• Enjoy the finest quality international award-winners
• Insightful introductions at each screening
• All films have been judged by a Youth Jury and qualified
media educators
• Only $3 per student (teachers free)
TUESDAY, MARCH
4 1:00 PM
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa Director: Hannu Tuomainen
86 min 2002 Finland In Finnish with English subtitles
Pete
is a 17-year-old amateur guitar player with a promising future.
After collapsing while performing on stage, he is told he has cancer
and may not live until his next birthday. While in the hospital,
he is placed next to Jusa, who is full of humour and crazy ideas.
They decide to go to Mombasa on the coast of Kenya.
Preceded by two short films:
Emergency Exit Director: Dennis Bots
Drama, Netherlands, 2001, 12 min In Dutch with English subtitles
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne is awoken one night by someone who is calling
her name. Searching for clues, she finds herself trapped in her
worst nightmare. Her only hope is a man who looks familiar. Together,
they try to find a way out.
Director Dennis Bots in attendance
Flux Animation, Canada, 2002, 8 min
Director: Christopher Hinton
The crisis, joys and random accidents of day-to-day family life
happen in a shattering blur. One minute a daughter is blowing out
six candles on a birthday cake; in the blink of an eye, she’s
moving out.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 –
1:00 PM
Malunde Director: Stefanie Sycholt
119 min 2001 South Africa/Germany
In
post-apartheid South Africa, a young black street kid known as Wonderboy
(newcomer Kagiso Mtetwa) improbably befriends Kobus (Ian Roberts,
Cry, the Beloved Country), a decorated Afrikaan soldier of the regime
, who is now struggling to find work in the “New South Africa.”
The two embark on a long road trek from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
So begins a journey which moves from mutual antagonism and suspicion
to friendship, as the two companions come to terms with a troubled
past and create an unexpected future. Course language and mature
content.
Preceded by
Sea and Stars Animation, Canada, 2002, 11 min
Director: Anna Tchernakova
Set to the original music by composer Gavin Bryars, this film tells
a romantic story of the transforming power of love.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6 – 1:00 PM
25 Kids & One Dad Director: Huang Hong
People’s Republic of China 2002 90 min In Chinese w/English
subtitles
Chicken
farmer Zhao Guang was an orphan brought up by his villagers; he
understands what it’s like to be a poor kid without a family.
But recent Chinese reform has turned Zhao into a wealthy man who
wants to give back to the community. Announcing his intention to
become the dad of all orphans, children come flocking to him. Now
he must figure out how he will accommodate so many young lives,
giving them the true filial love they need and deserve.
March 2 - 11, 2004 Vancouver, Canada
Two venues
Tinseltown Cinemas 88 West Pender Street
and
Roundhouse Community Centre On
Pacific Boulevard between Drake and Davie Streets
Information Hotline: 604-224-6162
Mailing address:
Reel to Real International Film Festival For
Youth and Families
c/o National Film Board of Canada #200-1385 West 8th ave. Vancouver,
B.C. V6H 3V9 CANADA
Presented by Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
Pete
is a 17-year-old amateur guitar player with a promising future.
After collapsing while performing on stage, he is told he has cancer
and may not live until his next birthday. While in the hospital,
he is placed next to Jusa, who is full of humour and crazy ideas.
They decide to go to Mombasa on the coast of Kenya.
In
post-apartheid South Africa, a young black street kid known as Wonderboy
(newcomer Kagiso Mtetwa) improbably befriends Kobus (Ian Roberts,
Cry, the Beloved Country), a decorated Afrikaan soldier of the regime
, who is now struggling to find work in the “New South Africa.”
The two embark on a long road trek from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
So begins a journey which moves from mutual antagonism and suspicion
to friendship, as the two companions come to terms with a troubled
past and create an unexpected future. Course language and mature
content.
Chicken
farmer Zhao Guang was an orphan brought up by his villagers; he
understands what it’s like to be a poor kid without a family.
But recent Chinese reform has turned Zhao into a wealthy man who
wants to give back to the community. Announcing his intention to
become the dad of all orphans, children come flocking to him. Now
he must figure out how he will accommodate so many young lives,
giving them the true filial love they need and deserve.