Seeing and living through the eyes of children. Thank you to our screening partners: <a href="https://www.bigpicturealliance.org/" target="_blank">Big Picture Alliance</a>﻿

Axel is a happy 2-year-old. As long as mommy is near, the world brings something exciting every day. But one day, mommy leaves, and Axel is left to find new meaning.

Axel

After winning a soccer ball in a sweepstakes, a young Syrian refugee must race to claim her prize and play one final game with her best friend before he’s gone forever.

Bukra (بُكرا)

Noakim, Alassane and Ilan, three young friends from Marseille, meet up after school as they always do. Amid their carefree laughter, a serious question suddenly emerges: “What do we want to be when we grow up?” This question sparks a deep conversation about their dreams and aspirations as they dive into a boundless world of imagination.

Children of the Waves (Enfants des Courants d'Eaux)

During a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.

Leaving Ikorodu In 1999

Teaching America explores the battle around the teaching of African American studies from inside the classroom, focusing on the transformative journeys of the Arkansas students, teachers and families who are part of the inaugural classes of students taking AP African American studies nationwide.

Teaching America

The Last Harvest is a short film that follows three characters navigating life within Lisbon’s Cape Verdean immigrant community. The film delves into their connection to memories and nostalgia and their ways of coping with loss, abandonment and the complexities of life as immigrants in an urban environment.

The Last Harvest

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