No hay clase para estos niños de guardería: En la localidad suiza de Langnau am Albis, a las afueras de Zúrich, los niños de cuatro a siete años van todos los días a la guardería del bosque, diga lo que diga el hombre del tiempo. Los cineastas siguen el jardín de infancia del bosque a lo largo de las estaciones de un curso escolar para realizar su documental "School's Out: Lecciones de un jardín de infancia del bosque". Esta reveladora película aborda la importante cuestión de qué es lo que necesitan los niños a esa edad. En el proceso de descubrirlo hay risas, belleza y asombro.
A true-to-life film about fulfilling potential and overcoming destiny, “I am Kalam” has touched hearts across India and worldwide. Chhotu, a bright yet impoverished Rajasthani boy, dreams of gaining an education while he works at a roadside cafe. When he hears an inspirational message from President Kalam, he changes his name to Kalam and commits to studying independently whenever he can. He befriends a local prince, but the two must fraternize in secret. Through their forbidden friendship and a case of misjudged intentions, Kalam struggles to find his place and tries to meet the president. A heartwarming narrative, “I Am Kalam” speaks not only to the dreams of many uneducated children in India but to anyone who has dared to seek a better life for himself.
Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? If not, do you have 30 million dollars? It won’t get you onto a NASA spaceship but it will buy a berth on a Russian one. In this documentary, computer game developer Richard Garriott realizes his dream to follow his astronaut dad’s path into space by purchasing a seat on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. “Man on a Mission” shows like never before what it takes to prepare to go to space and how it feels once you get there … and back.
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“…Man on a Mission will be an exhilarating documentary for anyone interested in space travel, and probably even for those who aren’t. Garriott’s journey is quite interesting and unique, beginning with his days as a young man when he came up with some of his first computer games, to his financial success investing in various companies, some of which are pioneering the idea of space tourism. If Garriott’s life had not been as interesting as it was, this documentary could have suffered, but what we end up with is a really well put together autobiographical snapshot of Garriott, and a captivating view of the Russian space program, from their intense training to the rituals they exact on Garriott before his liftoff into space.
This is a documentary that will ultimately appeal to a very wide audience. Man on a Mission should garner a fair amount of press in part due to the amazing footage of Earth Garriott captured while on his journey. Being a fan of space travel, I can’t recall seeing another documentary that so effectively captures the thrill of space travel. If you have children, I urge you to take them to see this little beauty, as it provides some of the most well-documented material on what astronauts go through during training and while in space, as well as the aforementioned footage. If you’re an adult, Garriott’s financial success story and taste for adventure should inspire you, and will hopefully encourage any naysayers in the United States that space travel is not a waste of tax-payer money, but a necessity that serves many purposes and can help to bolster the pride of a nation.” – as reviewed by Dirk Sonniksen
¿Qué puede ser más angustioso para los niños que empezar en un nuevo instituto? ¿Qué tal empezar en uno encantado? Cuando Eugenio, Cebola y Frida exploran sus futuros terrenos, se meten de lleno en una aventura fuera de este mundo que incluye viajes en el tiempo, un paraguas mágico, un rescate arriesgado y un profesor realmente aterrador.
As the PCFF film jury ballots were coming in, not only was this film very highly scored, many commented that this should be our opening night film: and so it became! Academy Award-nominated French animator Dominique Monfery celebrates the joy of reading in his imaginative feature. Seven-year-old Nat can’t read, making his inheritance of Aunt Eleanor’s collection of books immensely disappointing. Despite his love of having Eleanor read to him, his disinterest encourages his parents to sell the books to a greedy collector – after which Nat discovers that they were all first editions and furthermore, that their fictional characters come to life. If the books leave the library, the characters will fade into oblivion and leave the world without stories forever.
After he is magically shrunken to the size of the storybook characters, Nat joins Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and other classic literary friends in a race against time to return the books to the library. Unfortunately, even if the books get back to the library, Nat is the only one who can read a secret incantation that will save his tiny friends. With its creative narrative, colorful animation and an uplifting musical score, “Eleanor’s Secret” will quickly win the hearts and imaginations of avid readers and film lovers alike.
"No importa lo que hagamos, ¿realmente va a marcar la diferencia?". Esta corrosiva afirmación se convierte en el núcleo de "ReGENERATION", un documental que consigue ser un pararrayos para el cambio social a través del pensamiento y la acción. La película, narrada por Ryan Gosling, denuncia enérgicamente la apatía de la actual generación de jóvenes y adultos jóvenes y presenta una muestra representativa de las perspectivas de una sociedad alimentada más por los medios de comunicación corporativos que por la verdad. A través de un inspirado colectivo de músicos (STS9), una familia conservadora de veinteañeros y un grupo de cinco estudiantes de instituto de los suburbios que buscan su lugar en el mundo, se exploran comentarios únicos sobre los problemas a los que se enfrenta nuestra sociedad. A medida que se acumulan las poderosas pruebas de nuestra dependencia de la tecnología, desconexión con la naturaleza, consumo excesivo y pérdida de la historia, destacados eruditos de todo el mundo (entre ellos Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky), periodistas (Amy Goodman) y personalidades de los medios de comunicación, Mos Def y Talib Kweli) estimulan el debate con su sabiduría y reflexiones personales. Tan atrayente como perspicaz, ReGENERATION se hace oír y anima al público a unirse a su marcha hacia un mundo de acción apasionada.
"Louder than a Bomb" es una película sobre la pasión, la competición, el trabajo en equipo y la confianza. Trata de la alegría de ser joven y del dolor de crecer. Trata sobre alzar la voz, hacer ruido y encontrar tu voz. También trata de poesía.
Cada año, más de 600 adolescentes de más de 60 colegios del área de Chicago se reúnen en el mayor slam de poesía juvenil del mundo, una competición llamada "Louder Than a Bomb". Fundado en 2001, Louder Than a Bomb es el único certamen de este tipo en el país, un slam de poesía juvenil construido desde el principio en torno a equipos. En lugar de hacer hincapié en poetas y actuaciones individuales, la estructura exige que los chicos colaboren: presentando, criticando y reescribiendo las piezas de sus compañeros. Para tener éxito, los equipos tienen que crear un ambiente de confianza y apoyo mutuos. Para muchos niños, formar parte de un entorno así -en un contexto académico- les cambia la vida.
In a week-long comic journey, young Ravi sets out to make a Bollywood film with his schoolmates; writes a ransom note; casts a heroine; uses creative ways to engage his friends in his film during the ever-stressful exam season; reveals the darker side of his friends and family; and keeps his mother thinking that all his hard work was towards his final exams. Set in a middle-class India, where the pressure of examinations is the most defining aspect of a parent and child’s life during school years, this movie deftly balances humor with life lessons.
A playground fight leads to a journey of self-discovery in this delightful animation from Uruguay. Called to the principal’s office, 10-year-old Anina Yatay Salas (as named by her palindrome-loving father) is given a black envelope and told not to open it for the whole week she is suspended from school. Calling it the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments (she looked it up), our young heroine is tormented by what the envelope might contain and her active imagination conjures up all sorts of possibilities. Uruguay’s 2013 official submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
A charming and intriguing kids’ film from India, “Gattu” is about an orphan being raised by a strict uncle constantly frustrated by his nephew’s inability to focus on work. Gattu is obsessed instead with kite-flying, and in particular with defeating the mysterious Kali, a black kite that rules the skies. To do this, Gattu is prepared to steal, lie, and even go to school! The only problem—he is illiterate. Nonetheless, our hero takes up the challenge, proving anything might be possible when the will is strong enough. Nominated for Best Children’s Feature Film at the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.