Thu 26.05.2022 | 10:40Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
United States of America, 2021, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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InfoJames Whitman (16) struggles to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird. In his magical realism inspired world, James goes on a whimsical, but emotionally charged search to solve the mystery of the disappearance of his sister after an altercation with their parents. While James struggles to connect with his parents, he deals with the intense social anxiety of high school life while navigating his first love with a precocious girl from school.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 10:30Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Ari Folman
Belgium, France, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2021, 99 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
Score:
The story begins with a miracle: Kitty, the imaginary friend with whom Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, come's to life in modern Amsterdam. Unaware that 75 years have passed, she's convinced that if she's alive, so must Anne. She embarks on a journey through time to find her beloved friend. With the help of a friend, Peter, who runs a secret shelter for refugees without IDs and armed with a rare diary, she follows Anna's traces from the shelter to her tragic end during the Holocaust. Kitty, lost in the modern world and disgusted by the injustice that child refugees have to endure, wants to fulfill Anna's legacy. With sincerity, she presents a message of hope and generosity addressed to future generations.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 10:45Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Ari Folman
Belgium, France, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2021, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
The story begins with a miracle: Kitty, the imaginary friend with whom Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, come's to life in modern Amsterdam. Unaware that 75 years have passed, she's convinced that if she's alive, so must Anne. She embarks on a journey through time to find her beloved friend. With the help of a friend, Peter, who runs a secret shelter for refugees without IDs and armed with a rare diary, she follows Anna's traces from the shelter to her tragic end during the Holocaust. Kitty, lost in the modern world and disgusted by the injustice that child refugees have to endure, wants to fulfill Anna's legacy. With sincerity, she presents a message of hope and generosity addressed to future generations.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 18:30Lamya´s Poem (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Alex Kronemer
Canada, United States of America, 2021, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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When 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl named Lamya flees the violence of her country, she is given a book of poetry of the famous 13th-century poet Rumi. As the perils of her journey mount, the book becomes a magical gateway where she meets Rumi when he was a boy and refugee fleeing the violence of his time. Together they battle the monsters that follow them from their real world situations, and Lamya must help young Rumi become the poet who writes the poem that will later save her life.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 19:00Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
United States of America, 2021, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
James Whitman (16) struggles to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird. In his magical realism inspired world, James goes on a whimsical, but emotionally charged search to solve the mystery of the disappearance of his sister after an altercation with their parents. While James struggles to connect with his parents, he deals with the intense social anxiety of high school life while navigating his first love with a precocious girl from school.