Films for children age 3 - Films for children age 7 - Films for children age 12

Chang : A Drama of the Wilderness

From age 8

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack / USA / 1927 / Documentary / 1h10’ / 35mm / Silent

Kru and his family live in the jungle of Northern Siam. Their quiet life is disrupted by leopards and tigers attacking their stock and a baby chang (the Siamese word for elephant) who gets caught in a trap. A unique account of life in the jungle in the 1920s, by the makers of King Kong.

Contact: Les Films du Paradoxe

At the Olympic Cinema in Le Mont-Dore

Saturday 14 June, 2:30pm

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Thursday 19 June, 2pm

Serko

From age 8

Joël Farges / France / 2006 / Fiction / 1h40’ / 35mm / In French

In 1889, Dimitri leaves his garrison in the East of the Russian Empire, by the Amour River, on his small grey horse Serko. After extraordinary adventures, they arrive in St Petersburg, at the Tsar’s court. Covering over 5,500 miles in less than 200 days, this young horseman and his mount have achieved the most amazing equestrian feat of all times. An outstanding adventure!

Contact: Gébéka Films

At the Olympic Cinema in Le Mont-Dore

Sunday 15 June, 6:30pm

At the Roxy Cinema in La Bourboule

Thursday 19 June, 11am

Rabbit-Proof Fence

From age 9

Phillip Noyce / Australia / 2001 / Fiction / 1h34’ / 35mm / Original version with French subtitles

A poignant film based on the true story of three Aboriginal girls who in 1931 were separated from their mothers in Jigalong, Western Australia, sent to the Moore River settlement 2000 kms away to be trained as domestic servants, and then escaped, fleeing across harsh, desert landscape with the rabbit-proof fence as their only guide, to return home.

Contact: Bac Films

At the Olympic Cinema in Le Mont-Dore

Monday 16 June, 8:30pm

Thursday 19 June, 10:30pm

A tribute to Laurent Chevallier

A lover of Africa, documentary filmmaker Laurent Chevallier chose Guinea as the setting for most of his films. From Djembefola to African Experience and The Black Child (L’Enfant noir) and its sequel Journey to the Land of the Whiteskins (Voyage au pays des peaux blanches), the festival would like to pay homage to the work of a filmmaker whose cinematic travel journals have helped different cultures meet.

Laurent Chevallier will be present during the festival weekend (June 14 and 15)

Special screenings:

An evening with Laurent Chevallier at the Casino in La Bourboule, Saturday 14 June, starts 6pm with the screening of Journey to the Land of the Whiteskins (Voyage au pays des peaux blanches) and African Experience.

A Q&A session with Laurent Chevallier, Sunday 15 June, 2:30pm at the Casino in La Bourboule.

A musical evening at the Casino in La Bourboule, Wednesday 18 June, starts 6pm with the screening of Djembefola and Return to Gorée (Retour à Gorée), followed by a performance of the Marode/Gherbi Jazz Trio.

The Black Child (L’Enfant noir)

From age 10

Laurent Chevallier / France / 1995 / Fiction / 1h32’ / 35mm / Original version with French subtitles

In Kouroussa, his home village, Baba lives a peaceful life with his father Madou, his sweet mother Kouda, and his group of friends. But Baba is old enough to leave for the capital to study. He travels through Guinea to join his uncle Moussa in Conakry, where he must adjust to a new, "modern" life. A beautiful adaptation of the novel of the same name by Camara Laye.

Contact: Les Films du Paradoxe

At the Roxy Cinema in La Bourboule

Saturday 14 June, 11am

Monday 16 June, 4pm

Journey to the Land of the Whiteskins (Voyage au pays des peaux blanches)

From age 10

Laurent Chevallier / France / 2003 / Documentary / 1h35’ / Beta SP / Original version with French subtitles

In 1994, Guinean teenager Baba was the main character in Laurent Chevallier’s The Black Child. Ten years later, he works as an apprentice in a garage and he is invited to France to promote the film in schools as part of the “Collège au Cinéma” scheme. Laurent Chevallier filmed Baba’s journey through France as he met young people who have just a vague idea of what Africa is…

Contact: POM Films

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Saturday 14 June, 6pm, in the presence of Laurent Chevallier

In the video room of the Casino in La Bourboule

Tuesday 17 June, 5pm

Djembefola

From age 10

Laurent Chevallier / France / 1991 / Documentary / 1h07’ / 35mm / In French

Mamady Keïta, one of the best djembe players in Guinea, leaves Conakry, the capital, to return to his home village Balandugu. An intriguing personal musical journey across Guinea.

Contact: Les Films d’Ici

At the Roxy Cinema in La Bourboule

Sunday 15 June, 11am, in the presence of Laurent Chevallier

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

A musical evening, Wednesday 18 June, 6pm

African Expérience

From age 12

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Laurent Chevallier / France / 2008 / Documentary / 1h34 / Beta SP / In French

In his latest film, Laurent Chevallier follows African music band Fölifö during their artist residency at the jazz school in Marciac, France, and then the young students from Marciac as they travel to Guinea to meet with the band. This musical exchange turns out to be an unforgettable experience for the young people and becomes an initiatory journey for both groups, one discovering a continent, the other exploring the African roots of jazz music.

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Saturday 14 June, 8:30pm in the presence of Laurent Chevallier