CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES & WINNERS OF HEFFI 2022
HEFFI 2022 AWARDS CEREMONY HELD ON 20 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 19:00-20:00, AT MARSKI BY SCANDIC HOTEL
CONGRATULATIONS HEFFI 2022 WINNERS
HEFFI 2022 NOMINEES AND WINNERS
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BEST CHILDREN FILM
NOMINEES: Shhh! Living On The Edge Mathematical Mysteries Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021 Giggle Wiggle – Hot Summer Day What’s with The Listies? WINNER: Living On The Edge BEST ANIMATION NOMINEES: Our Piggy Did You Know? The Heads A dog named Sheep Giggle Wiggle – Hot Summer Day Akesi and the Congo River series Heroes of the Bible: Esther WINNER: Did You Know? BEST ART EDUCATION NOMINEES: Excluded by Design AFRYKAS and the magic box Flourish with Art One hundred and two percent Danish Seven Leagues WINNER: Flourish with Art BEST CULTURAL HERITAGE FILM NOMINEES: A Song Beyond Sorrow: The life of Kreeta Haapasalo We Left The Camp Singing Kung Fu Girl Akesi and the Congo River series AFRYKAS and the magic box WINNER: A Song Beyond Sorrow: The life of Kreeta Haapasalo BEST HISTORICAL FILM NOMINEES: We Left The Camp Singing Bullets over Marseille Shall Not Perish from the Earth The Divided States of America: Ossian Sweet and the Ku Klux Klan Resisters WINNER: Shall Not Perish from the Earth |
MOST INNOVATIVE CHILDREN FILM
NOMINEES: Did You Know? Living On The Edge Shhh! Mathematical Mysteries Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021 What’s with The Listies? WINNER: Mathematical Mysteries BEST SOCIO-CULTURAL FILM NOMINEES: GRANDAD Secrets of the Wooden Owl Next Stop, Puberty!: All the Changes Silent Revolution My Favourite Criminal FrREEDUCATION - A Reflexion Of Youth In The Educational Crisis The Neighborhood Storyteller WINNER: Secrets of the Wooden Owl BEST TEACHER FILM NOMINEES: We Have to do Something Different: Teachers In the Journey to Create More Equitable Schools The Quest Open minds, Sharp brains, Big hearts Fictional Kindergarten Youth City Hall The Neighborhood Storyteller WINNER: Open minds, Sharp brains, Big hearts BEST YOUTH EDUCATION NOMINEES: Next Stop, Puberty!: All The Changes Youth City Hall FREEDUCATION- A Reflexion Of Youth In The Educational Crisis Environmental Activism: The Voices of Youth Activism GRANDAD What’s With The Listies? Secrets of the Wooden Owl WINNER: Youth City Hall BEST FILM NOMINEES: AUTISM ACROSS THE GLOBE The Block Plan Flourish with Art AFRYKAS and the magic box Open minds, Sharp brains, Big hearts Resisters In the Eyes of the Law WINNER: The Block Plan |
HEFFI 2022 SPECIAL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING FILMMAKING EDUCATION AWARD
AFRYKASand the magic box
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL FILM
Black Screen
OUTSTANDING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FILM
Silent Revolution
MOST COURAGEOUS FILM
Ayena - Mirror
OUTSTANDING THERAPHY EDUCATION FILM
You Arrive
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION
We Left The Camp Singing
OUTSTANDING NARRATIVE FILM
Kung Fu Girl
OUTSTANDING CLIMATE EDUCATION FILM
Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021
AFRYKASand the magic box
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL FILM
Black Screen
OUTSTANDING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FILM
Silent Revolution
MOST COURAGEOUS FILM
Ayena - Mirror
OUTSTANDING THERAPHY EDUCATION FILM
You Arrive
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION
We Left The Camp Singing
OUTSTANDING NARRATIVE FILM
Kung Fu Girl
OUTSTANDING CLIMATE EDUCATION FILM
Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021
SPECIAL APPRECIATION FROM THE DIRECTORS
HEFFI 2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
Flourish with Art
Directed by: Erik Franssen
Country: Netherlands
Time: 01:07:01
Synopsis: An educational experiment in which students are helped to develop their own research questions. After this they are linked to various artists who help them to find their answers.
The living space
Directed by: Teofilo De Luigi
Country: Italy
Time: 01:14:17
Synopsis: Rimini 1946
The war is over and the city is a pile of rubble. Deputy Mayor Bordoni contacts the Swiss Workers' Rescue to support the mass of returning displaced people. Rimini is the most bombed in Italy. Together with the aid, the educator Margherita Zoebeli and the architect Felix Schwarz arrive in Rimini. In the area of the Roman Amphitheater 13 barracks are erected: it’s the first nucleus of what will become an educational project at European level. But today a new challenge awaits her: the transfer to another part of the city risking to erase architecture, solidarity and memory.
Shhh!
Directed by: Virginie Kahn
Country: France
Time: 9:22
Synopsis: Between fairy tale and children's comedy, Shhh! is freely adapted from a live performance.
In the 1920s, an inhibited young boy and a girl discover a marvelous book in which live three tiny beings – living letters – that only they can see and hear.
We Have to do Something Different: Teachers In the Journey to Create More Equitable Schools
Directed by: Aimee E Corrigan
Country: United States
Time: 35:00
Synopsis: "We Have to Do Something Different: Teachers in the Journey to Create More Equitable Schools" is a new documentary film produced with support from MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. Across the U.S., our schools are struggling to help all students succeed. On the journey to create more equitable schools, teachers make thousands of choices each day that impact the lives of their students. From Oakland, CA to Boston, MA, we follow teachers into the space where real change happens: the classroom. As educators grapple to find out what every student needs, they’re working to make school a place where all students can thrive. We Have to Do Something Different is designed to help educators make change in their own schools. The film provokes important conversations about the big challenges facing schools by taking a look at the small steps teachers around the country are taking every day to help their students succeed. These dedicated teachers provide hope that, while the systemic inequities in our schools won’t disappear overnight, educators can make a positive impact, starting now.
Akesi and the secrets of the forest
Directed by: Saïd Abitar, Curt Fortin
Country: Germany
Time: 13:37
Synopsis: Part I of the trilogy "Akesi and the Congo River", "Akesi and the secrets of the forest" introduces Akesi in his hometown of Brazzaville. Trying to make sense of his brother’s death, Akesi is led to the river, where a mystical journey unfolds. Seeing how the tribes celebrate those they’ve lost allows Akesi to make peace with his grief and enter a new state of understanding the cultures that surround him.
Akesi and the loss of the Bateke Kingdom
Directed by: Saïd Abitar, Curt Fortin
Country: Germany
Time: 14:01
Synopsis: Part II of the "Akesi and the Congo River" series, Akesi and the Loss of the Bateke Kingdom explores the history of Congo and the deception that led to its occupation by French and Belgium colonizers. Akesi watches from afar as history unfolds, unable to influence change with his modern knowledge.
Akesi and the fight for Independence
Directed by: Curt Fortin, Saïd Abitar
Country: Germany
Time: 14:50
Synopsis: Part III of "Akesi and the Congo River", "Akesi and the Fight for Independence" is the final installation of this series. Rounding off his life lessons with one of hope and strength, Akesi learns about Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how his resilience led to the independence of his homeland in 1960.
Mathematical mysteries
Directed by: Ilmari Nera
Country: Finland
Time: 37:51
Synopsis: Two children around the age of ten, Aksu and Pyttis, are spending their holidays with their aunt. Hento, the aunt, takes the children to the university where she works as a researcher. During their pranks, the children discover a mystery. There is always some exciting mathematical clue that leads them closer to solving the mystery. The adventures of Aksu and Pyttis are followed on a television screen by a little girl and her mother. The curious little girl wants to know everything about the mathematical problems that come up in the story. The mother answers all of her questions. She also uses computer games to make the problems understandable.
One hundred and two percent
Directed by: Joseba Lopezortega
Country: Spain
Time: 47:10
Synopsis: A documentary that introduces a center of musical education, the reflections on what the music means in the life of the students and professionals with international prestige. Filmed in the conservatory Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, with over a hundred years of history.
Giggle Wiggle – Hot Summer Day
Directed by: Marzena Nehrebecka
Country: Poland
Time: 6:00
Synopsis: Giggle Wiggle tells a story of a friendship between a great green
gnome Giggle Wiggle and a little girl named Blabberina, who engage (be it willingly or otherwise) in colossal conflicts of tiny nations.
In Giggle Wiggle’s world, quarrelsome characters are small and silly.
We Left The Camp Singing
Directed by: Sofia Tapinassi, James Joel Dann
Country: Italy
Time: 33:46
Synopsis: The life of Italian pianist, Sofia Tapinassi, changed forever when she first discovered music written by Jewish composer Pavel Haas, who had been imprisoned by the Nazis in the Theresienstadt ghetto camp and died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Driven to know more she visited the Czech town of Terezin, a unique ghetto-camp within the history of the Holocaust. Over 140,000 European Jews were deported here, including some of the greatest composers, musicians and artists of their generation. Among them Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann and Hans Winterberg. Even though they were forced to live in unspeakable conditions, they continued to write and perform music - knowing this work could very well be their last. And for most, it was. Only 23,000 of those deported to Terezin survived.
