When a group of elementary students chose to tell a local folklore Alamat ng Isdang Kulay Bahaghari for a stage play, their curiosity brought them investigating the river to search for the infamous fish, only to discover that the folklore is not what they were taught of.
In the shadows of a tree, young Amir, a child laborer, finds himself observing a girl... This narrative explores a brief connection between a child entwined in work and a girl. It delves into the contrasting realms of childhood and adulthood, highlighting their distinct perspectives. The story also serves as an homage to Hafez, the renowned Iranian poet.
In 1815, an American Legend, whose wife has fallen deathly ill, leaving his young children to survive on their own, must fight his way back to them across the many perils found in the Savage Lands of the wild frontier.
A Hazara film director follows a gravestone maker, a water girl and a man who buried his limb, as their daily lives unfold in a graveyard.
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.
The lives of Amaia, Lidia, Argi, Beatriz, Elena and Marta belong to different worlds, although connected to each other by means of a doll named Molly, whose existence dates back to 1976, when she appeared among the rubble of the great fire at the San Juan orphanage. Carlos, north of Spain. Molly accompanies each of our protagonists through their own nightmares, witnessing all of it and being part of the horrors they face, changing their lives forever.
In rural Nepal, Bishnumaya Gurung, 48 and Palhamu Sherpa, 66 go to primary school everyday and make space for learning in their lives as single women.
In the third and final installment of Not Alone, a persistent mother tries to convince the principal of a prestigious middle school to admit her daughter, but his elitism and reluctance to engage with her goes beyond what might be expected. As the conversation grows increasingly uncomfortable, the mother is forced to confront a horrifying truth. Desperation becomes grief, and her "daughter" has become something else entirely.
Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving competition requiring mechanical, creative and intellectual skills. With little money and zero adult participation, the teens build a robot to tell a story about bullying, exclusion and mental health. But how does their solution measure up?
A boy is thrown into the middle of an increasingly bizarre local disturbance.
Three kids find grenades in the ground when they are hunting wild quail in the forest. The discovery scares them, and they promise to keep the find a secret so they won't be caught by the police.
‘There’s a Big Bad Wolf’ was based on the wonderful poem by Blue Peter Amazing Authors competition winner Phoebe.
In a dystopian nation where people's lives are determined based on 3 phases, a 13-year-old living in the monotonous, coercive, repressive, and repetitive life cycle of phase II attempts to progress to phase III hoping for a better life.
After receiving fertile eggs from a donor, Rebecca and Caleb are finally able to have a child and start a family. Several years later, a strange woman appears in their life, and is oddly drawn to their daughter. The egg donor has returned–and she wants what is “rightfully” hers.
A short documentary around a kindergarten teacher at Kuncup Harapan, Yogyakarta.
Interviews and discussions about children in naturism.
A mischievous 11-year-old Jó urgently wants to rectify her past year of being naughty and is gathering a diverse gang to steal Christmas gifts from the rich and give them to the local orphanage.
An experimental short documentary essay about the dreams of Roma women living in the ghetto in Kosice. Roma are one of the largest ethnic groups living in Slovakia. Despite this, integration into all spheres of society is difficult. And it should be noted that this applies not only to Slovakia. Luník IX houses the largest community of Romani people in Slovakia. Although originally built for 2,500 inhabitants, it is estimated that the population is now three times larger. Living standards are low, with services such as gas, water, and electricity cut off, as the majority of inhabitants are not paying rent or utilities fees.