Jeunesse

La cravate

Maël et la révolution

Nothing predisposed 17-year-old Maël, a working-class kid raised on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to become involved in climate activism. At the AgroCampus de la Germinière in the Sarthe region, where he is preparing a professional horticultural baccalaureate, he faces peers who don’t share his convictions—and are sometimes fiercely opposed to them. As a budding revolutionary, whether at protests or...

The Tie

20-year-old Bastien has been a militant member of France main far-right party for five years. As the presidential campaign heats up, his superior urges him to take on greater responsibilities. Bastien rises to the challenge and is surprised to find himself dreaming of a political career. But as his ambitions grow, buried demons from his past begin to resurface — threatening everything he’s work...

Babor Casanova

Algiers, 2015: Adlan and Terrorist navigate the Sacré Coeur neighborhood, desperately trying to earn a few dinars. Between small deals and unofficial parking service, they wait for the weekends and the Mouloudia’s soccer games. There, they can forget the emptiness of their daily lives, sing their love for the team, and dream about the boat that might, one day, take them far away from this unfor...

Pine Flat

_Pine Flat_ expands on Sharon Lockhart’s fondness for long takes and static compositions, consisting of two parts that are 60 minutes in duration. Part one features six shots of individuals performing quotidian tasks, such as waiting for the bus, hunting or reading a book, while the second half of the film shows six shots of groups of children engaged in activities such as swimming in a creek, ...

Nin mak Celine Dion (Me and Celine Dion)

Simeon Malec loves his life in Nutashkuan and talks about identity and values.

Pathfinders

With ropes and wood, teenage girl scouts build an ephemeral village deep in the forest, where they live together freely. Filled with raw beauty, both autonomous and vulnerable, they come face to face with themselves and learn to be tolerant of others.

We, Children of the 20th Century

_We, Children of the 20th Century_ depicts street children from Saint Petersburg: harmless vagabonds, early smokers, but also burglars and even murderers. The collapse of taboos and established authority has significantly diminished their inhibitions. Even their parents no longer harbor any ambitions for them. In this social void, who will show these children what life should look like?

The World Is Ours

Currently, post pandemic, one in two young people show symptoms of anxiety and depression. _The World Is Ours_ is a film that gives the opportunity to six Montreal teenage girls to leave their urban environment for the first time to take part in a nature canoe-camping expedition. By presenting their struggles and small victories, the film poetically and luminously embraces their vulnerability, ...

Shadows in the House

In the outskirts of São Paulo, Gustavo, 15 years old, spends his days in a community center run by the Evangelical Church. His mother Giselle, an alcoholic, is summoned to the center where she is to meet Valeria, the worker responsible for communication with the authorities who decide on the custody validation of the children.

Treasure Island

Summer at a recreation center near Paris is in full swing, so there is no shortage of amusing situations. A glimpse into the mindset of visitors and employees of the extensive park—original French inhabitants and immigrants who, lacking the means for a more exotic vacation, come here to relax.