Sofia spent the next two years on an intense journey, studying this music and meeting holocaust survivors to learn what this music had meant to them during the worst time of their life. She discovered how it helped them survive and has remained with them since their liberation.
We left the camp singing features interviews with several Theresienstadt survivors and powerfully reveals how Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein and Hans Winterberg deserve a relevant place in the musical annals of history. It’s an inspirational story of creativity and resistance in one of the darkest periods of history, brought to life through the piano playing and fresh point of view of a young musician.
Bullets over Marseille
Directed by: Gordan Matic
Country: Serbia
Time: 01:24:02
Synopsis: The film is based on a transcript from the trial assassins on the french Minister Louis Barthue and King Alexandar of Yugoslavia in Marseille 9. October 1934. The thesis of the film is that WWII start that day in Marseille and the first victim was the two European greatest peacemaker of that time.
Tiia Makes a Movie
Directed by: Tiia Grøn
Country: Norway
Time: 7:00
Synopsis: A young mother picks up her dream about being a filmmaker. A heartwarming story about turning hardships into something good.
Fictional Kindergarten
Directed by: Terje Bergli, Tiia Grøn
Country: Norway
Time: 4:00
Synopsis: "This is Isak. But Isak does not actually exist". Fictional kindergarten is an example of a collective learning method that can be used in skill development at a work place or in a study group. This film shows how it can be done.
The film is produced at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
An Anthology of Vagrants
Directed by: M.Y. Mak
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 4:00
Synopsis: Anthology of Vagrants" is a socially engaged animated documentary which voice out for the people who sleeping rough. Through this 4 minute short video composed of 1899 frames, I hope to draw attentions to the homelessness from the public.
You Arrive
Directed by: Mark A. Krupa
Country: Canada
Time: 29:22
Synopsis: Based on the extensive career of Montreal therapist and professor Bonnie Harnden, YOU ARRIVE is an educational docu-drama that explores how to break free from the cycles of trauma that impact our lives, our children’s lives, and our relationships. This innovative, experimental genre exposes advanced trauma theory. Bonnie's real life experiences working with hundreds of families in the emergency room are embodied in the character of a therapist struggling with vicarious trauma. The film represents a cathartic therapy session. As the therapist guides her client, she comes to terms with her own traumatic past, and ultimately realizes she possesses the gift of therapy. The film shares the important message that cycles of inter-generational trauma can be stopped, acknowledged, repaired, and ultimately healed.
The Heads
Directed by: Gejza Dezorz
Country: Slovakia
Time: 14:00
Synopsis: The Heads follows the tradition of television puppet series. The
episodes are micro-stories from the lives of personalities connected with the history of Slovakia. They offer viewers a full-fledged alternative to animated 3D stories. The series has an educational dimension but also includes humour.
The figure of Mr. Punch accompanies a viewer in the stories of individual episodes. He uses a time-tunnel to relocate from the “library of knowledge”. Mr. Punch always ends up in a different historical period to take the position of an associate or friend of the main character and experiences with him not only the facts but also lesser-known moments from its life and, at the end, he
again returns by the time tunnel to the every-day reality a bit wiser and more experienced.
Episodes of 1st seria:
Master Paul of Levoča (1470 - 1542)
Cyprian from Červený Kláštor (1724 -1775)
Johan Wolfgang Kempelen (1734 - 1804)
Štefan Banič (1870 - 1941)
Koloman Sokol (1902 - 2003)
Ondrej Nepela (1951 - 1989)
Black Screen
Directed by: Tiia Grøn, Terje Bergli
Country: Norway
Time: 14:54
Synopsis: This film enlightens the importance of cyber security in health care as data breaches may have serious consequences for patients safety and privacy, We follow a nursing student as she dives into this issue. Two health care professionals tell their story of the entire digital health system at their municipality being shut down by hackers, and what happened afterwards. Experts on the area of cyber security warn about the threat hackers cause for the life and health of the patients in health and social care. This film is a part of a national project in Norway , which will educate health and social students and workers alike in the importance of cyber security. The film is produced at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
Excluded by Design
Directed by: Simon Madore, Gabriel Tougas
Country: Canada
Time: 3:55
Synopsis: Writer and community organizer Dave Meslin thinks that bad public notices are hurting our democracy – and he’s calling on graphic designers to show us what we’re missing.
Our Piggy
Directed by: Jaromír Plachý
Country: Czech Republic
Time: 4:39
Synopsis: Our piglet is still experiencing some adventure. Discover the magic of vacuum cleaners, wires or the fact that things sometimes buzz. Rediscover the world! According to the books of the same name, there is now an animated miniseries for the youngest and even those who have already learned to walk and talk. Our piggy is yours too!
Dr. Bird's Advice For Sad Poets
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
Country: United States
Time: 01:50:00
Synopsis: A unique genre-busting coming-of-age, mystery film about a teenager who suffers from a severe anxiety disorder and copes with it using magical realism fantasies. The film tells its tragi-comic tale using whimsical narrative and visual techniques similar to those in the film AMELIE and TV show PUSHING DAISIES. But while it traffics in flights of fancy (e.g. a talking Walt Whitman poster; a psychotherapist Pigeon built by the Jim Henson company) the story itself, built upon the framework of a traditional mystery search, is, at heart, a grounded, moving love story and family drama about the consequences of hiding mental health problems.
Did you know?
Directed by: Luis María Benitez, Fernando Cristián Rossia
Country: Germany
Time: 1:00
Synopsis: Did you Know is an animated show for children age 9-13 to learn about curious facts about science and history in a funny way. In short episodes we delve into curious events of the past and surprising facts of nature that help kids connect with their surrounding and spark their curiosity for learning more.
Becoming Human@Work
Directed by: Shanmuga Sundaram Nagalingam
Country: Singapore
Time: 46:34
Synopsis: Zany presenter Chua Enlai and his robot buddy Delbo explore AI trends in the workplace through international journeys and humorous skits. As AI learns to do human tasks, will future work become more or less humane?
AFRYKAS and the magic box
Directed by: Isabel Rivero-Vilá
Country: United States
Time: 01:00:00
Synopsis: AFRYKAS is a journey and a tribute to Senegalese cinema, its filmmakers, women artists and the mothers who inspire us. The film introduces us to the African landscape, the vibrant city of Dakar and the daily lives of our characters. Their testimonies allow us to understand the uniqueness of Senegalese cinema, the importance of the mother figure in Senegalese society, their inspiration, their dedication to cinema, their dreams, their struggles and their dedication to the education of future generations.
My Favourite Criminal
Directed by: Torgeir Kalvehagen
Country: Norway
Time: 10:09
Synopsis: One day, Iben gets an English assignment at school that proves difficult to solve. Iben and her classmates is encouraged by their English teacher to present a personal essay in front of the class with the headline "My favorite criminal". "My favourite criminal" is a hybrid fictional documentary film about having a father in prison. The film is a result of interviews and an essay written by a girl who has that - a father in prison. In the film, "Iben" and everyone around her are anonymized using actors.
GRANDAD
Directed by: Torgeir Kalvehagen
Country: Norway
Time: 38:00
Synopsis: A documentary for children. Noah and Felix are like most boys. They play football, hang out with friends and play playstation. The boys also spend a lot of time with their grandpa who always has time to play. One day the boys get a sad message. Grandpa has got a fatal disease. For several years we follow the boys through ups and downs with grandpa. Even though Grandpa eventually loses the ability to speak and becomes completely paralyzed, they are still best friends.
Youth City Hall
Directed by: Mark Saey
Country: Belgium
Time: 37:09
Synopsis: Ecomodernism or system change? Watch students and teachers build the extended school for world-citizens by working on one of the most pressing issues of our time. World Education Learning For Tomorrow is team teaching for a better world.
The Neighborhood Storyteller
Directed by: Alejandra Alcala
Country: United Arab Emirates
Time: 49:32
Synopsis: War tragically pushed Asmaa out of her home country, Syria, where her destiny had been written as a wife and mother with only 16 years of age. Asmaa rebuilt her adult identity as the neighborhood storyteller and began using reading aloud to children for fun as a bridge to tackle critical issues in her new community at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
Six years later, with Asmaa’s first born daughter reaching adolescence, a flashback of her education deprived past emerges and inspires her to embark on a new read aloud project to empower teenage girls to build a future of opportunities she never had. Despite her complex living situation as a refugee and the community’s conservative mindset, Asmaa is determined to raise a conscious generation of successful women.
The Neighborhood Storyteller is a documentary feature film that explores human resilience, the transition from child to adult and one's capacity to turn hardships into an opportunity for self growth.
