Film Categories: Youth

  • En el instituto (In the Highschool)

    Outside his high school, Ángel talks to an older stranger on a bench, but the boy’s got more in mind than a simple conversation.

  • Yellow Tent, The

    The friendship between two boys is jeopardized when they share secrets inside a yellow tent.

  • Durian Experience, The

    Set in the turbulent world of high school, THE DURIAN EXPERIENCE is a bittersweet picture of adolescent friendship. While coping with post-break-up blues, 17-year-old Wendell enjoys hanging out with his best friend, Dom, more than ever. When a sudden discovery surfaces, insecurities start to set in between the two and tests the strength of their friendship.

  • Devil’s In the Details, The

    “THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS” explores the sensory perspective world view experienced by a 9-year-old boy named Josh. It delves into the richly layered tapestry of his daily life as his brain struggles to find peace and calm within the myriad of stimuli bombarding his senses. Josh is hyper-sensitive to sounds, textures, colours and light. He struggles to maintain eye contact and flaps his hand uncontrollably when he feels stressed or excited. Josh gets lost in the details because he gets over stimulated so easily and he relies on rituals and routines to bring order to the chaos and confusion…

  • Chip & Ovi

    Chip and Ovi met in an orphanage near the city of Kluj-Napoca in Romania during their teenage years. Ovi was born with disabilities in his arms and Chip has a severely damaged leg from polio. Both were abandoned shortly after birth to be raised in the care of the state. Despite their difficult situation, they dare to dream big: Chip wants to be an oilman in Texas and Ovi a professional cameraman. With humor and charm, they struggle to overcome their disabilities, social discrimination and poverty while dealing with the inevitable ups-and-downs of their relationship. “Featuring a complex, all-encompassing look…

  • Necessary Games: Triptych

    A dynamic collaboration between Restless Dance Theatre and screen media company Closer Productions, NECESSARY GAMES is a triptych of dance works made specifically for the screen. The young members of Restless ensemble, who predominantly have an intellectual disability, worked with the Closer Productions team to develop these polished films. With three different takes on intimacy and connection and three explorations of the games we play, NECESSARY GAMES delivers honest, idiosyncratic movement and documents compelling interactions. The triptych forms a complete work, or each film is available separately. Awards: Best Experimental Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival (2009), Best…

  • Necessary Games: Moths

    A dynamic collaboration between Restless Dance Theatre and screen media company Closer Productions, NECESSARY GAMES is a triptych of dance works made specifically for the screen. The young members of Restless ensemble, who predominantly have an intellectual disability, worked with the Closer Productions team to develop these polished films. With three different takes on intimacy and connection and three explorations of the games we play, NECESSARY GAMES delivers honest, idiosyncratic movement and documents compelling interactions. The triptych forms a complete work, or each film is available separately. Part 1: MOTHS: Two men collide in a dank night world, drenched with…

  • Necessary Games: Sixteen

    A dynamic collaboration between Restless Dance Theatre and screen media company Closer Productions, NECESSARY GAMES is a triptych of dance works made specifically for the screen. The young members of Restless ensemble, who predominantly have an intellectual disability, worked with the Closer Productions team to develop these polished films. With three different takes on intimacy and connection and three explorations of the games we play, NECESSARY GAMES delivers honest, idiosyncratic movement and documents compelling interactions. The triptych forms a complete work, or each film is available separately. Part 2: SIXTEEN: A coming-of-age game about nervousness, joy, desire and intimacy, and…

  • Necessary Games: Necessity

    A dynamic collaboration between Restless Dance Theatre and screen media company Closer Productions, NECESSARY GAMES is a triptych of dance works made specifically for the screen. The young members of Restless ensemble, who predominantly have an intellectual disability, worked with the Closer Productions team to develop these polished films. With three different takes on intimacy and connection and three explorations of the games we play, NECESSARY GAMES delivers honest, idiosyncratic movement and documents compelling interactions. The triptych forms a complete work, or each film is available separately. Part 3: NECESSITY: A game between two girls eternally bound together. They trace…

  • GarBanZo

    All of the images and sounds are created by drawing, painting, etching or applying shapes directly onto the film.