29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

We speak, we repeat, and suddenly something magical happens: in The Light Is Big, we join words and create unique sentences that express who we are and the world around us. In Lena’s Farm: Dreaming of Flying, we meet a hen who is supposed to lay eggs, but upon seeing swallows in the sky, she awakens a desire to fly. Next, in A Tiny Mouse, a lonely and anxious little mouse decides to venture out and climb a huge mountain. In Experiences and Learning. And Parenthood “O”, a curious child discovers the world, overcomes obstacles, and learns new skills—a film for parents and children, told from a child’s perspective. Then, in Bats and Insects, whenever a light shines in the dark, the insects go wild, and a family of bats in a nearby cave plots different fates for them. The session ends with Pat, Mat, and the Air Conditioner, during a scorching summer when the two friends play table football indoors and invent all kinds of ways to cool down.

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May 10 2026, Sunday, 11:30 (41')

Cinema São Jorge, Room Manoel de Oliveira • C.258

SCREENING WITH Q&A

The Light is Big

First we giggle. Then we repeat syllables and words. Until something magical happens: we combine them and create something new. No longer just imitating, we begin to say something about the world around us. These are our first sentences, precious and unrepeatable. Based on the book of the same name, this short film brings together sentences that were spoken for the very first time.
Markus Duffner
Portugal

2025, 5'

Lena’s Farm: Dreaming of Flight

The hen is supposed to lay eggs, just like the other chickens. But the swallows in the air have awakened a completely different longing in him: she wants to fly!
Elena Walf
Croatia / Germany

2025, 5'

Piccolo Piccolo

Somewhat anguished, caught in that lonely feeling incapable of resolving anything, a small mouse makes a decision — perhaps as an odyssey of self-discovery — to climb an enormous mountain.
Marta Gennari
France / Switzerland

2026, 8'

Experiences and learning. And parenting.

A lovely kid named “O” is very curious and busy discovering the world around. Despite all the obstacles “O” manages to gather some personal experiences and to gain some new skills. Will they prove useful? A short story told from a child’s perspective. For parents. And little humans.
Malgorzata Rybak
Poland

2025, 5'

Bats & Bugs

Whenever a light flickers on in the darkness, insects lose their heads. On a back road by the edge of a forest, the ritual remains unchanged — and a family of vampires dwelling in a nearby cave begins to scheme over the different fates awaiting those creatures.
Lena von Döhren
Switzerland

2026, 11'

Pat and Mat: Air Conditioner

It’s a scorching summer, and Pat and Mat prefer playing table football indoors. Even then, they’re hot, so they invent all sorts of ways to cool down.
Marek Beneš
Czech Republic

2025, 8'

IndieJúnior

We speak, we repeat, and suddenly something magical happens: in The Light Is Big, we join words and create unique sentences that express who we are and the world around us. In Lena’s Farm: Dreaming of Flying, we meet a hen who is supposed to lay eggs, but upon seeing swallows in the sky, she awakens a desire to fly. Next, in A Tiny Mouse, a lonely and anxious little mouse decides to venture out and climb a huge mountain. In Experiences and Learning. And Parenthood “O”, a curious child discovers the world, overcomes obstacles, and learns new skills—a film for parents and children, told from a child’s perspective. Then, in Bats and Insects, whenever a light shines in the dark, the insects go wild, and a family of bats in a nearby cave plots different fates for them. The session ends with Pat, Mat, and the Air Conditioner, during a scorching summer when the two friends play table football indoors and invent all kinds of ways to cool down.

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