FREEDUCATION- A Reflexion Of Youth In The Educational Crisis
Directed by: Simon Marian Hoffmann
Country: Germany
Time: 01:34:00
Synopsis: A documentary about young peoples' reflection of the education crisis Young people, from the dropout to the math student, from the country bumpkin to the BPoC reflect their experiences in school in front of the camera. For the first time a documentary shows the young perspective on the western worlds' perception of education which has been missing in the discourse so far. Content
What does the future's education look like? What does education mean for youths today? Are todays' schools still up-to-date? The young pioneers of the Democratic voice of the youth pursued these questions for over a year. An unbelievable multimedia education project resulted from this: The Course of education where young people take their education into their own hands. They give speeches, seminars, right manifests, songs, film music videos, found their own course of study and an NGO as their voice. This documentary accompanies the young pioneers on their journey to revolutionize education and speaks of their visions, wishes, setbacks and demands. How does the future's education work? The young people live the answer in the film: self-determined.
MUSIC VIDEO - Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021
Directed by: David Micallef
Country: Malta
Time: 3:28
Synopsis: San Andrea School launched a music video: Sing For the Climate - Do It Now! This forms part of an international campaign launched by Belgian TV presenter Nic Balthazar who had presented the project to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aka The Paris Agreement (COP21). Our official contribution as Malta is somewhat of a relaunch of this initiative as the world struggles out of Covid-19. This music video took a totally different dimension as Project Maleth kindly joined forces and offered to transmit this video LIVE from Outer Space from the International Space Centre. Maltese biomedical scientist Prof Joseph Borg conducted the first-ever Maltese biomedical research remotely using a Biocube. Our video was loaded on the same Biocube. The video was downlinked from the International Space Station and transmitted live on Saturday 18th September 2021. Prof Joseph Borg and Nic Balthazar attended the Online Launch on 17th July 2021 that was organised for the San Andrea School Community. Right from the outset, Nic put the whole audience into perspective as he joined in whilst on-site filming the natural disasters presently ravaging the regions of Belgium and the neighbouring countries.
Living in a postcard
Directed by: Christian Nicoletta
Country: Italy
Time: 52:00
Synopsis: For years tourism has sold us an idealized image of tourist destinations, creating economic growth but also transforming and distorting these postcard images.
I live in the CinqueTerre, an Italian destination, and I wanted to see for myself these transformations.
It is 2019 and the problems caused by over-tourism have become very clear to the tour operators and administrators. They look for solutions but are lacking the means and a common vision. To understand more I fly to London at the World Travel Market where experts teach how to balance tourism with residents and environment.
I go to Venice where the citizens have organised themselves into civic groups that ask the administration to not look at tourism as the only resource for the city. Then I go to Barcelona where the problems started with the arrival of online tourism platforms which propose the same tourism model in every destination.
Another global tourism economy is cruise tourism. From big cities like Venice to small Norwegian fjords, cruise ships generate huge flows of tourists which cannot be managed properly.
Covid-19 arrives in March 2020 and tourism stops, the problems associated with tourism look to have gone.
But have they really disappeared?
Shall Not Perish from the Earth
Directed by: Maxwell Lewis
Country: United States
Time: 29:45
Synopsis: In 1619 the first slaves arrived in North American. From then until now, white Americans and the enslaved (and their descendents) have struggled to define the experience as a mutual history. This documentary of just less than 30 minutes was created as a means to generate honest dialogue on the subject among high school students in the Unitied States. The title, drawn from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, rightly suggests that the centerpiece of the film is the struggle of black Americans to be truly free before, during and after the Civil War. Containing over 470 authentic images and photos, Shall Not Perish from the Earth presents a dramatic and compelling look into the heart and soul of the country fromthe broadest possible perspective of racism and the fight against it. It is meant to be brief. It was created to startle with the truth. It is intended to stir the conscience through imagery and words.
In the Eyes of the Law
Directed by: Marie-Francine LE JALU
Country: France
Time: 01:16:00
Synopsis: Faces just out of childhood, concentrated, incredulous, moved. They are named Ilhame, Vincent, Yara, Rouguy or Antoine. They are law students at the depreciated University of Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, and volunteers at the "Legal Clinic". They advise litigants from popular districts who often remind them of their parents and friends. Professionals teach them about distance and neutrality. But in reality, what to do with your subjectivity? With your experience and convictions? With what idea of justice and democracy?
Mirror
Directed by: Siddhant Sarin, Debankon S. Solanky
Country: India
Time: 01:10:00
Synopsis: A momentary act of revenge transformed the lives of two young Indian women forever. After surviving an acid attack, while carrying scars of human brutality on their face, both Ritu and Faraha learn to redefine their lives through a sea of odd currents daily. Strangely enough, Ritu’s scars also brought her some fame, she occasionally finds herself talking on television, modelling at fashion events, or featuring in a Bollywood film… still, she often feels lonely. She wants to be loved and embraces an ambiguous relationship with a fellow female acid attack survivor. On the other hand, Faraha has come to terms with her post-attack singlehood and her new lease of life. As she begins to enjoy the freedom and independence, a desire to become a mother slowly brews within her. By intertwining the shadows and lights, and hope and hopelessness in Ritu and Faraha’s life, Ayena becomes a mirror where we can also see our own reflections.
A Dog Named Sheep
Directed by: Giedre Narusyte Boots
Country: Belgium
Time: 5:30
Synopsis: An animation film with encyclopedically precise fantasies and fabeld historical facts. For 200 years, the legend of Napoleon's lost gold has been haunting Lithuania. The Grande Armée, packed with silver and gold, was unable to pass the frozen Paneriu mountain and the treasure was lost in a snowstorm. Sergeant Bourgogne describes everything in his memoirs...Or is this just a fable? Maybe the magpies can tell us more. Or an army dog.
Not me, that’s for sure…
The Silent Revolution
Directed by: Giulia Viero
Country: Italy
Time: 25:00
Synopsis: Loosely based on the article by Daniel Lumera; writer, lecturer, researcher, university professor and international reference point in the field of meditation (article included in the "World Report on Higher Education" of GUNI, UNESCO's Global University Network for Innovation). The movie tells, through the experience of three young researchers, Manuela, Julia and Marc, the possibility of understanding the concept of Revolution, no longer as a reaction to a state of wrong situations, but as a proactive expression of a new internal consciousness.
Set in an old mountain farmhouse, of which we don't know the exact geographic location; in a game of sounds and silences, memories and awareness of the present, closed and open eyes, which alternate external and internal environments and spaces, the three protagonists, sincerely question themselves about the meaning of life, guided by the presence of a meditation teacher. Together, they embark on a journey towards a more authentic self-realization, towards a deeper understanding and responsibility in the awareness of the interdependence between their inner world and external reality.
AUTISM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Directed by: Rima Joseph Irani
Country: Lebanon
Time: 02:00:00
Synopsis: An inspiring and insightful journey to over 20 countries, opening your eyes and heart to Autistic individuals. Learn about their challenges, environment and social life. Discover their strengths, talents and unique abilities. Autistic people share their experiences, feelings and desires. Families discuss therapies and support that made a difference in their child’s life. Teachers describe strategies that help their students learn and perform at their best. Employers state how they modify the workplace to help them perform at their best potential. Specialists highlight their studies. “Autism across the globe” takes viewers on the most heartfelt, emotional and educational journey. It is meant to be the catalyst for a worldwide change, aiming to improve autism awareness and acceptance.
Living On The Edge
Directed by: Henry Frankel
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 24:10
Synopsis: Each week, Fox the explorer, selects someone to take on a wildlife adventure. This week Maria is chosen and accepts the challenge - aiming to cycle one of the longest continuous woodlands in England. With her brother at her side the journey soon becomes one they will never forget. (Designed to be a pilot episode, as part of a mini series)
The Quest
Directed by: Kaumudi Sameer Sahasrabudhe
Country: India
Time: 10:09
Synopsis: If you think finding quality educational resources for a traditional class is hard, what if the course is online and has thousands of participants? This lighthearted docu-drama presents the collaborative process followed by the course team to augment their online course with quality reading resources. The film was shot during the Covid-19 pandemic in several locations across India following social distancing norms. No character or event in the film is imaginary and any resemblance is actually intentional. Virtual storyboards helped the debut actors and their family members a.k.a. production crew from 16 to 61 years of age while in quarantine. The unconventional ‘silent era’ style was chosen to creatively conceal glitches owing to low-tech equipment. It’s a fun film by teachers and for teachers which salutes their efforts as they strive to achieve learner-centricity in the imposed switch to online education during the pandemic.
Seven Leagues
Directed by: Jon Ander SANTAMARÍA, Marcia CASTILLO
Country: Spain
Time: 01:05:06
Synopsis: A piece of news halfway across the world leads a group of people from different backgrounds to put something that seemed impossible into practice: children with motor disabilities being protagonists on a theatre stage. For families who have been suffering many defeats for years, something as seemingly ordinary as taking their children to dance classes is a major change in their lives. The voices of all those who make up this small dance company share an inspiring experience.
Self-portrait With A Gun
Directed by: Giovanni Ortoleva
Country: Italy
Time: 11:00
Synopsis: Giuliano, a divorced father of a family, takes his 14-year-old son Giovanni on his first hunting trip. That day the boy will find the strength to disobey his father for the first time and overcome his toxic masculinity.
