Generation Kplus
Shortfilms 2 Generation Kplus
Where Is Fatemeh's House?
D: Fereydon Najafi
Iran, 18 min, Farsi
suitable for age: 8 & above
Every year, mother makes ‘seven Fatemeh soup’. But this time, her son has been given this task. Only if he can manage to collect the ingredients from seven women, all called Fatemeh, will his mother be well again. But who knows seven Fatemehs?
Ravenboy
D: Andrea Deppert
Germany, 2011, 10 min, no language
suitable for age: 8 & above
The village children live by the law of the jungle. Led on by the meanest, most brutal of the boys, they take pleasure in ridiculing raven boy, the outsider. One day an enchanting girl arrives. She has come from far away and beguiles all the children. But who will she chose to favour with her attentions?
Sunny
D: Ricardo Targino
Brazil, 2010, 14 min, Portuguese
suitable for age: 8 & above
Lena is the only girl at home – she has four brothers. The boys love to follow their mother down to the river where she makes clay pots, does the laundry and washes the dishes while the boys spend their time playing or chasing animals. But Lena doesn’t like any of that. She prefers to play indoors, all alone. This is because Lena suffers from photophobia, an allergy to light. Today, however, they are expecting a visit from a neighbour. His arrival could make a huge difference to Lena’s life.
Lily
D: Kasimir Burgess
Australia, 2010, 15 min, English
suitable for age: 8 & above
Lily and her father go camping again in the woods. Every day, Lily makes her way through the green foliage. She wants to share so much with her father. He could really use a protective coat.
Sunday
D: Patrick Doyon
Canada, 2011, 9 min, no langauge
suitable for age: 8 & above
It’s Sunday again. This means that, after church it’s off to grandma and grandpa’s place where the adults only talk about stuff that is of absolutely no interest to a small boy. And so he prefers to slip out behind the house to the railway track, where he kills time with a couple of coins. Only this time, he discovers a completely new side to them, a side he knew nothing about.
Minnie Loves Junior
D: Andy Mullins, Matthew Mullins
Australia, 2010, 13 min, English
suitable for age: 8 & above
A delightful story about a little boy who loves the sea and a little girl who loves this boy. Both live in a tiny fishing village where the boy spends a lot of his time at the jetty. How on earth can Minnie attract his attention? The boy doesn’t seem to take any notice of her – until one day unrequited love saves his life.
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