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Middle Ages, year 1077. Sant’Anselmo, a grumpy hermit living on the top of an icy mountain, is accidentally dragged downhill by Ranin, a strange wild child with whom - unwillingly – he will navigate the foggy river Po among monstrous creatures, crumbling boats, ancient legends and strange companions, in search of a legendary giant pumpkin and, perhaps, a mysterious feeling called affection.
Young Gavin is about to learn what it means to be an adult.
The first of these traces the words of Louis Pereira's grandmother, delving into his childhood and memories of the past.
A young girl overcomes an emotional struggle following living within a unhealthy environment with the help of a returning friend.
An educational children’s animation by Sheila Graber about the workings of the human body. The film features a one celled character called Bio as he guides the viewer on the structure of the skeleton.
When the ten-year-old Til and two of his friends are caught in heavy rains, they escape into a barn. They are not alone in there, however. A man whom they do not recognize is obviously stealing crop from the barn. When the friends investigate the matter, Tim discovers the terrible fact that the thief is his own father. Since he wants to keep his discovery a secret by all means, he sets his friends on the wrong track. Although Til is embarrassed and would like to know the reason for the thievery, he does not have the guts to take his father to task. Eventually, he breaks the secret to the coachman Paul. In the meantime, however, his friends have also found out about Til′s father and the case is revealed.
As children, André and Mathilde were inexorably marked by the Spanish Civil War. They are now 71 and 67 years old and have been living in France since the exile that followed the Republican defeat. How did they carry the scars left by these tragic events ? Their love for each other, Goya, and flamenco have been decisive in helping them come to terms with their past and their Hispanic identity. What have they passed on from their history to subsequent generations? How have their children, now adults and parents themselves, received this legacy ?
A tailor once had three sons who had to look after his goat. But the sneaky animal told the father that he had not been given anything to eat, so the angry man chased one boy after another out of the house. All three sons learned a trade and received a reward.
Five children enter a forest full of giant trees, strange animals, and magical characters.
In the night of her fifty-four wedding anniversary, Rafaela finds out that Angel, her husband, has recently visit his ex-lover. This incident awakes old emotions, but at the same time brings a big surprise.
The first complete animation produced by Sheila Graber and set in her native South Shields. The film follows the adventures of a small boy and his cat as they walk through the snowy landscape, chase a Robin down onto the River Tyne and meet Father Christmas. The character of the boy is based upon Sheila’s nephew Nigel and the cat is based upon her own cat Whitey.
Little Felix Grosser is given a chest full of tin toys by old Mrs. Goldberg. The woman had once saved the toys for her future grandchildren, but her children were too busy working to start a family. Now Felix receives the old toy and Mrs. Goldberg warns him not to let it fall into other people's hands. Felix takes a white, dancing "magic horse" from the chest into his nursery, along with various other items. His parents, who are busy remodeling the bathroom despite a lack of materials, only find out after a while that the pony is a gift from Mrs. Goldberg, who no longer lives in the house. They have no idea about the chest full of toys in the attic.
The Animanimals want to do a big musical performance but somebody got the wrong notes.
The English children are on holiday in the Tyrolean alps and are having a great time when one of them breaks his leg. The rest of the children get him to a mountain hut but then the avalanche strikes.
Marina, a city girl, and her brother spend a few summer days at their grandmother's house. There they discover that their grandmother is a pirate in the 21st century, and that she plans to rescue her husband from an enchanted island that appears one day every forty years, using a magic bottle. One night, Ulysses is kidnapped and the bottle is stolen by a bloodthirsty pirate, who intends to take a great diamond from the island. From here, Marina, along with her grandmother and her crew, begins a chase against the clock, facing terrible pirates and countless dangers, to rescue Ulysses, recover the bottle and reach the island in time to save her grandfather.
A film narrative on Puerto Rican playwright and journalist don Cayetano Coll y Toste. Three of his most famous stories are reenacted: "El Santo Cristo de la Salud", "El Espíritu del Carretero", and "La Garita del Diablo".
Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featured in four novels and 56 short stories first published in 1887. Most of these adventures featured the city of London. In this brand new program, we visit the London locations of the Sherlock stories that helped to bring the "consulting detective" to life.
Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature circus (1926-1931). More than twenty years later Jean Painleve made Le Grande Cirque Calder 1927, begun in 1953 and completed in 1955.
