- Wednesday, January 31st at 2pm
- From 5 years old
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$2 / $1 / Free for IFC students
- French with English subtitles
[LIRE EN FRANÇAIS]
Discover two shorts about audacious young girls, ready to brave dangers and embark on adventures!
⦿ Mussels and frieds by Nicolas Hu – 2021 – 26 minutes
Noée, a 9-year-old girl, just joined her mother on the island of Bénac’h in Brittany. She discovers that all of the kids here have known each other forever and that they all know how to sail. And Noée wants to try! But her mother doesn’t have the means to sign her up for sailing class.
⦿ Funny Birds, by Charlie Belin – 2021 – 34 minutes
Ellie is entering secondary school in Saumur. Shy and fascinated by nature, she spends her time with books, especially ones on ornithology. Ellie draws the attention of Anna, the school’s librarian, a mysterious woman with whom she forms a mysterious bond. The day when Ellie must absolutely return a book to Anna, she finds the school library closed. Ellie decides to take it back to Anna’s home, a few miles from school, on an island on the Loire River. An island full of birds.
