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A Field Guide to Being a 12-year-old Girl
Australia 2017 20'
Directed by: Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Twelve becomes a magical number. Twelve twelve-year-old girls give a confident performance about who they are and what they think, feel, and want to change about the world. For everyone who is twelve, will become twelve or has been a twelve-year-old.
2018 Saturday, November 3rd, La Compagnia, 3:00pm -
Grand et Petit
Children of the UniverseSwitzerland 2017 52'
Directed by: Camille Budin
A primary school class in the Swiss mountains embarks on an adventure to discover the mysteries of the universe, guided by the astrophysicist Stéphanie Juneau: the Big Bang, the birth of stars, supernovas, black holes, the planet Earth. Over the course of a weeklong introductory workshop on astronomy, the kids discover that every little thing – from the infinitely small to the infinitely large – is connected.
With the collaboration of INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico of Arcetri and the Associazione Astronomica Amici di Arcetri
2018 Sunday, November 4th, La Compagnia, 11:00am - Free Entrance -
Hello Salaam
Netherlands 2017 16'
Directed by: Kim Brand
The mothers of pre-teens Merlijn and Sil are doing voluntary work on Lesbos. During their school vacation, the boys travel to Lesvos to see with their own eyes how the refugees their age are coping.
2018 Saturday, November 3rd, La Compagnia, 3:00pm -
Kayayo the Living Shopping Baskets
Norway 2016 32'
2018 Saturday, November 10th, Spazio Alfieri, 3:30pm
Directed by: Mari Riise
In Ghana, about 100,000 girls from the age of six work as living shopping baskets. This is the story of eight-year-old Bamunu.
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More Human Than Human
USA/Belgium/Netherlands 2018 79'
Directed by: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting
What are the promises and consequences of artificial intelligence in today’s world? In this feature-length documentary, the filmmakers explore the complex role of artificial intelligence and also attempt to build an intelligent robot to see if it can replace them as film directors. Will our creation, infinitely smarter, interconnected and possibly self-aware, render humanity obsolete?
2018 Wednesday, November 7th, Spazio Alfieri, 6:30pm -
My Dearest F#cking Phone
Netherlands 2014 18'
Directed by: Eef Hilgers
Like many teenage girls, Claudia has an intense love-hate relationship with her smartphone. Together with Claudia, we dive into the world she has created, a virtual world consisting of her preferences and Facebook Likes.
2018 Saturday, November 10th, Spazio Alfieri, 3:30pm -
My Happy Complicated Family
Netherlands 2017 17'
2018 Saturday, November 3rd, La Compagnia, 3:00pm
Directed by: Tessa Louise Pope
The theme of modern family, in an unconventional, unusually optimistic way. Teenagers Isa, Dylan, speak excitedly about the double families they are now part of, about extra mothers and stepmothers, donor fathers, half-brothers and stepsisters. -
The Girl of 672K
Netherlands 2015 18'
Directed by: Mirjam Marks
Fifteen-year-old Annegien has nearly 700,000 social-media followers – more than most YouTube stars can dream of. As she struggles to reconcile her real and perceived personae, she must also manage the increasing demand from her followers and the pressure to commodify their Likes.
2018 Saturday, November 10th, Spazio Alfieri, 3:30pm