Want to watch some films with your whole family? At IFFR you can!
Family Short is a fun afternoon of films, made up of a colourful collection of short animated films, documentaries and fiction films for children aged 10 and up and their parents. The selection covers all kinds of cheerful, recognisable topics, as well as more serious themes.
Programme
Mwansa the Great by Rungano Nyoni
This short film about little Mwansa visualises the boundless imagination of children. In his mind, he is Mwansa the Great who can do anything: drive, catch lions and even fly. When Mwansa breaks his sister’s doll, he has to use all his super powers to repair it.
Au large by Mathilde Pepinster
There is loads to fantasise about in the supermarket. In Au large, a man sees an igloo made of wooden crates and pretends he is at the North Pole. People around him are astounded as he enthusiastically attempts to catch a fish.
Le départ by Saïd Hamich
In the summer of 2004, Adil’s father and brother come to Morocco from France. Adil hasn’t got much to do other than play with his friends and watch his idol, athlete Hicham El Guerrouj at the Olympic Games. Then he learns he is going to France with his dad and brother.
My Father the Mover by Julia Jansch
Stoan Galela is a dance teacher and the leader of the United Township Dancers in a poor township in Cape Town. He shows his students how dancing can make them feel free and forget their problems for a while. However, his own daughter Alatha would rather not dance.
Animatie Variaties by Marlies van der Wel
In this short film, director of the award-winning animation Zeezucht Marlies van der Wel turns to the theme of ‘friendship’. Animatie Variaties is the surprise film in IFFR 2021’s educational programme.