MY FAMILY IS A CIRCUS

Directed by: Nina Landau 

Documentary – Belgium – 2020 – 16 min

Section: Youth Days

Romy has to say goodbye to her classmates because she's going to France. Not on holiday, but to work there: her family's touring circus will spend the entire summer performing in an amusement park. In a letter to her classmates, Romy talks about the ups and downs of her life as a circus artist and about her big dreams.

MONSTERS

Directed by: Lotte Salomons

Documentary – Netherlands – 2023 – 7 min

Section: Youth Days

In a recreated bedroom, Roaa, Zainab and Noe Noe, three refugee girls living in the Netherlands, draw and describe their self-invented fantasy monster, Cappi Don Liii. Reflecting on the monster and themselves, they talk about happy and less joyful memories, about growing up in an asylum seekers center – and the power of their friendship and fantasy.

ROUND 3

Directed by: Liesbeth De Mey

Documentary – Belgium – 2024 – 16 min

Section: Youth Days

14-year-old Sana has two big passions: boxing and baking. In the evenings, she is training hard for her very first international boxing match. At her new school, she will learn all the ins and outs of the baking world. How will she manage to juggle both and find her footing?

CLIMBING SHADOWS

Directed by: Ioana Coca

Documentary – Romania – 2024 – 19 min

Section: Youth Days

14-year-old Sana has two big passions: boxing and baking. In the evenings, she is training hard for her very first international boxing match. At her new school, she will learn all the ins and outs of the baking world. How will she manage to juggle both and find her footing?