Childhood Movies

"The palm trees on the reverse are a delusion; so is the pink sand". This line, taken from a poem by Margaret Atwood, lights the path traced in...

Luisito, an 8-year-old boy, experiences the grief that has been denied to him when his mother decides to get rid of his late father's clothes.

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An ethno-fictional journey in which past and present...

An allegory about the moment when a child is forced to choose between ideology and humanity while living and playing in a dangerous war environment.

A child by all means tries to gain her father's affection, but the family dog proves to be a fierce rival.

Fede is a theater actress who, while putting on clown make-up for a show, thinks back to her relationship with her father: a relationship of...

A short film depicting the universality of life, growth, and how beautiful life is to simply exist. The film shows how beautiful it can be when we...

Poncho, an 8-year-old boy, becomes obsessed with finishing a time machine, since he wants to meet Papá Nacho, his grandfather, again; who...

The narration of a letter which consists of themes such as the passing of time, the unexpectedness of life, the fear of death, and the fear of change.

A man receives a message from an unknown number inviting him to return to the place where it all began. Following the clue, he returns to a park from...

A girl explores a beautiful city, seeking the answer to a question she has held in her heart since she was a child.

A documentary tracing the journey of a volunteer teacher in Frankadua, a remote African village in the eastern side of Ghana. It explores the...

Old toys become a connection to the past and to the moments we leave behind while growing up. Through simple images, the film explores nostalgia,...

A zebu disappears while children are drawing it. They find it again in the woods. The notes of a harp accompany their multi-coloured joy. This short...

Once there was a sailor beloved by all. She sailed the ocean blue seeing adventures through and through. And her name was Dorothy-Do.

En el Nombre de la Hija tells the story of a nine-year old girl whose name is in dispute. Manuela has been named alter her socialist-atheist father,...

What does it mean to belong to a place, a country? In a south Tel Aviv elementary school, that question is addressed head-on by a fourth-grade class...

A new documentary film about the nature of play, risk and hazard, set in a European adventure playground. Here, children climb trees, light fires and...