Childhood Movies

Depicts the lives of children of the coastal hills and pastures who work as shepherds from an early age to earn a living.

Isa and Zoe are eleven years old, they are best friends. Through their video diaries, they tell their perspectives on the transition from childhood...

In this video, the narrator tells childhood stories of when his house burned down; a visit to the circus; his first love. After each story, he sings...

A child by all means tries to gain her father's affection, but the family dog proves to be a fierce rival.

For those afraid of growing up and missing out… “O Sol no canto da Folha” tells the story of a girl who’d rather live in her...

A short documentary on a grandson returning home to visit his aging grandmother who was crying to see him on the phone.

In 2010, director Michiel van Erp started filming a group of children in Utrecht. He kept filming them till 2018, the year they turned 18. The film...

In the wake of a messy divorce, 11-year-old Peter moves with his mother to a new town. Coming to terms with his new life, Peter finds comfort playing...

What does it mean to belong to a place, a country? In a south Tel Aviv elementary school, that question is addressed head-on by a fourth-grade class...

While cleaning her childhood home, a girl comes across a mysterious box that strangely communicates with her, appearing to know her more than...

An allegory about the moment when a child is forced to choose between ideology and humanity while living and playing in a dangerous war environment.

A classic Danish documentary film from 1975 exploring children's relationships, friendships, school life, and why children tease or exclude one...

A normal day for little Riko at home and at school. A vivid snapshot pervaded by the calm flow of reality that creates an authentic sense of wonder.

Filmmaker Erin Hobden travels back to her home town to explore her father's documenting of her childhood.

If the wind spoke the language of children, what would its voice be? The film tells the story of migrating children that have found refuge from war...

Childhood memories continue to live inside me. Some of the most painful ones are the ones that echo the longest.

A new documentary film about the nature of play, risk and hazard, set in a European adventure playground. Here, children climb trees, light fires and...

Heta ysyryre gueteri jahasata. Translating from guaraní: Many ways to go! Olga inhabits this world. Just like every day, Olga gets up to have...

The Story Of Leonora is a short film about a little girl who is given a red eye by two giant water bears and follows her demon to the edge of another...