Down on the banks of the Maroni River, little Derreck dreams of heroic warriors. He’s a member of the Wayana tribe in French Guyana. In this film, Derreck is not our only portal into another world. His sister Sylvana also dreams – of an impossible love, who belongs to a different tribe. Their grandmother Malilou takes us back to her youth in the 1950s. It seems that everyone wanders off now and again into a parallel, at times almost ghostly world. Whereas the youngest members of the tribe can still lose themselves in boundless flights of fantasy, the older generation contemplates more existential questions. How do dreams of the future relate to identity? What makes you a real Wayana?
In a once-harmonious village, young baker Hyacinthe discovers that his destiny is far greater than he ever imagined. On the eve of the annual ball, where he is expected to choose a life partner, he begins to feel a strange, plant-like growth inside him. Fleeing the fear and suspicion of the villagers, Hyacinthe sets off on an extraordinary journey. Along the way, he meets Noé, a carefree and wild faun, who becomes both guide and companion. Together, they will face unexpected challenges. In the heart of their magical adventure, Hyacinthe will learn to embrace his transformation, find true love, and ultimately restore balance to his village. Hyacinthe is a tale of love, acceptance, and the healing power of magic in a world torn apart by fear and ignorance.
The life of Giuseppe, Maria, and their friends growing up in the charming Sicilian village of Villabate, which evolves over generations.
Tom and Sukie arrive in Malta to spend the holidays with their father, an archaeologist digging for a legendary golden statue of Calypso on the island of Gozo. He fails to meet the children who make friends with Jiminy, a Maltese boy, and go to the villa where they overhear two crooks threatening their father. The cooks fool the police to whom the children have gone. They escape and make their way finally to Gozo to see their father's colleague where they all captured. Just before the statue is handed over Jiminy arrives with an army of children who rout the crooks and drive them into the arms of the police. Based on the novel. By Jiminy by David Scott Daniel
Two brothers from a small Welsh town spend a final day together before one of them departs for University.
group of teens loses disneyland tickets before if begins
Pierre will be a shepherd like his father. Serious and authoritarian. But he is completely the opposite! So, at night, he slips out to see a woman with a mighty temper. And what if, deep down, he was a bit of a sorcerer?
It's time to harvest the wheat on the farm so Farmer Tom shows Tractor Ted and Midge the dog the combine harvester that he needs for the job. It's so gigantic that Midge can't even see over the wheels.
A short film written by the AIDES teams in Bobigny on the occasion of the International Day against LGBT Phobias, the film features Lucas, a young man who announces his homosexuality to his mother.
Toni and his sister Rita travel alone by train to visit their grandma in Bamsdorf, eight stations down the line...
Six weeks after the accidental death of her husband, Wessendorf Vicky decides to travel to Bangkok to investigate the background of the scene of the tragedy. Her husband George had bought a luxury apartment in the city, Vicky wants to sell as quickly as possible.
The odd fisherman Onno lives on a tiny little island in the Wadden Sea and prefers to be all alone - until one day a little otter runs up to him: Ontje. Against all odds, the two become inseparable friends who experience adventures about friendship, jealousy and security together.
After falling in love with a young man (Edouard Mathé), Lilie/Lily abandoned her family and eloped, only to comes back with an illegitimate child.
Ana returns to Earth and recovers memories from before her departure.
Two sisters move with their mother and stepdad to a new town by the sea. As they try to get used to their new home, they make a startling discovery that changes their lives forever.
Eleven years old Lutt Matten lives near Baltic Sea and has only one dream - to go deep sea fishing independently and catch some eels.
The following group of films highlights the major environmental problems facing our planet today. In particular they focus on waste, pollution and energy use.
While on a bird-watching expedition, brother and sister Gordon and Jema Ross lose the oars of their dinghy and are forced to paddle ashore with their hands. They encounter a gang who smuggle immigrants into Britain...
Farmer Tom and Les are busy mending the fencing on the farm but where do the fence posts come from Tractor Ted wonders. He goes off to find out and discovers a gigantic machine that cuts and chops down the trees.
Fiete is nine years old and loves fishing. Each afternoon he spends hours sitting at a creek in his village. On one of these afternoons the peace and quiet is suddenly disturbed when two rowdies catch and kill a neighbor’s drake. The boys bribe Fiete to keep quiet about the incident, and he agrees out of fear. However, Fiete feels uneasy about keeping his secret, especially when the neighbor’s daughter starts desperately searching for the drake.
Every Christmas morning, a brother and sister living in Zyf-Sur-Yvette, the last village in France on Santa's list, discover their Christmas tree is empty. They decide to play a trick on him the following Christmas Eve.
Join Farmer Tom and Midge to find out where carrots come from. See where they grow and how they're harvested. Plus, see the very big machine that chops off the leaves as the carrots come out of the ground.