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Kids DOK 2020
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The Visitor
Alexandra Schatz
When a paper plane flutters into Elise’s home one day, she gets an unexpected visit from Emil. Now everything is different. And actually much nicer.
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The Visitor

Der Besuch
Alexandra Schatz
Kids DOK 2020
Animated Film
Germany
2019
4 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
None

Elise is a timid woman. She’s even afraid of trees. When one day a paper plane sails through her window, she’s so agitated that she hardly sleeps a wink that night. The next morning Emil, a boy in a baseball cap, knocks on her door. He’s looking for his plane and also needs to go to the loo. Suddenly Elise’s life changes in a wonderful way.

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Director
Alexandra Schatz
Cinematographer
Wolfram Späth
Producer
Alexandra Schatz
Score
Tobias Becker
Animation
Sonja Schneider
Narrator
Sibylle Brunner
Kids DOK 2020
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The Little Bird and the Bees
Lena von Döhren
What’s this? The little bird wonders about its buzzing neighbour and stumbles after the bee across the meadows. But watch out, the fox is already lurking behind a tree!
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The Little Bird and the Bees

Der kleine Vogel und die Bienen
Lena von Döhren
Kids DOK 2020
Animated Film
Switzerland
2020
4 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

It’s spring and the little bird discovers the first leaves on his tree. Already the buds open and the bee comes buzzing. Curious, the little bird stumbles after it and almost overlooks the fox who is growling hungrily again. After the farting caterpillar last year, the bird can now be happy about a new companion.

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Director
Lena von Döhren
Script
Lena von Döhren
Editor
Fee Liechti
Producer
Gerd Gockell
Co-Producer
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Score
Martin Waespe
Animation
Lena von Döhren
World Sales
Georg Gruber
Kids DOK 2022
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The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World
Damaris Zielke
When her boring grandma takes a nap, Greta comes up with the idea of playing funeral. When grandma wakes up, they realise: For good memories, one must create beautiful moments.
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The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World

Die allerlangweiligste Oma auf der ganzen Welt
Damaris Zielke
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Germany
2022
7 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Phew, it’s so boring. Nothing is allowed at grandma’s! No touching anything, no painting on anything, always being quiet. But when grandma is taking her nap, Greta comes up with the idea of playing funeral with her. The stuffed animals mourn around the sofa grave, Greta gives a speech in a trembling voice. That’s when grandma wakes up and they both realise: For good memories, one must create beautiful moments together.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Damaris Zielke
Cinematographer
Michael Throne
Editor
Damaris Zielke
Producer
Jiayan Chen
Sound
Max Hartstang, Marieke Czogalla
Sound Design
Marieke Czogalla
Score
Hannes Binder
Animation
Damaris Zielke, Lukas von Berg, Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Patrik Knittel, Sarah Schulz , Tanja Gruber, Laura Staab
Kids DOK 2023
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The Daughter of the Shaolin Master
Therese Koppe
Mariella lives in Berlin with her family. Her father runs the Shaolin kung fu school there and prepares her and her sisters for the next tournament. Excitement runs high.
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The Daughter of the Shaolin Master

Die Tochter des Shaolin-Meisters
Therese Koppe
Kids DOK 2023
Documentary Film
Germany
2023
24 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
None

Mariella lives in Berlin with her family of seven. Her father was trained in kung fu martial arts at the Chinese Shaolin monastery. Today he runs the Berlin-Schöneberg kung fu school and prepares her and her sisters for the next tournament. This has been part of Mariella’s life for many years. But the nervousness before each competition never really gets better.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Therese Koppe
Cinematographer
Julia Geiß
Editor
Evelyn Rack
Producer
Heike Kunze
Sound
Birte Gerstenkorn
Kids DOK 2022
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The Boy and the Elephant
Sonia Gerbeaud
The teacher introduces the new classmate. Yikes, the boy has an elephant’s head! Even though everyone is whispering, one kid begins to play with him. They discover things they have in common.
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The Boy and the Elephant

Le garçon et l’éléphant
Sonia Gerbeaud
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
France
2022
7 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
English, German (Overvoice)

The teacher introduces the new classmate. Nobody pays attention. But yikes, the boy has an elephant’s head! The whispering starts immediately, pictures are scribbled, nobody wants to sit next to the new kid. Only one of the pupils seems fascinated by the elephant boy. They play together in the schoolyard and discover things they have in common. Will the others’ mockery separate them again?

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Sonia Gerbeaud
Editor
Nikita Fraysse
Producer
Luc Camilli
Sound
Manu Vidal
Score
Manu Vidal
Animation
Tom Chertier, Jon Boutin
Kids DOK 2021
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The Girl Who Stood Still
Joana Toste
One minute holding her mother’s hand … and the next minute alone! The girl does not budge from the street crossing. Everyone has to help, even the Prime Minister himself.
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The Girl Who Stood Still

A menina parada
Joana Toste
Kids DOK 2021
Animated Film
Portugal
2021
9 minutes
Portuguese (Portugal)
Subtitles: 
English

Fast drawn lines fidget, in the middle a girl on a bustling street crossing, just now holding her mother’s hand … and suddenly alone! But what did Mama say: If we lose each other, stay exactly where you are. It’s just that the car drivers are not amused at all. Now everyone has to help, even the Prime Minister himself.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Joana Toste
Script
Sara Monteiro
Editor
Vanessa Namora Caeiro
Producer
Nuno Beato, Diogo Carvalho
Sound
Daniel Camalhão
Score
João Lucas
Animation
Joana Toste
World Sales
Joaquim Pinheiro
Kids DOK 2023
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The Hedgehog
Daniela Hýbnerová
The sister draws a swimming hedgehog. Does this work in real life? Worth a try, the brother thinks, throws a hedgehog into the pool … and gets a wet surprise.
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The Hedgehog