Danish
Directed by: Sara Jordan
Country: Denmark
Time: 01:13:00
Synopsis: In Dans(k) we get to know 6 male dancers and music artists, through their stories, that are a testimony of their love to the artform they express themselves through.
As a racialized Black man, in a White majority context, you are placed in the crossroads of multiple belongings, where racialized masculinity ideals, gender perceptions, politicization, and demonization mechanisms force them to navigate and deal with both external and internal contradictions.
The personal stories of the 6 artists show us how backgrown, cultural heritage and notions of “Danishness”, at the same time both liberate and inspire, and also weigh down and limit them. The environment around music and dance become a home for these 6 men, where their entire existence is reflected and recognized. Dans(k) draws a picture of how musical- and movement art emerges as a safespace and sanctuary, where frustrations, desires and dreams can coexist and where it is possible to be who you are and explore who you want to be.
What's with The Listies?
Directed by: Sunny Leunig
Country: Australia
Time: 7:55
Synopsis: In this lively series, Matt and Rich from comedic duo The Listies use their quirky brand of humour to explore themes of social and emotional learning. With their unique brand of humour, Rich and Matt help us to realise that emotional literacy is much more than just expressing emotions. Witty and spirited, this video highlights the importance of understanding their own and others’ emotions, listening to others with care and empathy and expressing all kinds of emotions in productive ways. The Listies also explore the idea that personal strengths are more than just superpowers or skills such as being able to burp the alphabet backwards. With their renowned quirkiness, Rich and Matt explain that strengths such as self-control, determination and having a sense of humour are a part of who we are, and that these strengths can be worked on and developed over time.
Heroes of the Bible: Esther
Directed by: Carly Bojadziski
Country: Australia
Time: 8:05
Synopsis: The importance of women’s role in God’s salvation and the development of early Christianity cannot be understated. This animated series reveals the ways in which female heroes of the Bible enacted and understood faith. Her story told in one of the only two books in the Old Testament to be named after a woman, Esther is one of the most influential women of the Bible, risking her life to protect the Jewish people. Revered for her natural beauty, it is Esther’s intelligence and bravery that she uses time and time again for good. As the kingdom into which she has married plans genocide of the Jewish population, Esther is at first paralysed by the fear of asking her husband, King Xerxes, for mercy on behalf of the people. However, she soon realises that God has grander plans for her than simply Queen. Risking her life, Esther goes to the King uninvited and asks for mercy for her people. After deliberation, the King agrees, orders the mastermind behind the murder plot to be executed and frees the Jews from enslavement and religious persecution. Esther’s extraordinary leap from passive wife to powerful Queen illustrates the strength of women.
Next Stop, Puberty!: All the Changes
Directed by: Irene Macias
Country: Australia
Time: 11:49
Synopsis: Nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes … and puberty! As puberty happens differently to us all, this series explores the myriad of physical, social and emotional changes it brings, to help equip young viewers for the wild ride ahead. Change often equals uncertainty and this is never truer than for children approaching puberty. Leaving no awkward stone unturned – from hair to periods and erections – this video takes viewers through the physical, social and emotional hallmarks of puberty, ingraining the fact that there’s no shame in any of it. The journey towards adolescence is tackled with sensitivity, respect and humour.
Environmental Activism: The Voices of Youth Activism
Directed by: Carly Bojadziski
Country: Australia
Time: 8:39
Synopsis: Environmental awareness and activism has existed for many decades, with the first Earth Day taking place in 1970. However, for many young people, witnessing the effects of the climate crisis firsthand has inspired them to step up and take action. Featuring commentary from young climate justice activists across the world, this powerful and important video is essential viewing for all global citizens.
Understanding Malaria: Causes of Malaria
Directed by: Sameera Musa, Alex Dasilva
Country: Australia
Time: 9:53
Synopsis: Malaria is a biological hazard that, over the course of human history, has taken the lives of millions of people. Malaria is still found in disastrous levels in LEDCs across Africa and Asia. This video describes the natural and built conditions that can lead a buzzing mosquito to become a menacing killer. Explaining how Plasmodium falciparum, a microscopic parasite, is carried by mosquitoes from one unfortunate human host to another, explores the environments and climates that allow malaria's deadly cycle to thrive.
The Divided States of America: Ossian Sweet and the Ku Klux Klan
Directed by: Thomas Baricevic
Country: Australia
Time: 7:59
Synopsis: Political, religious, racial, religious and gender-based divisions have characterised the human history of the United States of America. The deepest and most historically consistent division between people in America has been along racial lines. This video explores racial tensions in the United States through the case of the 1925 Ossian Sweet trial, discussing segregation, Jim Crow laws, the Great Migration, the Ku Klux Klan, the NAACP and the Civil Rights Act. Informative and evocative viewing, this brilliantly told series includes rarely seen images and evocative footage.
10 Things Not to Do in an Interview: Lateness and Poor Presentation
Directed by: Max Miller
Country: Australia
Time: 7:45
Synopsis: Carol Peters doesn’t have much time for recruiting in the cut and thrust of managing a leisure centre. So she’s taken on the services of Enchanted Fairyland Employment Agency, but candidates like Wicked Queen (Becs), Hansel (minus Gretel) and Rapunzel don’t curry any favours when they’re late for the interview. And BB Wolf and Puss-in-Boots just don’t present well. Bad habits and lack of preparation don’t cut it when you’re facing questions from a prospective employer. Little Pig though is another story…
Resisters
Directed by: Jill Daniels
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 01:00:00
Synopsis: Located in Berlin and framed by a personal voiced address to the revolutionary Marxist Rosa Luxemburg, the film brings the largely silenced stories of ordinary individuals who resisted fascism during the Third Reich, often at the cost of their own lives, into the present. In contrast to large state memorials to the victims of the Holocaust many of the individual resisters to the Nazis are memorialised by Stolpersteine, small stumbling blocks in the pavements outside the buildings where they lived. Their stories are put in conversation with contemporary resistance against the right-wing nationalist party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) through the activities of the Berlin branch of the group Omas Gegen Rechts (Grandmothers Against the Right).
Becoming Unlimited
Directed by: Lisa Doolittle
Country: Canada
Time: 38:00
Synopsis: From intense rehearsals to tearful goodbyes, Becoming Unlimited documents the creation of a multi-ability dance production. Behind the scenes, the team confronts difficult realizations; after the production, participants talk about its impact. As we witness both the struggles and the exhilaration, viewers are challenged to question perceptions of artistry, ability, and integration.
Lasting Formation
Directed by: Christian Bäucker
Country: Germany
Time: 01:28:00
Synopsis: In his film "Heimatkunde" (The lasting formation), the director returns to the school building of his childhood. For almost 25 years it lay empty, seemingly waiting to be revived. The remains of socialist education are pasted over, hidden, forgotten. In tentative interviews with contemporary witnesses we are gradually coming nearer to the systematic manipulation of the child's mind. In this way, it becomes understandable how the dictatorship functioned and turned into the commonplace "that's just the way it is", which still exists today and thwarts any criticism of and debate about history. However, overcoming the German "duality" remains impossible without looking back and reappraising this form of education that generated the authoritarian mind.
Open minds, Sharp brains, Big hearts
Directed by: Bengt Olov Danneborn
Country: Sweden
Time: 01:12:14
Synopsis: This film is dedicated to the teachers of the world, for their passion and love, guiding our children to the beauty of knowledge, to make this world a better place. In a school in the countryside outside of Stockholm, Sweden, the principle and founder, Susanne Spjuth, inspired her teachers to dare trying new ways of teaching, using children's own ways of exploring the world. Open Minds, Sharp Brains, Big Hearts takes you on a journey lead by children, into their joyful, playful world of learning. It is a film about being human. It is a film about democracy, creativity and joy. It is a film about hope.
The Merry Makers
Directed by: Jean-Sebastien Busque
Country: Canada
Time: 16:00
Synopsis: The Merry Makers is a TV show where JS and Fred, two likeable yet slightly irreverent tinkerers, work on awesome projects and show young people how to make tons of practical stuff while cultivating their curiosity and know-how!
Liminal Tale
Directed by: Guillermo F. Florez
Country: Spain
Time: 16:00
Synopsis: A Spanish filmmaker finds himself stuck in a small Indonesian tropical island, during the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. While everyone around him seems to be having the time of their lives, he needs to confront some sentimental issues.
Kosberg made it
Directed by: Maksim Ishchenko
Country: Russian Federation
Time: 24:00
Synopsis: The story of the people who made the first manned flight into space possible, but remained behind the scenes. The main characters of the film are Semyon Kosberg and other engineers of the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau in Voronezh. They designed and constructed the third stage of the rocket engine, without which Gagarin's spacecraft would not have reached the orbit on April 12, 1961.
