Schools Section

The Provincial Committee of Milan supports the initiative Each year the films suggested for schools come from the various sections of the Festival, identifying the ones that are suitable for a very young public not only in the subjects they deal with but also in the originality of the narrative constructions and the points of view of others. We aim to promote a cinema that talks about countries far and near in
a non-stereotyped way, which stimulates curiosity, inventiveness and innovation, from seeing the films,
not only as viewers but also sharing in the stories told. It is a cinema that opens up new ways of looking
at the world and ourselves, creating relationships of analogies and co-existence with the protagonists
of these stories, beyond divergences and differences. It is a cinema that arouses the pleasure of sharing
emotions, feelings, experiences and reflections. This is what the Schools Section of the festival is all about. Pupils, teachers, directors, guests and operators of the events start a dialogue around the topics and experiences arising from the films shown. If we wanted to find a common theme running through the selection of this year’s films, we could say that once again it is that of possible change. The stories that we have chosen tell of the possibility of overcoming prejudices, discriminating cultural habits (the short films Quand ils dorment, The Long Way Down, Bobby), the impositions of multinational corporations (the documentary It’s a Beautiful Day), blocks of fantasy (another short film, Loot), family conflicts (The Orange Suit) and conditions of anonymity and marginalization (7 cajas). Change leads to a redemption, a regained harmony between the self and others, a renewed bond of understanding and friendship and, in the case of the South African short film Loot, a competition in inventiveness as well (what is the loot that two mimes carry off in a prestigious bank without a single blow?) whilst the happy community in the Indonesian village of Padarincang on the documentary It’s
a Beautiful Day invites us not to give up in the fight against the privatization of water. They succeeded
and preserve the memory of it in a precious long canvas embroidered by hand. The job of recounting
the tale of the feat is given to a funny child who also gets a lot of fun out of it. What better way could
there be of passing on knowledge and consolidating rights and the community?

Manuela Pursumal

PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 7TH MAY
FOR YEAR 5 OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND YEAR 1 OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS

From the section “Films That Feed”:
It’s A Beautiful Day
by Tonny Trimarsanto, Indonesia, 201i, 23’
o.v. in Indonesian with Italian subtitles

From the Best African Short Film Competition:
Quand ils dorment
by Maryam Touzani, Morocco, 2012, 18’
o.v. in Arabic with Italian subtitles

The Long Way Down
by Yasser Howaidy, Egypt/United Arab Emirates, 2012, 12’
o.v. in English with Italian subtitles

Bobby
by Mehdi M. Bersaoui, Tunisia/Italy, 2013, 18’
o.v. in Arabic with Italian subtitles

Loot
by Greg Rom, South Africa, 2012, 11’
o.v. in English with subtitles in Italian

WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY
FOR YEARS 2 AND 3 OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS

From the section “Films That Feed”:
The Orange Suit
by Dariush Mehrjui, Iran, 2102, 107’
o.v. in Farsi with Italian subtitles

THURSDAY 9TH MAY
FOR ALL YEARS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

From the “Windows On The World” Feature Film Competition:
7 cajas
by Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori, Paraguay, 2012, 105’
o.v. in Spanish and Guaraní with Italian subtitles

Cinema: Auditorium San Fedele, Via Hoepli 3/B, Milan
Time: from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. circa
Ticket: € 4.00
Directors and guests of the event will be present