nov 10-14 2010 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society

eveRyThIng I knoW I leaRned fRom ChIldRen
Father christMas
doesn’t coMe here
A naïve young girl with low self-esteem wants to be as
beautiful as her mother. She decides to write to Father
Christmas asking for long, straight hair. Her dream is
almost ruined by a cynical man who gives her a dose of
reality, which makes her resort to extremes to achieve
her goal. With the help of her grandmother, she finds
true acceptance and identity.
[dir. bheki Sibiya, South africa, 2009, dVd, 14 mins. in
Zulu with English subtitles]
careFul With that axe
A young boy tries his hand at chopping firewood with
his father’s razor sharp axe. He finds that the axe is
incredibly heavy, so heavy that he balances himself by
resting one bare foot on the chopping block…this could
be trouble.
[dir. Jason Stutter, 2009, new Zealand, 35mm, 2 mins.]
delMer Builds a Machine
A little boy, complete with tool belt, hardhat and even
a lunchbox, spends the day painstakingly constructing
a machine and ends up getting much more than he
bargained for.
[dir. landon Zakheim, 2009, uS, video, 2 mins.]
six dollar FiFty Man
It’s hard to look after yourself in the playground when
you’re different. Set in New Zealand during the 1970(s),
the Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy eight year-old
boy who lives in a make believe superhero world where
his imagination allows him to perform extraordinary
physical feats, to deal with playground bullies. But when
Andy gets in trouble with the headmaster, he realizes
that to save himself & his only friend Mary, he must face
up to the real world.
[dirs. mark albiston and louis Sutherland, 2009, new
Zealand, 35mm, 15 mins]
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