film is an unapologetic celebration of Black hair and the powerful ancestral bond embedded in Black women that transcends the physical world.
BALCONADA
Animation dir. by Iva Tokmakchieva I 8min I Bulgaria I No dialogue
A hot summer day brings several neighbours out on their balconies. As a welcome downpour wakes everyone from their torpor, one of them finds a way to reconnect them all to each other and to the present moment.
THE DAY I LICKED A PEBBLE
Animation dir. by Flavie Eliézer, Chloé Bernuchon, Goli Atefi, Maud Kolasa, Nathan Jauze, Marie Pijollet I 7min I France I Under Greek Subtitles
On an ordinary summer afternoon in the countryside, three siblings bored at their grandma’s house, decide to go to the bakery to get snacks.
THE SONG OF STORMS
Animation by Caroline Attia I 26min I France I Under Greek Subtitles
During a storm, the animals in a small mountain village begin to have strange seizures. Eight-year-old Emilie, who has just moved to the valley, and her neighbor Manon decide to investigate. They discover that there is a link between these seizures and the sound of thunderstorms, a music that only Emilie can hear.