The Block Plan
Directed by: Bryan Beasley, Steven Hayward
Country: United States
Time: 01:23:35
Synopsis: As Colorado College was approaching its 100th anniversary, the faculty made a decision to not just celebrate their past but to change things. They came up with the simple, but radical, idea that students learned more effectively, when they took one-and only one-class at a time. Not only did they figure out how it could be done, they managed to actually do it. And more amazing still, it's still with us today, fifty years later. This film looks back on the past and the founding of the Block Plan, but also on its present, what it's become, and what it means to the faculty, students, and staff who live it every day.
A Song Beyond Sorrow: The Life of Kreeta Haapasalo
Directed by: Serena Travis
Country: United States
Time: 7:21
Synopsis: When hardship visits a peasant farmer's wife, she utilizes music to help her family survive and ultimately sustains the spirit of her nation. Kreeta Haapasalo was a singer and kantele player in the 1800s when Finland was not yet an independent nation. Despite tragedy, she wrote a song that is still performed today.
School in Lockdown
Directed by: Alec Rosenthal
Country: Switzerland
Time: 9:00
Synopsis: "School in Lockdown" is an aural and minimalistic archival moment of a girl's at home classes during lockdown in Switzerland. The film aims to create a sense of frustration, claustrophobia and overall malaise.
Kung Fu Girl
Directed by: Kenny Gage, Devon Downs
Country: China
Time: 01:38:00
Synopsis: Kung Fu Girl is an action fantasy about Lisa, a 12-year old student who challenges the school bully, and in her journey through real and virtual worlds learns to strengthen a fractured bond with her father.
Secrets of the Wooden Owl
Directed by: Hiromi Takagi
Country: Japan
Time: 29:51
Synopsis: An elementary schooler Yuki is fascinated by a wooden owl she finds in a prison shop she visits with her mother, and wonders why a guilty person could make such a lovely thing.
She learns from a prison guard and her grandfather, who is a probation officer, that family problems, including poverty and abuse, can lead to delinquency and crime, and that rehabilitation and reintegration into society is a difficult path.
She begins to think, " It's a difficult social issue, but there must be something we can do, even as elementary school students.”
Directed by: Erik Franssen
Country: Netherlands
Time: 01:07:01
Synopsis: An educational experiment in which students are helped to develop their own research questions. After this they are linked to various artists who help them to find their answers.
The living space
Directed by: Teofilo De Luigi
Country: Italy
Time: 01:14:17
Synopsis: Rimini 1946
The war is over and the city is a pile of rubble. Deputy Mayor Bordoni contacts the Swiss Workers' Rescue to support the mass of returning displaced people. Rimini is the most bombed in Italy. Together with the aid, the educator Margherita Zoebeli and the architect Felix Schwarz arrive in Rimini. In the area of the Roman Amphitheater 13 barracks are erected: it’s the first nucleus of what will become an educational project at European level. But today a new challenge awaits her: the transfer to another part of the city risking to erase architecture, solidarity and memory.
Shhh!
Directed by: Virginie Kahn
Country: France
Time: 9:22
Synopsis: Between fairy tale and children's comedy, Shhh! is freely adapted from a live performance.
In the 1920s, an inhibited young boy and a girl discover a marvelous book in which live three tiny beings – living letters – that only they can see and hear.
We Have to do Something Different: Teachers In the Journey to Create More Equitable Schools
Directed by: Aimee E Corrigan
Country: United States
Time: 35:00
Synopsis: "We Have to Do Something Different: Teachers in the Journey to Create More Equitable Schools" is a new documentary film produced with support from MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. Across the U.S., our schools are struggling to help all students succeed. On the journey to create more equitable schools, teachers make thousands of choices each day that impact the lives of their students. From Oakland, CA to Boston, MA, we follow teachers into the space where real change happens: the classroom. As educators grapple to find out what every student needs, they’re working to make school a place where all students can thrive. We Have to Do Something Different is designed to help educators make change in their own schools. The film provokes important conversations about the big challenges facing schools by taking a look at the small steps teachers around the country are taking every day to help their students succeed. These dedicated teachers provide hope that, while the systemic inequities in our schools won’t disappear overnight, educators can make a positive impact, starting now.
Akesi and the secrets of the forest
Directed by: Saïd Abitar, Curt Fortin
Country: Germany
Time: 13:37
Synopsis: Part I of the trilogy "Akesi and the Congo River", "Akesi and the secrets of the forest" introduces Akesi in his hometown of Brazzaville. Trying to make sense of his brother’s death, Akesi is led to the river, where a mystical journey unfolds. Seeing how the tribes celebrate those they’ve lost allows Akesi to make peace with his grief and enter a new state of understanding the cultures that surround him.
Akesi and the loss of the Bateke Kingdom
Directed by: Saïd Abitar, Curt Fortin
Country: Germany
Time: 14:01
Synopsis: Part II of the "Akesi and the Congo River" series, Akesi and the Loss of the Bateke Kingdom explores the history of Congo and the deception that led to its occupation by French and Belgium colonizers. Akesi watches from afar as history unfolds, unable to influence change with his modern knowledge.
Akesi and the fight for Independence
Directed by: Curt Fortin, Saïd Abitar
Country: Germany
Time: 14:50
Synopsis: Part III of "Akesi and the Congo River", "Akesi and the Fight for Independence" is the final installation of this series. Rounding off his life lessons with one of hope and strength, Akesi learns about Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how his resilience led to the independence of his homeland in 1960.
Mathematical mysteries
Directed by: Ilmari Nera
Country: Finland
Time: 37:51
Synopsis: Two children around the age of ten, Aksu and Pyttis, are spending their holidays with their aunt. Hento, the aunt, takes the children to the university where she works as a researcher. During their pranks, the children discover a mystery. There is always some exciting mathematical clue that leads them closer to solving the mystery. The adventures of Aksu and Pyttis are followed on a television screen by a little girl and her mother. The curious little girl wants to know everything about the mathematical problems that come up in the story. The mother answers all of her questions. She also uses computer games to make the problems understandable.
One hundred and two percent
Directed by: Joseba Lopezortega
Country: Spain
Time: 47:10
Synopsis: A documentary that introduces a center of musical education, the reflections on what the music means in the life of the students and professionals with international prestige. Filmed in the conservatory Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, with over a hundred years of history.
Giggle Wiggle – Hot Summer Day
Directed by: Marzena Nehrebecka
Country: Poland
Time: 6:00
Synopsis: Giggle Wiggle tells a story of a friendship between a great green
gnome Giggle Wiggle and a little girl named Blabberina, who engage (be it willingly or otherwise) in colossal conflicts of tiny nations.
In Giggle Wiggle’s world, quarrelsome characters are small and silly.
We Left The Camp Singing
Directed by: Sofia Tapinassi, James Joel Dann
Country: Italy
Time: 33:46
Synopsis: The life of Italian pianist, Sofia Tapinassi, changed forever when she first discovered music written by Jewish composer Pavel Haas, who had been imprisoned by the Nazis in the Theresienstadt ghetto camp and died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Driven to know more she visited the Czech town of Terezin, a unique ghetto-camp within the history of the Holocaust. Over 140,000 European Jews were deported here, including some of the greatest composers, musicians and artists of their generation. Among them Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann and Hans Winterberg. Even though they were forced to live in unspeakable conditions, they continued to write and perform music - knowing this work could very well be their last. And for most, it was. Only 23,000 of those deported to Terezin survived.
Sofia spent the next two years on an intense journey, studying this music and meeting holocaust survivors to learn what this music had meant to them during the worst time of their life. She discovered how it helped them survive and has remained with them since their liberation.
We left the camp singing features interviews with several Theresienstadt survivors and powerfully reveals how Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein and Hans Winterberg deserve a relevant place in the musical annals of history. It’s an inspirational story of creativity and resistance in one of the darkest periods of history, brought to life through the piano playing and fresh point of view of a young musician.
Bullets over Marseille
Directed by: Gordan Matic
Country: Serbia
Time: 01:24:02
Synopsis: The film is based on a transcript from the trial assassins on the french Minister Louis Barthue and King Alexandar of Yugoslavia in Marseille 9. October 1934. The thesis of the film is that WWII start that day in Marseille and the first victim was the two European greatest peacemaker of that time.
Tiia Makes a Movie
Directed by: Tiia Grøn
Country: Norway
Time: 7:00
Synopsis: A young mother picks up her dream about being a filmmaker. A heartwarming story about turning hardships into something good.
Fictional Kindergarten
Directed by: Terje Bergli, Tiia Grøn
Country: Norway
Time: 4:00
Synopsis: "This is Isak. But Isak does not actually exist". Fictional kindergarten is an example of a collective learning method that can be used in skill development at a work place or in a study group. This film shows how it can be done.
The film is produced at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
An Anthology of Vagrants
Directed by: M.Y. Mak
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 4:00
Synopsis: Anthology of Vagrants" is a socially engaged animated documentary which voice out for the people who sleeping rough. Through this 4 minute short video composed of 1899 frames, I hope to draw attentions to the homelessness from the public.
