When a family leave their house for a new apartment in the centre of the city, the house uproots itself in order to follow them and win them back. A tale of rivalry between old and new technologies and ways of living begins, as the house follows the … [Lue lisää...]
Máquina [Machine]
The ubiquity of technology is the theme of this Portuguese wordless picturebook. A boy plays on a computer tablet in a world filled with robotics and gadgets — the world is no different to our own, but the illustrations emphasise the abundance, or … [Lue lisää...]
Miriami kodutu koer [Miriam’s Stray Dog]
This film is taken from the long-running Miriam series by celebrated Baltic studio Nukufilm in Tallinn, Estonia. This film is important as a realistic stop-motion depiction of contemporary life in Estonia: Miriam and her happy family have a normal … [Lue lisää...]
My Museum
A little boy visits a famous European art gallery with his mother. He loves walking around on his own, but it isn’t always the artwork that catches his attention. Joanne Liu’s depiction of a trip to a prestigious art gallery provides a warm and … [Lue lisää...]
Out of the Blue
Alison Jay creates an evocative story that children aged 8-11 years old are sure to enjoy. A summer holiday to the seaside becomes more memorable than ever when a giant squid is beached upon the shore. Holiday-makers, birds, dolphins and sharks all … [Lue lisää...]
Outremer [Overseas]
An elderly person lives in a beautiful cottage by the beach and passes time painting the sea beyond the window. Unbeknownst to this person, a boy hides in the cottage. The boy is sent into a panic by the pictures of the sea. He runs from the house … [Lue lisää...]
Piccolo Concerto
This film uses musicality to express themes of social cohesion and social identity. A band of instruments are playing their familiar song, but a little flute is unable able to play along. Instead, he must go and find his own music. The focus on … [Lue lisää...]
Starptautiskā Tēva Diena [International Father’s Day]
This student film is directed by Latvian filmmaker Edmunds Jansons at the Estonian Academy of the Arts. This film is about the bonds between father and child, whether human or animal, in a highly stylized and aesthetically vibrant depiction of the … [Lue lisää...]
Guarda Fuori [Look Outside]
Although summertime on the beach is a common theme across the corpus, representations of winter are harder to come by. The magical experience of witnessing a new snowfall for the first time is encapsulated in this charming tale. Two children look out … [Lue lisää...]
