| FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY | LENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley | Sophie Wu | China | 7 min | |
 The girl inadvertently walked into a quiet alley. As she wandered aimlessly, she suddenly caught sight of a person lying on the ground not far away, while a slender, suspicious figure crouched beside him, gripping a hammer in his hand. The air was thick with tension, and it seemed the depths of the alley were whispering, revealing secrets that were hidden from the world. Film Block: Worlds Beyond: Shorts for Teens | ||||
| Coole Jungs | Tajo Hurrle | Germany | 15 min | |
 In the hottest summer he can remember, eleven-year-old Caspar sweats profusely in his school uniform trousers. The strict headmistress, Mrs. Gardé, stands at the school entrance, meticulously enforcing the dress code. When she announces, “Trousers or skirts! Otherwise, there will be anarchy!” Caspar decides to take her at her word and shows up in a skirt the next morning. A decision that causes quite a stir. Will Caspar be able to withstand the pressure? Film Block: Finding My Brave: Shorts for Teens | ||||
| Eloise's Summer | Lize Cuveele | Belgium | 16 min | |
 In Eloise’s Summer, a nine-year-old girl discovers the world of her curly hair and Cameroonian roots. Eloise is mixed: her mom is Belgian and her dad is from Cameroon. Though her hair can sometimes be challenging and even painful, she learns to love it and explores the endless possibilities of her hair. She captures her summer adventure in a self-drawn book. Film Block: Windows to the World: Documentaries for Everyone | ||||
| Girl No. 60427 | Shulamit Lifshitz, Orial Berkovits | Israel | 22 min | |
Tel Aviv, 1998, summer vacation. Reut finds and reads her grandmother’s secret notebook from the Holocaust. Grandma’s story resonates in Reut’s well-developed imagination, and the fun week in Tel Aviv with Grandpa and Grandma turns into something else entirely. Reut’s relationship with her Grandma is changed forever. Film Block: Slice of Life & Everyday Surreal: Shorts for Everyone | ||||
| Mamó & Me | Jack Desmond, Cian Desmond | Ireland | 15 min | |
On the day of his grandmother’s wake, a boy in rural Ireland mourns a dead sheep with the help of his grandmother’s spirit. Film Block: Reel Reflections: Shorts for tweens and teens | ||||
| NAOMI | Ella Deutsch | Israel | 8 min | |
Thirteen-year-old Naomi is one of a group of girls who break in to the local swimming pool one night as a prank. But their adventure will force Naomi to come to terms with how far she is prepared to go to hide her disability. Film Block: Finding My Brave: Shorts for Teens | ||||
| Playing House | Maria Alvsaker Næss | Norway | 7 min | |
 The best friends Astrid and Kristin are playing as usual, but something unexpected happens, and they start to argue. Can they become friends again? Film Block: Reel Reflections: Shorts for tweens and teens | ||||
| Rodrigo Branquias | Andrés Guevara Espinosa | Colombia | 17 min | |
A 9-year-old boy with an extraordinary talent for holding his breath underwater dreams of participating in a freediving championship and, at the same time, he wants to prove to his mother that dreams, with passion and perseverance, can come true. Film Block: Finding My Brave: Shorts for Teens | ||||
| The Apricot | Alex Z. Avila | United States | 9 min | |
The Apricot” tells the story of a 10-year-old boy and his first summer working on the family’s apricot farm. This project is based on real childhood memories that the director holds dear to his heart. Film Block: Short, Sweet, and Animated for 10 & Under | ||||
| The Mountain Knows | Yiwei Cheng | China | 18 min | |
 The Mountain Knows is a short documentary that explores green economic development in Nanping Village. It focuses on three main characters: an elderly beekeeper, the owner of a century-old B&B, and a clerk at an organic farm. Each of them runs their own business while prioritizing environmentally friendly practices. The film concentrates on their daily routines and attitudes toward the ecological economy through interviews. Film Block: Windows to the World: Documentaries for Everyone | ||||
| Two Places One Heart |
| United States | 6 min | |
 FC Academy student-made film in Boston, MA Film Block: FC Academy Presents: The Film School Showcase | ||||
| Voices of Hope | Francesca Varese | South Africa | 5 min | |
Film Block: Windows to the World: Documentaries for Everyone | ||||