Ježek
Daniela Hýbnerová
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Czech Republic
2023
2 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Two siblings are sitting peacefully at a table and drawing. There is a swimming hedgehog in the sister’s picture. The brother wonders whether this would work in real life. He goes into the garden, grabs a hedgehog and throws him into the pool to test this. Not funny at all, thinks the hedgehog. But before he scurries back to his pile of leaves, he comes up with a wet surprise …

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Daniela Hýbnerová
Cinematographer
Daniela Hýbnerová
Editor
Daniela Hýbnerová
Producer
Daniela Hýbnerová
Sound
Ondřej Vomočil
Score
Ondřej Vomočil
Animation
Daniela Hýbnerová
Kids DOK 2022
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The Queen of the Foxes
Marina Rosset
The queen of the foxes is sad. To cheer her up, the other foxes look for discarded human love letters. But there’s nothing about beautiful red fur in them …
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The Queen of the Foxes

La reine des renards
Marina Rosset
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2022
9 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
German (Overvoice), English

The foxes of the pack roam through the city every night to cheer up their sad queen. They search the people’s rubbish for unsent love letters. But those ignoramuses write nothing rapturous about furry ears and bushy red coats! The queen stays sad and the foxes must think of something else.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Marina Rosset
Cinematographer
Marina Rosset
Editor
Marina Rosset
Producer
Marina Rosset
Sound
Peter Bräker
Score
Rahel Zimmermann
Animation
Marina Rosset
World Sales
Stine Wangler
Kids DOK 2022
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The Smortlybacks Come Back!
Ted Sieger
In search of fresh water, the Smortlybacks reach the shore of a vast sea. A mysterious creature and their magic fish help them cross the ocean.
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The Smortlybacks Come Back!

The Smortlybacks Come Back!
Ted Sieger
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Switzerland
2022
8 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The Smortlybacks are peaceful, fantastic-looking creatures, riding through the desert with the leader of their pack: no water, no shrub, no tree in sight! They are all desperate because their water supplies are running out. After a while they reach the shore of a vast sea. A mysterious creature and their magic fish help them cross the ocean.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Ted Sieger
Cinematographer
Wouter Dierickx
Editor
Joder von Rotz
Producer
Josef Burri
Co-Producer
Gerd Gockell
Sound
Thomas Gassmann
Score
Christoph Utzinger
Animation
Marina Rosset, Joder von Rotz, Wouter Dierickx
World Sales
Georg Gruber
Kids DOK 2021
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The Summer Before Seventh Grade
Kristen van Schie
On a hot June day, the two friends Ádel and Berci, both twelve years old, are lying on a meadow. It’s the summer holidays and they talk about everything that crosses their minds.
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The Summer Before Seventh Grade

The Summer Before Seventh Grade
Kristen van Schie
Kids DOK 2021
Documentary Film
South Africa,
Hungary
2020
9 minutes
Hungarian
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

On a hot June day, the two friends Ádel and Berci are lying on a meadow, looking at the clouds. It’s the summer holidays and they are talking about everything that crosses their minds. Berci has a lot of imagination and is looking forward to the next school year. Ádel, on the other hand, is more anxious and worries. The clouds drift past, as fleeting as the summer.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Kristen van Schie
Cinematographer
Kristen van Schie
Editor
Kristen van Schie
Producer
DocNomads
Sound
Kristen van Schie, Eduardo Saraiva
Kids DOK 2021
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The Voice Break Choir
Ina Holmqvist, Martina Carlstedt
Boys who from earliest childhood have sung in a choir have now entered puberty. In the “Voice Break Choir” they wait until their changed voices can be relied on again.
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The Voice Break Choir

Målbrottskören
Ina Holmqvist, Martina Carlstedt
Kids DOK 2021
Documentary Film
Sweden
2021
28 minutes
Swedish
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

Boys who from earliest childhood have sung in a choir have now entered puberty. They have to wait in the “Voice Break Choir” until their voices can be relied on again – in order to continue singing with the men. In interviews and impromptu songs, they describe personal changes and searches for identity. A film about the threshold between being a boy and becoming a man.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Ina Holmqvist, Martina Carlstedt
Cinematographer
Martina Carlstedt, Ina Holmqvist
Editor
Matti Kentrschynskyj, Ina Holmqvist, Martina Carlstedt
Producer
Martina Carlstedt, Ina Holmqvist
Score
Ted Krotkiewski, Per Egland
Kids DOK 2021
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Tò he
Tobbi Vu
To comfort his little sister, her brother gives her “tò he” every day, a traditional toy made of sticky rice powder. A colourful and imaginative story from Vietnam.
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Tò he

Tò he
Tobbi Vu
Kids DOK 2021
Animated Film
United Arab Emirates
2021
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

Two siblings, a boy and a girl, play together. They say goodbye to their father who has to go to war. To comfort his sister, the big brother gives her “tò he” every day, a traditional toy made of sticky rice powder. Until one day their father returns. A colourful and imaginative animated story from Vietnam.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Tobbi Vu
Script
Tobbi Vu
Producer
Tobbi Vu
Score
Robin Pham
Animation
Tobbi Vu