Little Explorers of Nature
A selection of 9 short films curated by the CULMEA Festival: FILM AND ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
IN THE MORNING / ÉPREUVES DU MATIN, France, 2022, directed by Masa Avramovic, 3 min.
Here is a little girl who is more awake than the morning itself, offering us a tender and emotional portrait of a sunny friendship.
THE TIDE / MAREEA, Switzerland, 2022, directed by Giulia Martinelli, 5 min
A family of moon guardians lives on a tiny island, taking care of the ebb and flow of the tide as well as their daily life’s ups and downs. The film describes the delicate balance between the characters and the environment in which they live.
FOLLOW MY STEPS / SUIS MES PAS, France, 2022, directed by Nils Balleydier, 4 min
Seven-year-old Chloé copies her older brother, Théo, as he practices tai chi in a snow-covered field. They are accompanied by a flock of starlings.
MISHOU, Germany, Bulgaria, 2020, directed by Milen Vitanov, 8 min
Everywhere you look, nothing but snow, ice, and utter silence. That is, until a helicopter full of noisy tourists lands. A quick round of selfies, and then they leave, leaving behind a pile of garbage and a small dog who is soon adopted by four arctic rabbits.
SHHHH!, Russia, 2023, directed by Nina Bisyarina, 7 min
The forest bear couldn’t fall asleep due to skiers and car noise. When sleep finally came, the bear ended up in a spot in an amusement park. To avoid waking it from hibernation, people decide to guard the bear’s sleep all winter.
SOMETHING / SOME THING, Germany, 2015, directed by Elena Walf, 7 min
Oil, gold, and fire are the treasures within the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain, it’s impossible to compare with these riches. Yet it holds something else – small, strange, and seemingly useless.
ON THE ICE / SOUS LA GLACE, France, 2019, directed by Ismail Berrahma, Milan Baulard, Hugo Potin, Flore Dupont, Laurie Estampes, Quentin Nory, 7 min
As the season changes, a lake begins to freeze over. A heron tries to catch fish from the water and faces all kinds of obstacles.
A LYNX IN THE CITY / UN LYNX DANS LA VILLE, France, 2019, directed by Nina Bisyarina, 7 min
A curious lynx leaves the forest, drawn by the lights of a nearby city. It has a wonderful time there until it falls asleep in the middle of a parking lot. Early in the morning, locals are amazed to find this strange animal covered in snow.
THE BLACK HEN / LA POULE NOIRE, France, 2022, directed by Marion Clauzel, 13 min
During the summer vacation, four-year-old Auguste misses his mother and turns his attention to a black hen. Every morning, he goes to the hen as early as possible to be the first to pick up the egg. But one day, the nest is empty...
