Parents & Teachers: Film Study Guide Available Here.
Opening Short Film:
FARMWORKERS ARE PARENTS TOO / LOS CAMPESINOS TAMBIÉN SON PADRES
Directed by Maribel Martinez, Watsonville. Documentary, 2 min.
Un tributo a los trabajadores esenciales del campo. A tribute to our essential farmworkers.
¡Qué Vivan Los Niños! Short Films Lineup:
Estas maravillosas historias en español, con subtítulos en inglés, presentan las perspectivas de los niños y dicen mucho en cualquier idioma.
These brilliant Spanish-language tales, with English subtitles, feature a range of kids’ perspectives, and speak volumes in any tongue.
(67 mins. All films in Spanish with English subtitles.)
AILÍN Y LA LUNA / AILÍN ON THE MOON
Directed by Claudia Ruiz, Argentina. Animation, 2018, 5 min.
El amor de una madre y una hija forman una órbita de alegrías y desafíos.
A mother and daughter’s love is orbited by joys and challenges.
11:40
Directed by Claudia Ruiz, Argentina, 2018. Live Action, 12 min.
Cuando Damián recibe un reloj como regalo de cumpleaños, él y su hermanito Matías no pueden dejar de verlo, ansiosos de que sean las 11:40.
When Damián gets a watch for his birthday, he and his little brother Matias can’t stop checking it, anxiously waiting for 11:40 to arrive.
MI HERMANO LUCA / MY BROTHER LUCA
Directed by Carlos Algara & Catalina Serna, Mexico. Animation, 2019, 9 min.
Cuando una niña con mucha imaginación descubre que su hermano tiene super-poderes empieza a asegurarse que todos lo vean como ella.
When an imaginative little girl discovers that her brother might have superpowers, she sets out on a quest to make sure everyone else sees him as she does.
3PIES / 3FEET
Directed by Giselle Geney, Colombia, 2018. Live Action, 14 min.
Conoce a Gonzalo, un niño colombiano de 10 años, que tiene la misión de dominar el balón desde su casa hasta la escuela, y llegar con su uniforme y zapatos limpios.
Meet Gonzalo, a 10 year old boy, whose mission is to try his very best to keep things clean and stay in the game.
LECCIONES DEL MAR / LESSONS LEARNT BY THE SEA
Directed by Néstor Kim Enríquez, Cuba. Documentary, 2018, 5 min.
Eleven-year-old Alejandro surfs off the coast of Havana every afternoon, learning lessons of resilience from the ultimate teacher, the sea.
Alejandro, un niño cubano de 11 años, surfea en la costa de La Habana todas las tardes, aprediendo lecciones sobre resiliencia del mejor maestro, el mar.
DUERMEVELA / DOZE
Directed by Alfonso Acosta, Colombia. Live Action, 2019, 7 min.
Crecer nunca es fácil, especialmente para Daniel, quien a veces debe hacerlo solo —hasta que llega apoyo de forma inesperada.
Growing up is never easy, especially since Daniel must navigate some of it alone—until support turns up in an unexpected form.
EL TAMAÑO DE LAS COSAS / THE SIZE OF THINGS
Directed by Carlos Felipe Montoya, Colombia. Live Action, 2019, 12 min.
Diego y su papá viven una vida simple en el bosque. Cuando Diego encuentra algo inesperado, su magnitud aumenta su curiosidad.
Diego and his dad live a life of simple means in the forest. When Diego comes across an unexpected find, its magnitude grows curiouser and curiouser.
NOTE: If you haven't done so already, you’ll need to do a one-time registration with Eventive, our film streaming partner. Since WFF films are free, there is no payment required (donations requested). Registration is simply your name, email and password. If you receive an error message about your email validity, ignore it and click the 'Continue' button, it will take you to a new registration page. Additional Eventive tech help: https://watch.eventive.org/help
- Year2020
- Runtime70 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- RatingAges 8+
- NoteSubtitled in English
Parents & Teachers: Film Study Guide Available Here.
