Sections
12-16
Docs 4 Teens
In an increasingly global and interconnected world, 12-16 gives teenagers a chance to discover first-hand what life is like for youngsters from many different parts of the world. A new way to travel and to discover new realities through films that very often can exceed fiction.
Programmer: Joan González, director of DocsBarcelona and of the production company Parallel40.
*Some of the screening sessions of 12-16 are exclusive for educational centres. If your school would like to participate in this activity you can contact us in: festival@docsbarcelona.com / Tel. 934524618.
Buddha's Lost Children [+]More information
Mark Verkerk
An intimate, emotionally charged portrait, charts how an unorthodox Buddhist monk’s unique brand of tough love unlocks the potentials of the poorest children in Thailand’s hills.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-01-2009 | 12:00 | Cines Verdi Park Hosted by the director. Sessions for schools |
VOS Cat / VOS Eng | |
| 30-01-2009 | 10:00 | Cines Verdi Park Hosted by the director. Sessions for schools |
VOS Cat / VOS Eng |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission
Side Walk [+]More information
Duki Dror
This touching film interweaves seven parallel stories of children on their way to and from school into one journey. It is a meditation on child consciousness, a rite of passage that goes in a blink of an eye to dissolve into adulthood.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-01-2009 | 10:00 | Cines Verdi Park Hosted by the director. Sessions for schools |
VOS Cat / VOS Eng | |
| 30-01-2009 | 12:15 | Cines Verdi Park Hosted by the director. Sessions for schools |
VOS Cat / VOS Eng |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission
Vosaltres els blancs [+]More information
Lala Gomà
Eria is 8 years old. He describes his vision of his homeland, Africa, and the everyday life that surrounds him: his family, his school and his friends…
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-01-2009 | 12:00 | Cines Verdi Park Hosted by the director. Session for schools |
VOS Cat | $$ |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission