Childhood Movies

An eulogy to growing up in freedom with its ups and downs. The director, Sara Bonaventura gives us an insight in radical pedagogy and Emilia Reggio's...

A reflection of childhood memories back home seen through the eyes of a young girl.

When Nova reminisces on her childlike spirit through the reminder of Charlie, a childhood friend, she faces the uncomfortable truth that change is...

A man dissects his childhood teddy bear.

Clémence is confined to her bed. Her future calls out to her, showing her places, people, and glimpses of other lives. But how can this future...

Adelina, going for the first time to a museum, discovers her artistic side.

Inspired by the aesthetics of live-staged performances, "Waiting Room" offers a unique artistic portrayal of handling one's childhood and growing up.

Three short films about abandoned children, left to the omnipotence of silence, of the eye and of the hand but also of abysmal loneliness

Lara feels trapped in a world she no longer understands. Suffocated, she finds an escape in her childhood dreams and fantasies, but can she remain in...

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her...

A nightmarish premonition prompts the sudden return of a man named Doveed to his hometown where he confronts the neglect of its past and his own...

Lluis and Jesus grandma recently died. They are not capable of coping with the situation, but her memory will guide them.

This short film tells the story of a childhood, of a friendship and of growing up. A young man returns to the village where he grew up and discovers...

A decade spanning story of love, loss, and memory, witnessed through the lens of a working-class family.

Sofía, a little girl of seven, remembers the day she fractured her arm while being chased through the forest; a story full of fantasy that...

The now grown up Leoš remembers his childhood in communist Czechoslovakia of the 1970ies, his escape to Austria and first impressions in this...

After many years, a young girl revisits her childhood home - with consequences.

A young woman makes amends with someone from her past.

This is Arturo's tale, a coming of age story about a boy who tries to find and accept his sexual identity. It takes place in a small town in the...