Festival Program for 13 April

It is the first years of the Republic. A teacher has been appointed to the newly opened school of the village for the first time. The teacher is at the blackboard reading the new Turkish letters, the poem of the republic and the 10th year anthem with his students. When the teacher returns to the blackboard, the students are silent. The teacher and his students look sadly outside at Fatma, who is working with her mother and father in the field with a plough. Fatma goes up the hill and starts to draw a picture, listening to the sound of the school. The teacher and the students, curiousl, go up the hill to Fatma. They look at Fatma’s drawing and are mesmerised. A conversation takes place between the teacher and Fatma. Fatma walks step by step down the hill towards the school.

The Garden Angel is a heartwarming short documentary about 79 year old Bonny Fernandez, who for the past 30 years has single-handedly planted and nurtured the gardens of the community she resides in. Bonny still spends a good part of her day, everyday, toiling away in this South Florida heat caring for every corner of the middle-class townhouse community spread over 15 acres of land. She doesn’t get paid a dime for it. She never has.

Zsa Zsa, a young girl, and her dog Boo find a magical place to have a picnic. When the unexpected happens, Zsa Zsa has to go on a quest, and learns some truths about human nature on the way. But is everything what it seems? A film for children of all ages by J.A.B.S Productions.

Sam and Duke are at it again. This time the adventurous duo is off an amazing journey along a river in their tiny boat. Take a ride with Sam and Duke and enjoy the beauty, wonder and perils of their biggest adventure yet.
*This is the third animated short childrens movie installment for "The Adventures of Sam and Duke." Also available in paperback on Amazon.

In this captivating tale, we journey with CELESTE, a girl endowed with the unique gift of viewing life through a lens of joy and optimism. Initially confined within a tower, CELESTE ingeniously shifts the perspective of the DRAGON, its keeper, revealing their shared bondage. This revelation prompts the DRAGON to accompany CELESTE on a thrilling adventure across the realm, inspiring various creatures along their path as they endeavor to return to CELESTE's abode in time for her mother's birthday celebration, honoring her mother's belief that "No one should be alone on their birthday."

The main character, Dr. Leonard Hanswurst, a 30-year-old dentist, reluctant to embrace his family’s Clown heritage, falls in love with his dental hygienist, Samantha Giullare, who gets infected with the Non-Laughing Virus, which is causing the world to stop laughing, how will he find the cure to save Samantha and also the world?

ARE THE CHILDREN REALLY LABORING?
In the shadows of a tree, young Amir, a child laborer, finds himself observing a girl... This narrative explores a brief connection between a child entwined in work and a girl. It delves into the contrasting realms of childhood and adulthood, highlighting their distinct perspectives. The story also serves as an homage to Hafez, the renowned Iranian poet.

A rain droplet scared of having to fall from the sky, will be able to find the courage to face the void and get to know itself.

Talha, a private individual who is reactive to his school because of his speech disability, decides not to go to school that day. While he was hiding in Çöllüoğlu Han, his paths crossed with the armless painter woman, and then with the wheelchair writer - booksellers Abdi. The life lessons he learned from them pave the way for his hidden talents to be revealed. Answering her friends because she stuttered, Talha decides not to go to school that day. While hiding in Çöllüoğlu Inn, he crossed paths with an armless artist woman, and then with Abdi, a wheelchair-bound writer-bookstore. The life lessons he learned from them pave the way for his hidden talents to be revealed.