Marcos is a teenager who plays basketball. A dramatic event will jeopardize his passion.
● Marcos Gualda
● 9’
● Spain
Over the course of a spontaneous afternoon, two unlikely friends connect through skateboarding and continue to develop a meaningful bond rooted in mentorship.
● Rachel Vinberg
● 6’
● USA
This bystander story is told through the perspective of a 15-year old girl, Raquelle, who witnesses her classmate Noah being bullied. When doing the right thing transforms Raquelle from bystander to victim, she finds herself trapped in the same emotional quicksand of her peers.
● Ryan Cannon
● 9’
● USA
A young boy travels to the depths of an entire city with only one ticket. Will he make it?
● Kevork Aslanyan
● 11’
● Bulgaria
An aeta boy chases his dream of going to school in order to learn how to read the legal documents given to their community, and to understand why they are being forced to give up their ancestral lands.
● Zig Dulay
● 20΄
● Philippines
10-year old Marja is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. On the way there are things even more dangerous than the thin ice.
● Teppo Airaksinen
● 15’
● Finland
An anxious seven-year-old is convinced the Devil lives in a hole in his back yard.
● Noah Glenn
● 10’
● USA
Every day a little Orozbek has to walk long distances and a river crossing to get to school. Because that's where he has a chance to get closer to his dream.
● Eldiar Madakim
● 19’
● Kyrgyzstan
Little Boy Litter pedals and pilfers his way around the countryside in search of treasure among the trash that has been dumped in his locality.
● Jack McHugh,Conor McNally
● 6’
● Ireland
Late for a meeting, a human opens a conference room door to find it leads to a deep forest. Various creatures – trees, insects and horses – sit in a circle, engaged in a vibrant discussion. The creatures nod to an empty chair and encourage the human to take a seat. It belonged to the human once, after all.
● Yo Kohatsu
● 7΄
● Japan
Our planet is choking in garbage. That garbage is transforming into a live embodied force that is invading and upsetting the delicate balance of life on Earth. Bo the dog, a brave chemist, invents a magical solution which can overcome this dreadful monster. Risking his life, Bo sets out to save animals and birds, who in turn come to his rescue.
● Tatiana Skorlupkina
● 11’
● Spain
In the middle of Atacama desert, Antay(12) sees his town disappearing due to the drought. Alongside his friends and their football team, they will try to hang on to the last sunrays, their childhood fragments and the ties with those who still resist.
● Katherina Harder Sacre
● 19’
● Chile
In the summer of 1988 dry lightning sparked a fire in the parched and drought ridden landscape of Yellowstone Park, igniting a blaze that would scorch over 1.5 million perimeter acres of the park.
● Jerry Van De Beek, Betsy de Fries
● 6’
● USA