You Arrive
Directed by: Mark A. Krupa
Country: Canada
Time: 29:22
Synopsis: Based on the extensive career of Montreal therapist and professor Bonnie Harnden, YOU ARRIVE is an educational docu-drama that explores how to break free from the cycles of trauma that impact our lives, our children’s lives, and our relationships. This innovative, experimental genre exposes advanced trauma theory. Bonnie's real life experiences working with hundreds of families in the emergency room are embodied in the character of a therapist struggling with vicarious trauma. The film represents a cathartic therapy session. As the therapist guides her client, she comes to terms with her own traumatic past, and ultimately realizes she possesses the gift of therapy. The film shares the important message that cycles of inter-generational trauma can be stopped, acknowledged, repaired, and ultimately healed.
The Heads
Directed by: Gejza Dezorz
Country: Slovakia
Time: 14:00
Synopsis: The Heads follows the tradition of television puppet series. The
episodes are micro-stories from the lives of personalities connected with the history of Slovakia. They offer viewers a full-fledged alternative to animated 3D stories. The series has an educational dimension but also includes humour.
The figure of Mr. Punch accompanies a viewer in the stories of individual episodes. He uses a time-tunnel to relocate from the “library of knowledge”. Mr. Punch always ends up in a different historical period to take the position of an associate or friend of the main character and experiences with him not only the facts but also lesser-known moments from its life and, at the end, he
again returns by the time tunnel to the every-day reality a bit wiser and more experienced.
Episodes of 1st seria:
Master Paul of Levoča (1470 - 1542)
Cyprian from Červený Kláštor (1724 -1775)
Johan Wolfgang Kempelen (1734 - 1804)
Štefan Banič (1870 - 1941)
Koloman Sokol (1902 - 2003)
Ondrej Nepela (1951 - 1989)
Black Screen
Directed by: Tiia Grøn, Terje Bergli
Country: Norway
Time: 14:54
Synopsis: This film enlightens the importance of cyber security in health care as data breaches may have serious consequences for patients safety and privacy, We follow a nursing student as she dives into this issue. Two health care professionals tell their story of the entire digital health system at their municipality being shut down by hackers, and what happened afterwards. Experts on the area of cyber security warn about the threat hackers cause for the life and health of the patients in health and social care. This film is a part of a national project in Norway , which will educate health and social students and workers alike in the importance of cyber security. The film is produced at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
Excluded by Design
Directed by: Simon Madore, Gabriel Tougas
Country: Canada
Time: 3:55
Synopsis: Writer and community organizer Dave Meslin thinks that bad public notices are hurting our democracy – and he’s calling on graphic designers to show us what we’re missing.
Our Piggy
Directed by: Jaromír Plachý
Country: Czech Republic
Time: 4:39
Synopsis: Our piglet is still experiencing some adventure. Discover the magic of vacuum cleaners, wires or the fact that things sometimes buzz. Rediscover the world! According to the books of the same name, there is now an animated miniseries for the youngest and even those who have already learned to walk and talk. Our piggy is yours too!
Dr. Bird's Advice For Sad Poets
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
Country: United States
Time: 01:50:00
Synopsis: A unique genre-busting coming-of-age, mystery film about a teenager who suffers from a severe anxiety disorder and copes with it using magical realism fantasies. The film tells its tragi-comic tale using whimsical narrative and visual techniques similar to those in the film AMELIE and TV show PUSHING DAISIES. But while it traffics in flights of fancy (e.g. a talking Walt Whitman poster; a psychotherapist Pigeon built by the Jim Henson company) the story itself, built upon the framework of a traditional mystery search, is, at heart, a grounded, moving love story and family drama about the consequences of hiding mental health problems.
Did you know?
Directed by: Luis María Benitez, Fernando Cristián Rossia
Country: Germany
Time: 1:00
Synopsis: Did you Know is an animated show for children age 9-13 to learn about curious facts about science and history in a funny way. In short episodes we delve into curious events of the past and surprising facts of nature that help kids connect with their surrounding and spark their curiosity for learning more.
Becoming Human@Work
Directed by: Shanmuga Sundaram Nagalingam
Country: Singapore
Time: 46:34
Synopsis: Zany presenter Chua Enlai and his robot buddy Delbo explore AI trends in the workplace through international journeys and humorous skits. As AI learns to do human tasks, will future work become more or less humane?
AFRYKAS and the magic box
Directed by: Isabel Rivero-Vilá
Country: United States
Time: 01:00:00
Synopsis: AFRYKAS is a journey and a tribute to Senegalese cinema, its filmmakers, women artists and the mothers who inspire us. The film introduces us to the African landscape, the vibrant city of Dakar and the daily lives of our characters. Their testimonies allow us to understand the uniqueness of Senegalese cinema, the importance of the mother figure in Senegalese society, their inspiration, their dedication to cinema, their dreams, their struggles and their dedication to the education of future generations.
My Favourite Criminal
Directed by: Torgeir Kalvehagen
Country: Norway
Time: 10:09
Synopsis: One day, Iben gets an English assignment at school that proves difficult to solve. Iben and her classmates is encouraged by their English teacher to present a personal essay in front of the class with the headline "My favorite criminal". "My favourite criminal" is a hybrid fictional documentary film about having a father in prison. The film is a result of interviews and an essay written by a girl who has that - a father in prison. In the film, "Iben" and everyone around her are anonymized using actors.
GRANDAD
Directed by: Torgeir Kalvehagen
Country: Norway
Time: 38:00
Synopsis: A documentary for children. Noah and Felix are like most boys. They play football, hang out with friends and play playstation. The boys also spend a lot of time with their grandpa who always has time to play. One day the boys get a sad message. Grandpa has got a fatal disease. For several years we follow the boys through ups and downs with grandpa. Even though Grandpa eventually loses the ability to speak and becomes completely paralyzed, they are still best friends.
Youth City Hall
Directed by: Mark Saey
Country: Belgium
Time: 37:09
Synopsis: Ecomodernism or system change? Watch students and teachers build the extended school for world-citizens by working on one of the most pressing issues of our time. World Education Learning For Tomorrow is team teaching for a better world.
The Neighborhood Storyteller
Directed by: Alejandra Alcala
Country: United Arab Emirates
Time: 49:32
Synopsis: War tragically pushed Asmaa out of her home country, Syria, where her destiny had been written as a wife and mother with only 16 years of age. Asmaa rebuilt her adult identity as the neighborhood storyteller and began using reading aloud to children for fun as a bridge to tackle critical issues in her new community at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
Six years later, with Asmaa’s first born daughter reaching adolescence, a flashback of her education deprived past emerges and inspires her to embark on a new read aloud project to empower teenage girls to build a future of opportunities she never had. Despite her complex living situation as a refugee and the community’s conservative mindset, Asmaa is determined to raise a conscious generation of successful women.
The Neighborhood Storyteller is a documentary feature film that explores human resilience, the transition from child to adult and one's capacity to turn hardships into an opportunity for self growth.
FREEDUCATION- A Reflexion Of Youth In The Educational Crisis
Directed by: Simon Marian Hoffmann
Country: Germany
Time: 01:34:00
Synopsis: A documentary about young peoples' reflection of the education crisis Young people, from the dropout to the math student, from the country bumpkin to the BPoC reflect their experiences in school in front of the camera. For the first time a documentary shows the young perspective on the western worlds' perception of education which has been missing in the discourse so far. Content
What does the future's education look like? What does education mean for youths today? Are todays' schools still up-to-date? The young pioneers of the Democratic voice of the youth pursued these questions for over a year. An unbelievable multimedia education project resulted from this: The Course of education where young people take their education into their own hands. They give speeches, seminars, right manifests, songs, film music videos, found their own course of study and an NGO as their voice. This documentary accompanies the young pioneers on their journey to revolutionize education and speaks of their visions, wishes, setbacks and demands. How does the future's education work? The young people live the answer in the film: self-determined.
MUSIC VIDEO - Sing For The Climate - Malta Edition 2021
Directed by: David Micallef
Country: Malta
Time: 3:28
Synopsis: San Andrea School launched a music video: Sing For the Climate - Do It Now! This forms part of an international campaign launched by Belgian TV presenter Nic Balthazar who had presented the project to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aka The Paris Agreement (COP21). Our official contribution as Malta is somewhat of a relaunch of this initiative as the world struggles out of Covid-19. This music video took a totally different dimension as Project Maleth kindly joined forces and offered to transmit this video LIVE from Outer Space from the International Space Centre. Maltese biomedical scientist Prof Joseph Borg conducted the first-ever Maltese biomedical research remotely using a Biocube. Our video was loaded on the same Biocube. The video was downlinked from the International Space Station and transmitted live on Saturday 18th September 2021. Prof Joseph Borg and Nic Balthazar attended the Online Launch on 17th July 2021 that was organised for the San Andrea School Community. Right from the outset, Nic put the whole audience into perspective as he joined in whilst on-site filming the natural disasters presently ravaging the regions of Belgium and the neighbouring countries.
Living in a postcard
Directed by: Christian Nicoletta
Country: Italy
Time: 52:00
Synopsis: For years tourism has sold us an idealized image of tourist destinations, creating economic growth but also transforming and distorting these postcard images.
