Jule Murmann
Head of programme an curator Films for kids and teens
Films for Kids and Young Adults
Films for Kids and Young Adults
Finding your place in the world, growing up, life’s big questions – these are the themes at the heart of this year’s programme for kids and teens. Twenty-two feature films, documentaries, animated films, music videos and experimental films from around the world approach these questions.
The kids and young people’s programme is a core part of our Festival. We showcase films by directors from around the world that speak to and engage young audiences. Diverse in genre, aesthetics and storytelling styles, yet united by a queer-feminist, diversity-conscious and empowering perspective, these films take young people’s viewpoints seriously. Watching their stories together on the big screen and discussing them afterwards is what makes the Festival such a rewarding experience for young people. The programme is accompanied by discussions with experienced film educators.
Program Sponsor: btf
In cooperation with: Cinepänz, doxs!, DOXS RUHR, ECFA, jfc, Musenkuss
Curators:
Hairy Legs
Andrea Dorfman
To shave or not to shave? When the then-teenager – and now filmmaker – Andrea Dorfman decides not to shave […]
Hymns of a Tiny World – The Birds of New Zealand
Izabella Anguiano-Jacobs
New Zealand is famous for its unique bird life – the result of millions of years of isolation that gave […]
Lena’s Farm: Dreaming of Flight
Elena Walf
On Lena’s farm, it’s business as usual – until one little chick decides it wants to fly. Watched by the […]
Léontine Gets Carried Away
Romeo Bosetti
On a walk with her parents, Léontine pesters them to buy her one balloon after the next, until she is […]
Léontine Keeps House
Romeo Bosetti
The young Léontine (played by an adult actor) is home alone and in charge of house, dog and baby. An […]
Like the Snail
Katalin Egely
Nature and living creatures in all their diversity hold many wisdoms, which we tend to notice only when we look […]
Moving Back Moving Up
Lucile Leroy
A music video that feels like a rollercoaster of images: a red mouth sets the ride in motion, morphing into […]
Nele in den Wolken
Bernadette Hauke
Ten-year-old Nele has one big wish: to touch the clouds – preferably, from a hot-air balloon. But life has its […]
Night Watchers
Nina Khada
Nora travels from France to Algeria to bring her late grandmother home for burial – only to find that tradition […]
Nine Days in August
Ella Knorz
Lea is 18, fresh out of school and soaking up the summer – pools, parties, sunrises. When she realises she’s […]
Niñxs
Kani Lapuerta
Karla grows up in the small mountain town of Tepoztlán in Mexico. The documentary follows her over a period of […]
Obey, obey
Akira Kawasaki
»From this year, fringes may cover the eyebrows, as long as they don’t reach the eyes.« Rules like this – […]
