On an unremarkable weekday afternoon, the film follows eight-year-old Dawn as she spends her birthday planning the perfect surprise, only to be surprised herself.
Uncovers the system of abuse and denial that killed a 14-year-old boy in a Florida Boot Camp.
The story of a family, told through their hands.
A vulnerable boy works very hard to escape from a stark reality. He surrounds himself by a world of toys and games but as the truth starts to emerge his refuge might turn out to be a trap.
This short subject shows Lissa Bengston teaching a group of three- and four-year-olds how to swim in a pool. Miss Bengston, a member of the Royal Academy of Physical Education, Stockholm, Sweden, believes that at this age, children have no fear of the water and, therefore, can be taught to use their natural abilities to swim.
A father teaches his son to read, illustrating the origin of Chinese characters by explaining pictographic characters. The film tells an interesting story through 36 active pictographic characters.
Marie, Arthur, Emine, and Christian are ten years old. They live in Berlin. Strolling through the city with them, we experience their freedom as well as first notions of opposition.
Pieck finds Barnaby's Magic Carnival of Marvels, a place where imagination and fun come hand in hand.
"Julian, a 10-year-old orphaned boy, tries to escape a dystopian city on the verge of collapse with his new-found friend, Tun Tun."
In the early 20th century, Lazar -a taciturn woodsman- asks the disenchanted portraitist Arkadi to immortalize his child. The execution of this portrait will unsettle both men while revealing their inner fears and change their outlook on life.
Isabel, 11, is forced to leave what she likes most in life: her ballet classes. The opportunity to dance professionally revives in her the hope of fulfilling her dreams. However, it is not easy for a girl at risk of social exclusion. Her friend Diego, will give her a helping hand. Even better: a helping foot.
It’s a wonder that this ten-year-old girl is still in one piece, much less the polite, capable, well-behaved, unassuming, attentive and helpful person she is. Somehow, Marie manages to function, and were she not to do so, the entire facade that is her ostensibly harmonious family would certainly collapse.
In times of war, a child plays a soldier. One day he finds an injured man and decides to take care of him. Reality soon ends with the game.