WE ARE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU A SAMPLING OF THE AMAZING FILMS WE HAVE SELECTED FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL BOSTON INTERNATIONAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL.
FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY | LENGTH | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aye Ko | Daniel Fahn Schoffman | Myanmar | 18 minutes | |
Stranded on a Southeast Asian country road with a headstrong goat as her sole companion, 12-year-old Aye Ko must find her way home in time for her sister’s wedding. Film Block: BLOCK #7: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 1 | ||||
Colours | Ermanno Dantini | Italy | 15 minutes | |
![]() Luca, a seven years old kid, who recently lost his mother in a car accident. The story of a brave and strong kid, that will be able to brig back colour in the life of his father, trapped into the dark of depression. Film Block: BLOCK #8: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 2 | ||||
Girls Should Stay At Home | Neel Menon | India | 10 minutes | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFiAZdaQ8M&feature=emb_title A look at how 3 women in Mumbai, India have battled adversity to hold their own. Film Block: BLOCK #5: STUDENT-MADE DOCUMENTARIES | ||||
Grandmas Secret | Lydia Bruna | Germany | 15 minutes | |
Lisa is at her grannys like she is every friday. But today everything is different – Granny is behaving weird and does the strangest things! Lisa hears her parents discussing what could be wrong with granny and as they mention an old people home, she starts really worrying. She decides to sneak after granny together with her best friend Tom, to find out what’s going on. But Tom starts behaving weirdly to – maybe he caught what granny has? A short story about how falling in love sweeps you off your feet. Film Block: BLOCK #8: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 2 | ||||
Hello Africa | Hasan Serin | Turkey | 12 minutes | |
![]() “Have you ever gone to and returned from Africa within the course of a single day?” Esma (9) and Serpil (9) are two little girls who are living in a mountain village. Serpil tells Esma she learned that the children in Africa are dying of hunger. With their childish imagination and desire to help they take off very early in the morning to take on an exciting adventure. Film Block: BLOCK #7: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 1 | ||||
Kapaemahu | Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | United States | 8 minutes | |
Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary transgender spirits within them. Film Block: BLOCK #7: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 1 | ||||
Sonya Loves, Sonya Doesn't | Natalia Beliaeva | Russian Federation | 15 minutes | |
![]() One day, spent in the expectation of the upcoming happiness: walking around the town, shop after shop, two sisters check out the long chosen presents for a birthday. Whose birthday? Sonya the doll. Yes. It’s just a little bit longer to wait, the whole eternity, for them to be together forever and not just see each other through the shop’s window. But what if Sonya leaves for another girl before the day X? How easy an adult world can destroy children’s plan! Everyone knows that. But in this story everything will be different. Film Block: BLOCK #8: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 2 | ||||
The Forgotten World | Mikael Kyster, Mia Kyster | Denmark | 26 minutes | |
Two brothers go on an adventure to save their dying little sister. Film Block: BLOCK #8: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 2 | ||||
Wednesday | Lisa Delhom, Jérémy Paquet | Canada | 11 minutes | |
![]() Iris and Leo are waiting for their school bus, just like any other day. This morning, however, it does not arrive. Facing no rules but their own, the two eight year-olds embark on an urban adventure, one they shall never forget, roaming the streets of Montreal. Film Block: BLOCK #7: AROUND THE WORLD (Foreign Language) PT. 1 |