Kids 12 + Competition set II

Forum Cinema, 5 Legionowa Street, admission free, 12.7.2022, 9:00


IN THE UPPER ROOM
director: Alexander Gratzer
Austria 2022, 8’09”

Every season a young mole visits his blind grandfather, who lives deep underground in a comfortably decorated burrow. As the two grow older their relationship becomes more intense and important questions arise.

DESERT LIGHTS
ESTRELLAS DEL DESIERTO
director: Katherina Harder Sacre
director of photography: Diego Lazo
music: Santiago Jara
Chile 2022, 18’55”

In the middle of Atacama desert, Antay sees his town disappearing due to droughts and neglect.Alongside his friends Inti and Ayelén and the football team they have formed, they will try to hang on to the last sunrays, their childhood fragments and the ties with those who still resist.

GEN TREE
דור העץ
directors: Ronni Shalev, Alon Sharabi, Hod Adler
Israel/Izrael 2020, 3’07”

In a town where the adults live on ground level and children refuse to come down from the treetops, a series of interviews sets out to discover – what is it exactly that the generations misunderstand about each other? This animated documentary highlights the absurdity of childhood, adult-ness, the internet, and generational gaps.



COQUE
directors: Miguel Angel Faura, Juanma Falcón
directors of photography: Josep Pardo, Pau Muñoz
music: Dani Ferrer
Spain 2020, 20’

Coque, an 11-year-old boy, travels to the town where his grandparents live to spend the summer holidays. During those hot days, he will meet Vanessa, the baker’s niece. This encounter will arouse feelings so far unknown to him, which he will have to manage without having the support or understanding of his environment.

LOVE IS JUST A DEATH AWAY
JSME SI O SMRT BLÍŽ
director: Bára Anna Stejskalová
director of photography: Václav Tlapák
music: Miroslav Chaloupka, Daniel Patras
Czech Republic2020, 11’06”

Sometimes life starts after death for someone. For someone like a little parasite, which walks with a rotting corpse of a dead dog around old landfill. Trapped in his unpalatable body he tries to find love and friendship.