Grown Up
These five films from five different countries (Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, Peru and Scotland) illustrate how kids can be quite grown-up when confronting problems. The Big Girl is more mature than her mom in dealing with mom's newest boyfriend; in Ayla, the Tsunami Girl, a Dutch girl who has survived a tsunami heals herself by making art; in the Brazilian animation I Swear I Saw It: Iara, a young boy gains a new perspective on greed after he resists temptation; in Chicle, we look at the demands made on a Peruvian boy by his dishonest older brother; and, finally, in a hilarious documentary, Heavy Metal Jr., a group of Scottish kids trying to win a music contest unintentionally replay the best of This Is Spinal Tap. Ages 9+ — J. Morrison
Shorts in Program
Ayla, the Tsunami Girl
(Ayla, het Tsunamimeisje)
2005 The Netherlands 15 Min
Director: Wilma Ligthart
Print Source: Lemming Film
Big Girl
2005 Canada 14 Min
Director: Renuka Jeyapalan
Print Source: Canadian Film Centre
Chicle
2006 US 14 Min
Director: Josh Hyde
Print Source: Lofu Productions
Heavy Metal Jr.
2005 Scotland 24 Min
Director: Chris Waitt
Print Source: Dogtooth Media Limmited
I Swear I Saw It: Iara
(Juro Que Vi: Iara)
2004 Brazil 11 Min
Director: Sergio Glenes
Print Source: Multirio
