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VIVA CUBA
In Havana, Cuba, Jorgito (Jorgito Miló Ávila) and Malú (Malú Tarrao Broche) are neighbours, classmates and best friends, even though their families hate each other. Malú’s mother is divorced, religious, rich and snobbish. Jorgito’s parents are socialists, poor and very strict. None of those differences affect the children’s friendship.When Malù’s grandmother dies, her mother decides to go live abroad – a tragedy for Malú and Jorgito. Only one person can save their friendship: Malú’s father, a lighthouse-keeper who lives hundreds of miles away. The children decide to travel secretly to find him and convince him not to sign the forms that would allow Malú to leave Cuba. Chased by the police and their parents, Malú and Jorgito cross the island by train, bus, car, motorcycle and on foot experiencing strange and thrilling adventures.
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BEE MOVIE
A bee, Barry B. Benson (voiced by Jerry Seinfeld), disillusioned with his only career choice - making honey in New Hive City - ventures out of the hive for the first time. He breaks a cardinal rule by talking to a human, New York florist Vanessa (Renée Zellweger). A friendship develops, and Barry realizes his true calling is to sue humankind, for stealing bees' honey for centuries. This animated family comedy comes from DreamWorks, who gave us the Shrek movies.
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QUAMER WORKING TO LIVE
Quamer, 11, lives with her family in a one-room house in Hyderabad, India. She takes care of the household, cooks and works with her mother, as they decorate bracelets with glitzy fake gemstones. This thankless, low-paid job has damaged Quamer’s thumbs and as she tells us her touching stories we discover that her dream is to go back to school.
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THE PEACE TREE
In present-day Canada, Shazia (Aiishwariya Haran) is Muslim and Kylie (Jacoba Barber-Rozema), her best friend, is Christian. Both dream of celebrating each other’s festivals, Eid and Christmas. Unfortunately their parents do not share their dream. This spurs them to create The Peace Tree, which “highlights the symbols from all cultures and faiths, to reflect the beauty of diversity in unity”.
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HÄNDE WEG VON MISSISSIPPI (HANDS OFF MISSISSIPPI)
Emma (Zoe Charlotte Mannhardt) returns to her grandmother, Dolly’s (Katharina Thalbach) farm for the summer holidays soon after the death of Grandma’s neighbour, Mr. Klipperbush. Emma and Dolly are worried about Mr. Klipperbush’s horse Mississippi and Emma convinces Dolly to buy him. But after Mr. Klipperbush’s will is read, his nephew and sole heir, Albert (Christoph Maria Herbst), decides to buy the horse back. Emma, Dolly and their friends investigate Albert’s mysterious motives and set out to stop him from kidnapping Mississippi – and building a gigantic supermarket on his uncle’s land. Can they save Mississippi and the local shopkeepers?
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