Youth

Why do so many Africans dream of Europe? Sunu Gaal follows young Senegalese debating whether to stay or embark on a journey full of...

I Am Somebody is the inspiring story about six street-connected children who represent their country at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar, which will change their lives...

A Californian backpacker travels to Buenos Aires to pay homage to the Argentine pirate who conquered his hometown of Monterey in 1818. Along the way, he becomes entangled in a polyamorous relationship with a gang of young actors who plot to kidnap the U.S....

Sandra is an 18-year-old actress at the time of the Spanish transition to democracy: a time where being young and beautiful automatically placed you in what was known as “cine del destape” – “nude” cinema. Alone and distressed by an unwanted pregnancy, she´ll try to make decisions about her...

Pablo, a common young guy, meets his friend Nestor at dawn. They are both waiting for the van that will pick them up. Meanwhile, Pablo’s mother doesn’t stop calling him to come...

Sergio arrived to the Oaxaca highlands and created a project for indigenous kids to discover their own capacity to dreams through basketball. Through studying, effort, and will power they struggle to break the cycle of poverty around them and defeat their most powerful rival:...

Ventotene is a very small island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, where, since the 1920s, people were confined in complete isolation because of their ideas. Ventotene is however a paradox, because from this place of exclusion, the idea of the European Union started to grow. Today, starting from the new artwork by French artist Daniel Buren (“Un Manifesto Colorato - A Colored Manifesto” - 2020), the documentary wants to bring European discussions back on the island, to look back at...

10th grade student Melisa confronts her teacher during a literature exam. In front of all her classmates, Melisa questions the school system and the usefulness of what they are studying by asking a very uncomfortable...

Clara is a college girl who lives a perfect life as a popular student, surrounded by classmates and friends who would like to be like her, and enjoy her company. Her success in social media is great and she knows so it, and uses it to the top without paying attention to anything or anyone else but her ego. However, Clara is about to experience a very different reality, a terrifying success that will make her want to change everything she thought she...

Societies violence and judgements against women are a heavy burden that Melissa must lift everyday. But when she gets on the ring, she’s the one answering...

More than a million children have sought refuge in Europe, many of them completely alone. A whole generation that has fled the war and now, instead of being children, have to face bureaucracy, distrust, waiting, frustration, incomprehension and fear. This documentary looks directly into their eyes and listens to their opinions, their feelings, their desires, their...

Innocence, sex and lust converge to tell the story of Guille, a teenager who seeks himself through...

Nina is a young actress from Merida. After a long wait, finally comes the day to make an audition for the theater director who most admires in her life, a date she longed for...

“Brave kids” takes us to the world of ballet dancers preparing their final recital on stage. Through the story of five youngsters we discover what goes on both backstage and in their every day world. The classes, the long rehearsals, the pressure of their work and the sacrifices they must make, forge in their spirit and in their bodies their achievements, their dreams and the goals they reach. We see ordinary people transform into marvelous human beings. The way on which they face up to...

Think about the metamorphosis is to refer to the idea of process. As if they were butterflies, Laia, Guanyem and the city of Barcelona are transformed during this documentary, changing skin and leaving...

Martin lets chance lead his life. Whenever he has a choice to make, he throws dice to take his...

On May the 25th 2014, for the first time in European history citizens were called to vote their representatives in a unified European Campaign. Only 28% of young people did vote, with a surprisingly high result for Euro Skeptical Extreme-Right Parties. Through three stories from England, Italy and Belgium, this film depicts the involvement of youth in the...

Based on the life of Javier García Roche, a boxer and owner of a junkyard, who helps young men of impoverished neighborhoods in Barcelona to overcome their struggles. An image of real courage: when you know you don’t have a chance, but you pursue your goal no matter...

After running away from home, Maelys, 15 years old, ends up wande- ring in the streets. She meets a group of dropouts. Seduced by their ideals of freedom, she gets stuck with them. She will discover the street code, a daily routine between begging, small offences and...

That's life in a village, this cloistered world that produces stories, boredom, friendships necessary, the author tells. During the day, he paints a portrait of the late Clement, his unspoilt room and the videos that remain of...

Wayward is a teen drama, about exploring and challenging boundaries in search for identity. Alex's identity as a tomboy is challenged from within and by her peers. She is 14 years old and her body is undergoing changes, yet she continues to insist on the tomboy...

When Daría gets to school, late, as usual, the doors are already closed. As she waits for someone to open up, Daría hears a noise. A schoolbag flies over from the other side of the fence. It is Héctor and he is...

Elena, a young trapeze artist in a small travelling circus, stays longer than usual in a small town. There she will experience for the first time the clash between the stability of the town and the nomadic life of the...