Ciné hosts the Third Edition of “Fresh Look” Athens International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which screens international independent movies for children, youth, and families, including short and feature films. The screenings are an introduction to world cinema and to different aesthetics, cultures and realities.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM II
Recommended for ages 11 & up. Films in languages other than English will have subtitles. All films have been pre-screened and chosen for their appropriateness to age, with special concern for minimal violence, profanity and sexual themes.
SHOWTIMES: 4:00p - SUN 4/18
LINEUP OF FILMS:
SIGNALIS
[ Animated, Switzerland, 2008. Adrian Flückiger. 5min ]
The story of Erwin the weasel and his hard everyday life.
SAINT BEARD or HOLLY BEARD
[ Animated, Canada, 2007. Cédric Louis - Claude Barras. 8min ]
HAMMERHEAD
[ Great Britain, 2008. Sam Donovan. 14min ]
Oddball Boris tries to reunite his parents on a shark-spotting trip off the North Yorkshire coast. Only, his biggest enemy is along for the ride... his mother's girlfriend, Lilah. Only once Boris accepts Lilah can he unite his family in his own unique way, through his obsessive love of sharks.
ORGESTICULANISM
[ Animated, Belgium, 2008. Mathieu Labaye. 9min ]
Created as a tribute to his late father, who spent the last 15 years of his life in a wheelchair, the film deals with complex issues of embodiment in a very interesting light.
LIFE OF SMALL ANIMALS
[ Animated, Russia, 2008. Igor Malomud. 6min ]
ROJO RED
[ Animated and Live Action, Colombia, 2008. Juan Manuel Bentancourt. 13min ]
After being punished for not wearing his orthopedic shoes, Federico decides to run away. Suddenly, Federico falls getting his foot caught in a fabric hole. As he tries to free himself, he realizes that every time he pulls a string something is destroyed in the world. Federico starts looking for the string that will destroy his shoes.
WARDA
[ Animated, Belgium, 2008. Luois Marie Colon - Delphine Hermans. 5min ]
Short animation film made by 12 young palestinian from Bethlehem and the Dheisheh refugee camp. Twelve children from Bethlehem fly away from the separation wall. The building of the wall was started in june 2002. Once finished, it will be 705 km long.
NO BIKINI
[ Canada, 2007. Claudia Morgado Escanilla. 9min ]
No Bikini introduces us to a young girl who defies sexual convention during her summer swim class, all beginning with an ill-fitted bathing suit. Filled with humor, this film is less about defining one's gender than it is about discovering personal strength.
SLEEPING BETTY
[ Animated, Canada, 2007. Claude Cloutier. 9min ]
In this animated short, Betty is stuck in bed, victim to a strange bout of narcolepsy. The King calls on his subjects to rescue her and they all respond to the call: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an oddly emotional alien, a funky witch and a handsome prince. But will a kiss really be enough to wake the sleeping princess? The film, drawn in ink, is a classic example of the anachronistic and playful world of Claude Cloutier.
PACHEBEL KANON
[ Animated, USA, 2009. Walter Santucci. 3min ]
