Boy on the Bridge
Cyprus (85 mins, dir. Petros Charalambous)
Language: Greek, w/English subtitles
It’s summer in 1988 and 12-year-old Socrates is spending his days riding bikes around his tiny village in Cyprus and setting off makeshift firecrackers with his cousin and best friend, Marcos. But a d...
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
France (57 mins, dir. Michel Ocelot)
Language: French, w/English subtitles
In a forgotten cinema in Paris, a projectionist and his two young assistants are bringing stories of old to life on the screen. In one, a young girl fights back against the monsters who terrorise her ...
Jeffrey
Dominican Republic (78 mins, dir. Yanillys Perez)
Language: Spanish, w/English subtitles
Charismatic 12-year-old Jeffrey lives in the slums of Santo Domingo, where he washes windshields at an intersection to help his family of nine make ends meet. Precocious and pragmatic, he nevertheless...
Salawaku
Indonesia (82 mins, dir. Pritagita Arianegara)
Language: Indonesian, w/English subtitles
In a secluded village in Indonesia's beautiful Maluku Islands, ten-year-old Salawaku's older sister has gone. Salawaku takes it upon himself to find her and sets off on a grand journey into the wild h...
Stonehead
People's Republic of China (90 mins, dir. Xiang Zhao)
Language: Mandarin, w/English subtitles
For 10-year-old Zhu – nickname: Stonehead – a brand new soccer ball is the most incredible gift he's ever received. He wants to keep it pure and untouched until he can play with his Dad, but his paren...