SÉANCE ENFANT
2025-06-01T12:00:00Z
Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France
MARIAM Palestine, Netherlands | 2020 | 5 min | Animation Mariam, in the shade of her olive tree, works on her embroidery. Suddenly, the ground shakes as a bulldozer approaches… After losing her precious paradise, Mariam undergoes a journey to find knowledge and strength through her heritage and culture. Director: Dana Durr HIDE AND SEEK Palestine | 2024 | 7 min | Animation "Hide and Seek" is an animated short film that narrates the story of a child and his fish on their journey into the unknown, following the raid on the child's town during the ongoing war ravaging his country. The short film captures the steps of this journey and its transformations, concluding as the child reaches one of the coasts. Director: Rami Abbas Production: Rami Abbas ZOO Palestine | 2023 | 8 min | Animation Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a young boy Sami is looking for his football. The child discovers more than his missing ball when he encounters the little tiger Laziz, who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play. Against all odds, they become friends. However, the remnants of war harbour danger. This short animation is inspired by Gaza’s Zoo where the animals that died due to the war were embalmed and exhibited. The remaining living animals, including a tiger called Laziz, were rescued to safe reserves. However, nothing has changed for the people living in Gaza. Director: Tariq Rimawi Production: Moritz Mayerhofer & Aminah Abdat DRAWING FOR BETTER DREAMS Palestine | 2015 | 4 min | Animation By using images drawn by Palestinian children between the ages of 9 and 12, Drawing for Better Dreams takes us to the Occupied Territories and into the minds of the kids who live there under siege. By animating the simple crayon drawings, this moving film conjures up the struggles faced by Palestinian children on a daily basis, and demonstrates the power of — and need for — allowing young people to dream. Directors: May Odeh, Dia Azzeh Production: May Odeh
