Childhood Movies

A reflection about growing up

Fran is a passionate kid that loves skateboarding, but seems to have a small concern about reaching a certain age: 'For me, thirteen is when the...

Olappeeppi portrays the story of an ordinary Malayali family and the changes in the socio-economic scene in Kerala from 1970's to the 2000's . As the...

For Agatha, Christmas triggers sadness. She yearns for freedom laced with imagination, when magical creatures were part of a game played with friends...

A female photographer looks upon three photos that she has taken the night before her opening exhibition, and recounts her relationship with her...

A decade spanning story of love, loss, and memory, witnessed through the lens of a working-class family.

The Story Of Leonora is a short film about a little girl who is given a red eye by two giant water bears and follows her demon to the edge of another...

"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...

A house on a small island. As usual, Jules spends his holidays with his parents. One day, the boy ventures into ruins and discovers a box full of...

In a remote village in Kyrgyzstan, the paths of an immigrant filmmaker from Belarus and a spirited ten-year-old local girl intersect, unfolding an...

In 1986, Ross McElwee (Sherman's March) and Marilyn Levine were making a film about the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall, when the imposing...

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...

The film recounts the incredible research conducted by François Cartault, a pediatrician and geneticist on the island of Réunion....

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

In the heart of the Douro Valley, the sun still illuminates the last gestures of the grape harvesters. The abundant nature sees the children...

The author embarks on a nostalgic process by revisiting childhood memories, reconstructing her mother's old car through images captured by other...

Heta ysyryre gueteri jahasata. Translating from guaraní: Many ways to go! Olga inhabits this world. Just like every day, Olga gets up to have...

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal...

Edwin and Luigi, two best friends who are 9 years old and come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, are forced to part ways after learning that...