Kids Take Charge
Jan 26 - Jan 31, 2014
(71 min)
Sometimes, for better or worse, kids have to take matters into their own hands. In this collection of fiction and documentary films, kids face off against the odds by making decisions that are sometimes wise, sometimes brash and always unexpected. Meet a straight-laced girl from a wild family, a boy who ends a way to get his warring mom and dad to listed to him, a girl who is determined to win at her game, and a real-life boy who lives life to the fullest despite a chronic illness.
Ages 10+. Films in French, Dutch, and Italian are subtitled. Mild brief swearing and some scenes of emotional difficulty around the issues of illness, bullying, and divorce.
Jeanine (Sophie Reine, France, 2010); I’m Going to Mums (Lauren Jackson, Australia, 2012); Mookie (Neske Beks, The Netherlands, 2012);
Un Dia (Extra)ordinario (Andrea Puente, USA, 2012); Matilde (Vito Palmieri, Italy, 2013); A Real Keeper (Lisa Riccardi, Italy, 2012)