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The Fir Tree

April 2011 •Danish

A Short Film by Lars Ostenfeld. Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale, this Danish film tells the story of a Christmas tree from a most unusual angle - through the 'voice' of the tree itself. The tree has big ambitions, doing everything it can to grow so tall that it reaches the sky. Featuring extraordinary photography, the film follows the adventures of its life from sapling to maturity, culminating in a triumphal Christmas Day. Along the way, viewers experience the natural - and human - world from a strangely moving perspective.

Avós

January 2009 •Portuguese

Leo celebrates his tenth birthday. From one grandmother, he receives socks, from the other, underwear. From his Grandfather, Leo gets an old Super-8 camera and with it he tells us of his attempts to change the gifts. While doing that, he finds out that Monica Lewinsky is Jewish, that Clinton is the president of America, that the numbers in his grandparents arms are responsible for him being chubby and that this old camera is worthless.

Gartenfeind

January 2014 •German

Bara Menyn

November 2014 •Welsh

Aspiring artist Hanna's not sure what to do next. How on earth can she 'make it' in a small town?

Kitbull

January 2019 •English

An unlikely connection sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time.

Float

November 2019 •English

A father discovers that his son floats, which makes him different from other kids. To keep them both safe from the judgement of the world, Dad hides, covers, and grounds him. But when his son's ability becomes public, Dad must decide whether to run and hide or to accept his son as he is.

Pili Palod Penygroes

December 2015 •Welsh

Bleddyn is a normal schoolboy from the normal area of Penygroes. But is there more to Bleddyn and Penygroes?

From 1994

December 2013 •English

What would you say to your child if you only had one chance to say it all? 'From 1994' seeks to answer that question through the moving story of a mother, her son, and the discovery of a letter.

Nord-West

December 1961 •Lithuanian

A short story based on the novel by Mykolas Sluckis.

The Song of the Years to Come

April 2024 •Spanish

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An ethno-fictional journey in which past and present coalesce, creating resonances between the volcanic landscape and Silbo, the whistled language of the island.

Karl and the Curious Tower

January 2010 •Japanese

Catboy Karl and his friends Pnett the bunny and Lolo the squirrel live in a small town with a rickety bell-tower made of the strangest collection of blocks, bits, and peices. Three tiems a day, an old man rings the bell in the tower and keeps the life of the town on track. When he fails to ring one day, nobody knows when to eat lunch. Karl decides to go and find out what's happened, and opens the door to adventures.

One Per Person

July 2016 •English

An awkward fast-food worker gains a new perspective on life while competing for customers against an excessively happy-go-lucky rival.

Lorenzo

March 2004 •English

A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.

Goodbye Jerome!

December 2021 •French

Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colorful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.

Chess

March 2007 •

In an old library, two armies of chess pieces are about to start a war.

Örjan – Den höjdrädde örnen

February 1999 •Swedish

Regal is an eagle who is afraid to fly. A little bird offers to help him, but Regal does not believe he can. Will the eagle finally learn to fly?

Little Pig Is Flying

February 2005 •Swedish

A little pig dreams of being able to fly, but, try as he might, he fails to get up into the air. All the other pigs are heartily amused by his hapless efforts and so, the little pig has no choice but to go out into the big wide world in search of someone who can teach him how to fly.

Running Scared

December 2019 •English

No matter what sport his parents stuck him into, Zachary, knew it was not for him. He played the sport because it was what was expected of him. Boys play sports. Zachary did not know what he wanted to do or become. This year it was flag football. It's game day. Little did Zachary know his life would forever be changed.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

September 2005 •English

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

Autism

July 2019 •Arabic

Autism by Salamtak, an awareness-evoking short cinema on how to discover and deal with autism.