Camouflage is about the impact of an unsafe home on fourteen-year-old Deniz. The film shows how it affects the relationship with his mother, the interaction with his friends and his behavior at school.
● Bregt Verhagen
● 16’
● the Netherlands
Eleven-year-old Nejc witnesses peer violence. He befriends Timi, a victim of violence.
● Martin Turk
● 13’
● Slovenia
This Is Your Captain Speaking is a short fiction film about ten-year-old Asare. To prevent his music teacher Seydou from being sent out of the country, he tries to adopt him. Asare himself has been adopted and he can stay, then that will probably also apply to Seydou, right?
● Idriss Nabil
● 24’
● the Netherlands
Chenghua, aged 9, is preparing a school project on space travel with her best friend. She cannot find enough time to do this as she is constantly asked to translate for her parents. They do not speak French and are dependent on their child; they do not realize that they are placing too heavy a weight on her young shoulders. Chenghua can take no more and tries to break free from her family. Her desire for space and natural enthusiasm will help her take those steps.
● Noémi Gruner, Séléna Picque
● 26'
● France
Chelar is upset. Upset with climate change, upset with the rules of her classmate’s games and upset with the absence of any real connection with nature. So Chelar decides to become a tree. What starts as a spontaneous act soon becomes a mind changing example for her friend Solvei and the adults around her.
● Agnes Maagaard
● 12'
● Germany