I live in the CinqueTerre, an Italian destination, and I wanted to see for myself these transformations.
It is 2019 and the problems caused by over-tourism have become very clear to the tour operators and administrators. They look for solutions but are lacking the means and a common vision. To understand more I fly to London at the World Travel Market where experts teach how to balance tourism with residents and environment.
I go to Venice where the citizens have organised themselves into civic groups that ask the administration to not look at tourism as the only resource for the city. Then I go to Barcelona where the problems started with the arrival of online tourism platforms which propose the same tourism model in every destination.
Another global tourism economy is cruise tourism. From big cities like Venice to small Norwegian fjords, cruise ships generate huge flows of tourists which cannot be managed properly.
Covid-19 arrives in March 2020 and tourism stops, the problems associated with tourism look to have gone.
But have they really disappeared?
Shall Not Perish from the Earth
Directed by: Maxwell Lewis
Country: United States
Time: 29:45
Synopsis: In 1619 the first slaves arrived in North American. From then until now, white Americans and the enslaved (and their descendents) have struggled to define the experience as a mutual history. This documentary of just less than 30 minutes was created as a means to generate honest dialogue on the subject among high school students in the Unitied States. The title, drawn from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, rightly suggests that the centerpiece of the film is the struggle of black Americans to be truly free before, during and after the Civil War. Containing over 470 authentic images and photos, Shall Not Perish from the Earth presents a dramatic and compelling look into the heart and soul of the country fromthe broadest possible perspective of racism and the fight against it. It is meant to be brief. It was created to startle with the truth. It is intended to stir the conscience through imagery and words.
In the Eyes of the Law
Directed by: Marie-Francine LE JALU
Country: France
Time: 01:16:00
Synopsis: Faces just out of childhood, concentrated, incredulous, moved. They are named Ilhame, Vincent, Yara, Rouguy or Antoine. They are law students at the depreciated University of Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, and volunteers at the "Legal Clinic". They advise litigants from popular districts who often remind them of their parents and friends. Professionals teach them about distance and neutrality. But in reality, what to do with your subjectivity? With your experience and convictions? With what idea of justice and democracy?
Mirror
Directed by: Siddhant Sarin, Debankon S. Solanky
Country: India
Time: 01:10:00
Synopsis: A momentary act of revenge transformed the lives of two young Indian women forever. After surviving an acid attack, while carrying scars of human brutality on their face, both Ritu and Faraha learn to redefine their lives through a sea of odd currents daily. Strangely enough, Ritu’s scars also brought her some fame, she occasionally finds herself talking on television, modelling at fashion events, or featuring in a Bollywood film… still, she often feels lonely. She wants to be loved and embraces an ambiguous relationship with a fellow female acid attack survivor. On the other hand, Faraha has come to terms with her post-attack singlehood and her new lease of life. As she begins to enjoy the freedom and independence, a desire to become a mother slowly brews within her. By intertwining the shadows and lights, and hope and hopelessness in Ritu and Faraha’s life, Ayena becomes a mirror where we can also see our own reflections.
A Dog Named Sheep
Directed by: Giedre Narusyte Boots
Country: Belgium
Time: 5:30
Synopsis: An animation film with encyclopedically precise fantasies and fabeld historical facts. For 200 years, the legend of Napoleon's lost gold has been haunting Lithuania. The Grande Armée, packed with silver and gold, was unable to pass the frozen Paneriu mountain and the treasure was lost in a snowstorm. Sergeant Bourgogne describes everything in his memoirs...Or is this just a fable? Maybe the magpies can tell us more. Or an army dog.
Not me, that’s for sure…
The Silent Revolution
Directed by: Giulia Viero
Country: Italy
Time: 25:00
Synopsis: Loosely based on the article by Daniel Lumera; writer, lecturer, researcher, university professor and international reference point in the field of meditation (article included in the "World Report on Higher Education" of GUNI, UNESCO's Global University Network for Innovation). The movie tells, through the experience of three young researchers, Manuela, Julia and Marc, the possibility of understanding the concept of Revolution, no longer as a reaction to a state of wrong situations, but as a proactive expression of a new internal consciousness.
Set in an old mountain farmhouse, of which we don't know the exact geographic location; in a game of sounds and silences, memories and awareness of the present, closed and open eyes, which alternate external and internal environments and spaces, the three protagonists, sincerely question themselves about the meaning of life, guided by the presence of a meditation teacher. Together, they embark on a journey towards a more authentic self-realization, towards a deeper understanding and responsibility in the awareness of the interdependence between their inner world and external reality.
AUTISM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Directed by: Rima Joseph Irani
Country: Lebanon
Time: 02:00:00
Synopsis: An inspiring and insightful journey to over 20 countries, opening your eyes and heart to Autistic individuals. Learn about their challenges, environment and social life. Discover their strengths, talents and unique abilities. Autistic people share their experiences, feelings and desires. Families discuss therapies and support that made a difference in their child’s life. Teachers describe strategies that help their students learn and perform at their best. Employers state how they modify the workplace to help them perform at their best potential. Specialists highlight their studies. “Autism across the globe” takes viewers on the most heartfelt, emotional and educational journey. It is meant to be the catalyst for a worldwide change, aiming to improve autism awareness and acceptance.
Living On The Edge
Directed by: Henry Frankel
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 24:10
Synopsis: Each week, Fox the explorer, selects someone to take on a wildlife adventure. This week Maria is chosen and accepts the challenge - aiming to cycle one of the longest continuous woodlands in England. With her brother at her side the journey soon becomes one they will never forget. (Designed to be a pilot episode, as part of a mini series)
The Quest
Directed by: Kaumudi Sameer Sahasrabudhe
Country: India
Time: 10:09
Synopsis: If you think finding quality educational resources for a traditional class is hard, what if the course is online and has thousands of participants? This lighthearted docu-drama presents the collaborative process followed by the course team to augment their online course with quality reading resources. The film was shot during the Covid-19 pandemic in several locations across India following social distancing norms. No character or event in the film is imaginary and any resemblance is actually intentional. Virtual storyboards helped the debut actors and their family members a.k.a. production crew from 16 to 61 years of age while in quarantine. The unconventional ‘silent era’ style was chosen to creatively conceal glitches owing to low-tech equipment. It’s a fun film by teachers and for teachers which salutes their efforts as they strive to achieve learner-centricity in the imposed switch to online education during the pandemic.
Seven Leagues
Directed by: Jon Ander SANTAMARÍA, Marcia CASTILLO
Country: Spain
Time: 01:05:06
Synopsis: A piece of news halfway across the world leads a group of people from different backgrounds to put something that seemed impossible into practice: children with motor disabilities being protagonists on a theatre stage. For families who have been suffering many defeats for years, something as seemingly ordinary as taking their children to dance classes is a major change in their lives. The voices of all those who make up this small dance company share an inspiring experience.
Self-portrait With A Gun
Directed by: Giovanni Ortoleva
Country: Italy
Time: 11:00
Synopsis: Giuliano, a divorced father of a family, takes his 14-year-old son Giovanni on his first hunting trip. That day the boy will find the strength to disobey his father for the first time and overcome his toxic masculinity.
Danish
Directed by: Sara Jordan
Country: Denmark
Time: 01:13:00
Synopsis: In Dans(k) we get to know 6 male dancers and music artists, through their stories, that are a testimony of their love to the artform they express themselves through.
As a racialized Black man, in a White majority context, you are placed in the crossroads of multiple belongings, where racialized masculinity ideals, gender perceptions, politicization, and demonization mechanisms force them to navigate and deal with both external and internal contradictions.
The personal stories of the 6 artists show us how backgrown, cultural heritage and notions of “Danishness”, at the same time both liberate and inspire, and also weigh down and limit them. The environment around music and dance become a home for these 6 men, where their entire existence is reflected and recognized. Dans(k) draws a picture of how musical- and movement art emerges as a safespace and sanctuary, where frustrations, desires and dreams can coexist and where it is possible to be who you are and explore who you want to be.
What's with The Listies?
Directed by: Sunny Leunig
Country: Australia
Time: 7:55
Synopsis: In this lively series, Matt and Rich from comedic duo The Listies use their quirky brand of humour to explore themes of social and emotional learning. With their unique brand of humour, Rich and Matt help us to realise that emotional literacy is much more than just expressing emotions. Witty and spirited, this video highlights the importance of understanding their own and others’ emotions, listening to others with care and empathy and expressing all kinds of emotions in productive ways. The Listies also explore the idea that personal strengths are more than just superpowers or skills such as being able to burp the alphabet backwards. With their renowned quirkiness, Rich and Matt explain that strengths such as self-control, determination and having a sense of humour are a part of who we are, and that these strengths can be worked on and developed over time.
