Saying Goodbye to Childhood

School Screening

For students in the 6th grade of Primary and High School.

The films in this programme place special emphasis on early life goals, taking into account the developmental stage of students of this age. At the threshold of adolescence, the world you have known until now begins to change, but this does not have to be scary: there’s an opportunity to start building the future as you want it. Acceptance can take many forms.

To be sisters is about sharing a special bond and laughing together. To be sisters is to be propelled by love. But these particular sisters share an extra something a bit different, and that’s absolutely fine..
● Anne-Sophie Gousset ● 8’ ● France
Leyla urgently needs a new laptop for school. When she hears about a weightlifting competition up for grabs, she starts training at her family's farm with her own funds.
● Nursen Çetin Köreken ● 14’ ● Turkey

Fur

A girl pursues a connection with her sister, who is covered by a strange gray fur. It is soft and uncanny at the same time. It grows between them, and they drift further apart from each other.
● Madeleine Homan ● 5’ ● the Netherlands
Like a dream, we are transported through moments in the relationship of a girl and her teddy bear as she begins to run, play, and learn about the world. But as she grows older, the time comes to pack away childish things for good.
● Lou Rigoudy ● 3’ ● Canada
Eleven-year-old Nejc witnesses peer violence. He befriends Timi, a victim of violence.
● Martin Turk ● 13’ ● Slovenia
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