A young boy releases a cloud into a church and it builds to a storm. Elwood’s Ark is a poem that challenges notions of religion and redemption. It traces the journey of the water we drink, back 13.8 billion years through time and space to the beginning of the Universe.
Spoken in the words of a child, the film warns of a coming apocalypse. It is an apocalypse of our own making - an apocalypse in which divine intervention will not play a part, and only we ourselves may prevent.
Tales From The Clock Tower tells the history of Herne Bay's clock tower by story tellers granddad Sully and Nippy the Crab to a very young Sonny the Seagull who is learning to fly, and tells how Herne Bay cam to have its very own clock tower.
Bill tells the story of how hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his family and home to follow his dream. It’s a tale of murderous kings, spies, lost loves, and a plot to blow up Queen Elizabeth. Can one man prove the quill is mightier than the sword?
Maisie and Daisy McCormack are two ordinary 12-year-olds finding their way through life in the 21st century. Oh, and they may have just hijacked a movie.
An animated feature about a group of strange individuals that embark on a voyage with the aim of capturing the Snark, regardless of the fact that none of them even know what it is, or how to catch it.
Based on Lewis Carroll's poem 'The Hunting of the Snark'.
When 12 year old Molly Moon finds a mysterious book on hypnotism, she escapes from the orphanage where she lives to pursue her dreams of fame and fortune in London.
Based on Georgia Byng's series of best-selling children's books.
The day before turning thirteen, James is taken to the funfair by his mother – with his imaginary cowboy friend in tow. But, upon realising that his parents are less happy than suspected, James makes a difficult choice in order to be the young man soon needed by his family.
The story of Cinderella follows the fortunes of young Ella whose father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. When Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel stepmother and stepsisters... But, when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a royal ball, might her fortunes begin to change? Will she go to the ball? Well, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand as a kindly beggar woman steps forward, armed with a pumpkin and a few mice, and changes her life forever.
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