Opening Short Film:
FARMWORKERS ARE PARENTS TOO / LOS CAMPESINOS TAMBIÉN SON PADRES
Directed by Maribel Martinez, Watsonville. Documentary, 2 min.
Un tributo a los trabajadores esenciales del campo. A tribute to our essential farmworkers.
¡Qué Vivan Los Niños! Short Films Lineup:
Estas maravillosas historias en español, con subtítulos en inglés, presentan las perspectivas de los niños y dicen mucho en cualquier idioma.
These brilliant Spanish-language tales, with English subtitles, feature a range of kids’ perspectives, and speak volumes in any tongue.
(67 mins. All films in Spanish with English subtitles.)
AILÍN Y LA LUNA / AILÍN ON THE MOON
Directed by Claudia Ruiz, Argentina. Animation, 2018, 5 min.
El amor de una madre y una hija forman una órbita de alegrías y desafíos.
A mother and daughter’s love is orbited by joys and challenges.
11:40
Directed by Claudia Ruiz, Argentina, 2018. Live Action, 12 min.
Cuando Damián recibe un reloj como regalo de cumpleaños, él y su hermanito Matías no pueden dejar de verlo, ansiosos de que sean las 11:40.
When Damián gets a watch for his birthday, he and his little brother Matias can’t stop checking it, anxiously waiting for 11:40 to arrive.
MI HERMANO LUCA / MY BROTHER LUCA
Directed by Carlos Algara & Catalina Serna, Mexico. Animation, 2019, 9 min.
Cuando una niña con mucha imaginación descubre que su hermano tiene super-poderes empieza a asegurarse que todos lo vean como ella.
When an imaginative little girl discovers that her brother might have superpowers, she sets out on a quest to make sure everyone else sees him as she does.
3PIES / 3FEET
Directed by Giselle Geney, Colombia, 2018. Live Action, 14 min.
Conoce a Gonzalo, un niño colombiano de 10 años, que tiene la misión de dominar el balón desde su casa hasta la escuela, y llegar con su uniforme y zapatos limpios.
Meet Gonzalo, a 10 year old boy, whose mission is to try his very best to keep things clean and stay in the game.
LECCIONES DEL MAR / LESSONS LEARNT BY THE SEA
Directed by Néstor Kim Enríquez, Cuba. Documentary, 2018, 5 min.
Eleven-year-old Alejandro surfs off the coast of Havana every afternoon, learning lessons of resilience from the ultimate teacher, the sea.
Alejandro, un niño cubano de 11 años, surfea en la costa de La Habana todas las tardes, aprediendo lecciones sobre resiliencia del mejor maestro, el mar.
DUERMEVELA / DOZE
Directed by Alfonso Acosta, Colombia. Live Action, 2019, 7 min.
Crecer nunca es fácil, especialmente para Daniel, quien a veces debe hacerlo solo —hasta que llega apoyo de forma inesperada.
Growing up is never easy, especially since Daniel must navigate some of it alone—until support turns up in an unexpected form.
EL TAMAÑO DE LAS COSAS / THE SIZE OF THINGS
Directed by Carlos Felipe Montoya, Colombia. Live Action, 2019, 12 min.
Diego y su papá viven una vida simple en el bosque. Cuando Diego encuentra algo inesperado, su magnitud aumenta su curiosidad.
Diego and his dad live a life of simple means in the forest. When Diego comes across an unexpected find, its magnitude grows curiouser and curiouser.
NOTE: If you haven't done so already, you’ll need to do a one-time registration with Eventive, our film streaming partner. Since WFF films are free, there is no payment required (donations requested). Registration is simply your name, email and password. If you receive an error message about your email validity, ignore it and click the 'Continue' button, it will take you to a new registration page. Additional Eventive tech help: https://watch.eventive.org/help
- Year2020
- Runtime70 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- RatingAges 8+
- NoteSubtitled in English