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A collection of 8 short movies on DVD:
NUM67
1. Rakastan Annaa / I Love Anna 2016.
Santeri (13) looks on as older guys are driving their motor bikes and wants to be part of their world. He combs his hair and goes to meet his friend Anna (13). At Anna’s home childhood’s anarchy meets puberty.
Director: Joonas Rutanen.
Cast: Sebastian Ruotanen, Anna Kare, Hilla Pekkarinen.
Finland, 2016.
Language: Finnish
Subtitles: English
2. The Maiden Affair 2014
The film captures the life of Coddy, a 12 year old boy, who is immensely attracted to his Nanny. A classic story of love at first sight.
Director: Amit Chandra.
Cast: Nazar Atay, Leila Rusciani, Ana Carolina Lima, Matthew De Cola.
USA, 2014.
Language: English.
3. Tin & Tina 2013
Tin and Tina are not eating the purée tonight.
Director: Rubin Stein.
Cast: Ana Blanco de Córdova, Sasha Di Bendetto, Manolo Cuervo.
Spain, 2013.
Language: Spanish, English.
4. Dag vreemde man (Hello, Stranger) 2016
Arthur is a single dad, struggling with the care for his seven-year-old son Max and the combination of his secret life as a drag queen.
Director: Anthony Schatteman.
Cast: Delfine Bafort, Tobias Giët, Wim Opbrouck, Arend Pinoy, Tine van den Brande.
Belgium, 2016.
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: English
5. Peterchen auf Rügen 2014
Peterchen besucht seinen Cousin Paul auf Rügen, dort gehen sie mit Pauls bestem Freund Robert an einen FKK-Strand. Zuerst sieht es nach einem tollen Tag aus … doch dann erwacht Peterchen am Strand und ist ganz allein und nackt! Was soll er jetzt bloß tun? Am Horizont ziehen bereits erste dunkle Wolken auf, und so steuert er eine Bushaltestelle an, um mit dem Bus nach Hause fahren zu wollen … Doch da hat Peterchen seine Rechnung ohne die zahlreichen Erwachsenen gemacht, die ihn mit Verwürfen konfrontieren, warum er hier an der Haltestelle nackt sitzt und auf den Bus wartet … Ein schreckliches Tohuwabohu nimmt seinen Lauf, das Peterchen nicht versteht. Denn noch vor 10 Minuten war es völlig in Ordnung, nackt an einem Strand zu liegen … Erste Erwachsene ergreifen Partei für den Jungen und die Geschichte nimmt einen sonderbaren Verlauf … bis sie sich auf magische Weise in Wohlgefallen auflöst…
Director: Marlon Baker.
Cast: Philipp Redöhl, Iris Schröter, Steven Kleinert.
Germany, 2014.
Language: German
Subtitles: English
6. En el espejo del cielo / In the Mirror of the Sky 1998
A reflection on a young boy’s steps toward maturity. A boy of seven or eight lives with his mother in a small house in rural Mexico. He wants to capture a jet airplane that flies over the fields every day. He tries to grab its reflection when it passes across the animals’ watering hole. First, he tries leaping astride the reflection, another day he flings one of his mother’s blankets over it as it passes. Then, he builds a box with a side flap he can close as the plane’s reflection travels the surface of the pond. With success comes responsibility: what should he do with the plane once he’s captured it in his box?
Director: Carlos Salcés.
Cast: Malcom Vargas, Alicia Laguna.
Mexico, 1998
7. Bilakoro 1989
A group of children get together after school in a makeshift workshop, where they make toys: cars, catapults, guns, etc. This film takes us into their world: their games, their fights, their separations and reconciliations.
Director: Dani Kouyate, Issa Traore
Cast: Not available.
Burkina Faso, 1989.
Language: French
8. Dasihâ Zumze.
Dasihâ Zumze – a record of childhood Xerente: video makes a record about the old children’s games of Aldeia Porteira, ethnic group Xerente, located in Tocantínia.
Conducted within the discipline of Experimental Project II, Course of Social Communication – Journalism, UFT – Federal University of Tocantins.
Production and Screenplay: Edvaldo Xerente, Joana D’arc Oliveira, José do Patrocínio and Juliana Carneiro.
Images: Bob Maia; Edition: Joana D’arc Remígio; Academic Project: Flávia Melo; Orientation: Profas. Dras. Liana Vidigal and Edna Mello.
Yves (verified owner) –
A selection of short films offering a wide diversity of angles and topics to those interested in the genre. Nothing exceptional though from my point of view, but a worthy item as a whole.
Scott cordell (verified owner) –