Shorts in this lineup:
SUNFLOWER GIRL
Fiction dir. by Holly M. Kaplan I 13min I United States
Rosie, a 13-year-old Chinese-American girl, embarks on a skateboarding escapade through the streets of New York with her crush and his best friend - at the cost of abandoning her little sister and never delivering a forgotten lunchbox.
A SUMMER'S END POEM
Fiction dir. by Lam Can-zhao I 15 min I China, Switzerland, Malaysia
Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream of a city hairstyle – with surprising results. A story about bidding farewell to childhood and the poetic end of a summer..
HOME COOKING
Animation dir. by Ahmet ToğaçI 15 min I Turkey
Selma, a teenage girl, is looking forward to making pizza for her father’s birthday and going to the amusement park with whole the family. But the day doesn’t turn out that way, as her father doesn’t turn up. Though their father eventually finds them at the park, Selma’s joy quickly fades, leaving the siblings to quietly search for ways to fill the emptiness left by their family’s unraveling bonds.
OUR SUMMER OF FREEDOM
Animation dir. by Antoine Colomb I 10min I France I
Algiers, 1955. The war has not reached the city yet. Khadidja, Lyes, Ahmed and Philippe are four kids between 9 and 12. Malek, Khadidja’s big brother and her only family in Algiers, is arrested after a confrontation with the police at the market. Lyes, a resourceful street child, witnesses the scene and takes Khadidja in. From their shack on Kasbah’s roofs, the children will make everything possible to help Khadidja face this situation. Throughout the city, they’ll try to discover what’s hidden behind the mysterious notebook found in Malek’s belongings.
DEATH TO THE BIKINI !
Fiction by Justine Gauthier I 16min I Canada
Lili, 10-year-old, rebels when her parents force her to wear a bikini top, even though she has always swam topless.