Kids and Teens | TEENS. 13-16 Y.O.
Kyiv Cultural Cluster

04.10 | 12:00

Lira cinema

05.10 | 12:30

cinemas: Leipzig, Florentsia, Start, imeni T.H.Shevchenka

12+

This program is designed to help teenagers see themselves on screen. At this age, feeling understood is incredibly important. The selection touches on themes familiar to every teen: self-doubt, complicated family relationships, the search for one’s voice, staying true to dreams, and finding ways to express oneself. Through visually rich and emotionally resonant works, viewers are invited to reflect on both personal and global issues.

Curated by Anna Ignatova

Running time 70 min.

  • A Small Garden by the Window
    Jonghoon Lee

    South Korea | 04:35 | 2024

    Early Morning. Architect picks ripe cherry tomatoes from a small garden by the window to pack a lunchbox for work. Eco-energy flows from the tomato vines. This eco-energy, born from small acts of environmental stewardship, accompanies the architect as they head out to the frontlines of the climate crisis once again.

  • Balconada
    Iva Tokmakchieva

    Bulgaria, France | 08:06 | 2025

    A hot summer day brings several neighbours out on their balconies. As a welcome downpour wakes everyone from their torpor, one of them finds a way to reconnect them all to each other and to the present moment.

  • WELL COME TO THE BEACH
    Pia Mingyue Sun

    Germany | 06:20 | 2024

    The story takes place on a beautiful resort beach, where people are enjoying their free time. Not far from the crowd, a small sea turtle has just hatched from its egg, ready to make its way to the ocean. But the path to the water is full of obstacles. Unaware of the danger, the baby turtle is being watched by three hungry seagulls, waiting for the right moment to strike. Will it survive the journey and reach the ocean?

  • Manta Dreams
    Jasmine Lin

    Australia | 03:39 | 2024

    A woman had a childhood dream to explore the world. Now she has grown up to be an overworked waitress living in a small apartment.

    But when she comes home from work, she acts out this dream using her imagination — alongside her childhood manta ray plush.

  • The Graveyard Shift
    Sam Smith

    United Kingdom | 03:32 | 2024

    After a demon arrives at her workplace, a tired retail worker expects to find help within the Department of Paranormal Activity, only to be thrown into a bureaucratic maze instead.

  • Children of the bird
    Júlia Tudisco

    Hungary | 11:25 | 2024

    A fictional mythological story about the birth and death of our planet. The film depicts the events happening on Earth through the eyes of two naive divine children. One of them is a slightly wild, enthusiastic girl who carries the power of creation, while the other is a kind, gentle, anxious little boy with the ability of destruction.

  • LOOK, said the dog
    Matis INSERRA

    France | 03:21 | 2025

    *Look, said the dog* follows an ordinary family whose communication has become obsolete. Each creates a bubble where their problems intensify, forgetting what truly matters and what surrounds them.

  • Missing Words
    Amin Touati

    France | 02:21 | 2024

    Slowly drifting apart, parents and children struggle to communicate.

  • Mind Your Body
    Anna Rybecká

    Czech Republic | 08:35 | 2025

    Addiction is a terrible thing, especially when it causes the heroine to lose her mind.

  • Acrobats
    Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Shali Reddy

    France | 07:35 | 2024

    A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.

  • Within
    Olga Šarovská

    Czech Republic | 02:20 | 2024

    A movie about personal experience with body dysmorphia. This seemingly invisible disorder can wreck one's world, but isn't impossible to defeat and sometimes it helps to find a new point of view. Our cells dance the perfect dance of life and together they create the whole, each one of us.

  • Unliked
    Pablo Jiménez

    Spain | 07:15 | 2025

    Marcos, an insecure teenager, faces a monster that arises from the bullying he endures. To survive, he must uncover the hidden strength within himself and confront what torments him.