Heroes of the Bible: Esther
Directed by: Carly Bojadziski
Country: Australia
Time: 8:05
Synopsis: The importance of women’s role in God’s salvation and the development of early Christianity cannot be understated. This animated series reveals the ways in which female heroes of the Bible enacted and understood faith. Her story told in one of the only two books in the Old Testament to be named after a woman, Esther is one of the most influential women of the Bible, risking her life to protect the Jewish people. Revered for her natural beauty, it is Esther’s intelligence and bravery that she uses time and time again for good. As the kingdom into which she has married plans genocide of the Jewish population, Esther is at first paralysed by the fear of asking her husband, King Xerxes, for mercy on behalf of the people. However, she soon realises that God has grander plans for her than simply Queen. Risking her life, Esther goes to the King uninvited and asks for mercy for her people. After deliberation, the King agrees, orders the mastermind behind the murder plot to be executed and frees the Jews from enslavement and religious persecution. Esther’s extraordinary leap from passive wife to powerful Queen illustrates the strength of women.
Next Stop, Puberty!: All the Changes
Directed by: Irene Macias
Country: Australia
Time: 11:49
Synopsis: Nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes … and puberty! As puberty happens differently to us all, this series explores the myriad of physical, social and emotional changes it brings, to help equip young viewers for the wild ride ahead. Change often equals uncertainty and this is never truer than for children approaching puberty. Leaving no awkward stone unturned – from hair to periods and erections – this video takes viewers through the physical, social and emotional hallmarks of puberty, ingraining the fact that there’s no shame in any of it. The journey towards adolescence is tackled with sensitivity, respect and humour.
Environmental Activism: The Voices of Youth Activism
Directed by: Carly Bojadziski
Country: Australia
Time: 8:39
Synopsis: Environmental awareness and activism has existed for many decades, with the first Earth Day taking place in 1970. However, for many young people, witnessing the effects of the climate crisis firsthand has inspired them to step up and take action. Featuring commentary from young climate justice activists across the world, this powerful and important video is essential viewing for all global citizens.
Understanding Malaria: Causes of Malaria
Directed by: Sameera Musa, Alex Dasilva
Country: Australia
Time: 9:53
Synopsis: Malaria is a biological hazard that, over the course of human history, has taken the lives of millions of people. Malaria is still found in disastrous levels in LEDCs across Africa and Asia. This video describes the natural and built conditions that can lead a buzzing mosquito to become a menacing killer. Explaining how Plasmodium falciparum, a microscopic parasite, is carried by mosquitoes from one unfortunate human host to another, explores the environments and climates that allow malaria's deadly cycle to thrive.
The Divided States of America: Ossian Sweet and the Ku Klux Klan
Directed by: Thomas Baricevic
Country: Australia
Time: 7:59
Synopsis: Political, religious, racial, religious and gender-based divisions have characterised the human history of the United States of America. The deepest and most historically consistent division between people in America has been along racial lines. This video explores racial tensions in the United States through the case of the 1925 Ossian Sweet trial, discussing segregation, Jim Crow laws, the Great Migration, the Ku Klux Klan, the NAACP and the Civil Rights Act. Informative and evocative viewing, this brilliantly told series includes rarely seen images and evocative footage.
10 Things Not to Do in an Interview: Lateness and Poor Presentation
Directed by: Max Miller
Country: Australia
Time: 7:45
Synopsis: Carol Peters doesn’t have much time for recruiting in the cut and thrust of managing a leisure centre. So she’s taken on the services of Enchanted Fairyland Employment Agency, but candidates like Wicked Queen (Becs), Hansel (minus Gretel) and Rapunzel don’t curry any favours when they’re late for the interview. And BB Wolf and Puss-in-Boots just don’t present well. Bad habits and lack of preparation don’t cut it when you’re facing questions from a prospective employer. Little Pig though is another story…
Resisters
Directed by: Jill Daniels
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 01:00:00
Synopsis: Located in Berlin and framed by a personal voiced address to the revolutionary Marxist Rosa Luxemburg, the film brings the largely silenced stories of ordinary individuals who resisted fascism during the Third Reich, often at the cost of their own lives, into the present. In contrast to large state memorials to the victims of the Holocaust many of the individual resisters to the Nazis are memorialised by Stolpersteine, small stumbling blocks in the pavements outside the buildings where they lived. Their stories are put in conversation with contemporary resistance against the right-wing nationalist party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) through the activities of the Berlin branch of the group Omas Gegen Rechts (Grandmothers Against the Right).
Becoming Unlimited
Directed by: Lisa Doolittle
Country: Canada
Time: 38:00
Synopsis: From intense rehearsals to tearful goodbyes, Becoming Unlimited documents the creation of a multi-ability dance production. Behind the scenes, the team confronts difficult realizations; after the production, participants talk about its impact. As we witness both the struggles and the exhilaration, viewers are challenged to question perceptions of artistry, ability, and integration.
Lasting Formation
Directed by: Christian Bäucker
Country: Germany
Time: 01:28:00
Synopsis: In his film "Heimatkunde" (The lasting formation), the director returns to the school building of his childhood. For almost 25 years it lay empty, seemingly waiting to be revived. The remains of socialist education are pasted over, hidden, forgotten. In tentative interviews with contemporary witnesses we are gradually coming nearer to the systematic manipulation of the child's mind. In this way, it becomes understandable how the dictatorship functioned and turned into the commonplace "that's just the way it is", which still exists today and thwarts any criticism of and debate about history. However, overcoming the German "duality" remains impossible without looking back and reappraising this form of education that generated the authoritarian mind.
Open minds, Sharp brains, Big hearts
Directed by: Bengt Olov Danneborn
Country: Sweden
Time: 01:12:14
Synopsis: This film is dedicated to the teachers of the world, for their passion and love, guiding our children to the beauty of knowledge, to make this world a better place. In a school in the countryside outside of Stockholm, Sweden, the principle and founder, Susanne Spjuth, inspired her teachers to dare trying new ways of teaching, using children's own ways of exploring the world. Open Minds, Sharp Brains, Big Hearts takes you on a journey lead by children, into their joyful, playful world of learning. It is a film about being human. It is a film about democracy, creativity and joy. It is a film about hope.
The Merry Makers
Directed by: Jean-Sebastien Busque
Country: Canada
Time: 16:00
Synopsis: The Merry Makers is a TV show where JS and Fred, two likeable yet slightly irreverent tinkerers, work on awesome projects and show young people how to make tons of practical stuff while cultivating their curiosity and know-how!
Liminal Tale
Directed by: Guillermo F. Florez
Country: Spain
Time: 16:00
Synopsis: A Spanish filmmaker finds himself stuck in a small Indonesian tropical island, during the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. While everyone around him seems to be having the time of their lives, he needs to confront some sentimental issues.
Kosberg made it
Directed by: Maksim Ishchenko
Country: Russian Federation
Time: 24:00
Synopsis: The story of the people who made the first manned flight into space possible, but remained behind the scenes. The main characters of the film are Semyon Kosberg and other engineers of the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau in Voronezh. They designed and constructed the third stage of the rocket engine, without which Gagarin's spacecraft would not have reached the orbit on April 12, 1961.
The Block Plan
Directed by: Bryan Beasley, Steven Hayward
Country: United States
Time: 01:23:35
Synopsis: As Colorado College was approaching its 100th anniversary, the faculty made a decision to not just celebrate their past but to change things. They came up with the simple, but radical, idea that students learned more effectively, when they took one-and only one-class at a time. Not only did they figure out how it could be done, they managed to actually do it. And more amazing still, it's still with us today, fifty years later. This film looks back on the past and the founding of the Block Plan, but also on its present, what it's become, and what it means to the faculty, students, and staff who live it every day.
A Song Beyond Sorrow: The Life of Kreeta Haapasalo
Directed by: Serena Travis
Country: United States
Time: 7:21
Synopsis: When hardship visits a peasant farmer's wife, she utilizes music to help her family survive and ultimately sustains the spirit of her nation. Kreeta Haapasalo was a singer and kantele player in the 1800s when Finland was not yet an independent nation. Despite tragedy, she wrote a song that is still performed today.
School in Lockdown
Directed by: Alec Rosenthal
Country: Switzerland
Time: 9:00
Synopsis: "School in Lockdown" is an aural and minimalistic archival moment of a girl's at home classes during lockdown in Switzerland. The film aims to create a sense of frustration, claustrophobia and overall malaise.
Kung Fu Girl
Directed by: Kenny Gage, Devon Downs
Country: China
Time: 01:38:00
Synopsis: Kung Fu Girl is an action fantasy about Lisa, a 12-year old student who challenges the school bully, and in her journey through real and virtual worlds learns to strengthen a fractured bond with her father.
Secrets of the Wooden Owl
Directed by: Hiromi Takagi
Country: Japan
Time: 29:51
Synopsis: An elementary schooler Yuki is fascinated by a wooden owl she finds in a prison shop she visits with her mother, and wonders why a guilty person could make such a lovely thing.
She learns from a prison guard and her grandfather, who is a probation officer, that family problems, including poverty and abuse, can lead to delinquency and crime, and that rehabilitation and reintegration into society is a difficult path.
She begins to think, " It's a difficult social issue, but there must be something we can do, even as elementary school students.”