The Breadwinner
Parvana is an 11 year old girl living with her family in Taliban-controlled Kabul, where women are forbidden from going outside without a male relative. When her father is unjustly thrown in jail, Parvana decides to disguise herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Premiering to critical acclaim at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards, The Breadwinner is an arresting and inspiring tale of how one headstrong young girl’s bravery changes the fate of her family forever.
YFA Presents Social Cinema
Our moving image heritage can be like looking into a mirror from the past, what we see reflected back at us can shine a light on the cracks in our contemporary world.
This programme of short films produced by the Yorkshire and North East Film Archives explores the history of pressing social and political issues including gender equality, homelessness and poverty, isolation and climate justice. A rollercoaster of emotions, this screening is sometimes sad but full of hope to; asking us questions about ourselves, our communities, our society and what we can learn from the past.
YFA Presents Nature Matters
Nature Matters is an eye-opening collection of shorts handpicked from the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive; each introduced by a member of the archive team to explore different aspects of our changing climate.
With over 70,000 items in the collection, including film reels, video tapes and digital material, this Nature Matters screening will open up important conversation about the natural world around us and showcase how the National Lottery Heritage Funded archive project intends to make their extraordinary collection accessible for everyone.
YFA presents Animal Animations by Shelia Graber
A colourful and lively screening of short animations from self-taught South Shields animator Sheila Graber. From pastel to pixel, Sheila has produced over 100 films from her home-based studio, covering a wide range of subjects, from art to cats and forest floors to sea beds in this beautiful series of nature-themed shorts.
Produced by the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, Animal Animations is part of a collection of over 70,000 items of original film, video tape, and digital material which the archive carefully preserves in order to make these extraordinary collection accessible for everyone.
The Secret of Kells
An animated exploration of the story behind The Book of Kells, a ninth century manuscript and one of Ireland’s most precious artefacts, The Secret of Kells is a fast-paced race against time to finish the book before the Vikings invade…
Sent to work in the monastery, it’s not long before curious young Brendan becomes embroiled in an epic adventure that sees him fighting demons, escaping Viking raiders and saving the Book of Kells from being lost to legend.
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, The Secret of Kells is a must see for all you studio Ghibli fans out there!
Cinemini on Tour Still Image and Movement
Film was the first medium in history that could record and recreate movement. At the heart of the filmic process there's not only movement but the interaction between movement and stillness. This opens up endless possibilities: Time runs backwards, household objects come to life and century old paintings can be explored in a totally new way.
Screening film programs at international film festivals to give children from different countries a suitable framework to discover the diversity of European films in a playful way, Cinemini on Tour's programs consist of European short and animated films from a wide variety of years.
Cinemini on Tour Frame the World
When a film shows us the world, it does so through a rectangular frame. Even though cinema screens are massive, there’s almost always something else happening just out of shot…
Using film as a way of seeing things from a different perspective, Cinemini on Tour are here to show us how hard it is to keep track of everything happening in a public square, how one camera can capture an entire community and that a little detail in the landscape can hide a wonderful secret.
Cinemini on Tour Splash of Color
Cinema for the Little Ones! In a Splash of Color, colour takes the leading role! Embark on an exciting journey through animation and experimental film, that will even take you way back to the earliest days of film, and discover the different aesthetic possibilities and effects of colour with five unique short films.
Screening film programs at international film festivals and to give children from different countries a suitable framework to discover the diversity of European films in a playful way, Cinemini on Tour's programs consist of European short and animated films from a wide variety of years.
Cinemini on Tour Twist & Turn!
Cinema for the Little Ones! In Twist & Turn! everything is moving and nothing stands still. Marbles rock and roll in all directions, ink and lines dance in synchrony with the music and a dog makes friends with his own tail.
Together we watch, listen, move and dance to five unique and funny films. You’ll be treated to the art of moving with contemporary films and classics too. One thing is guaranteed, this program will not leave you sitting motionless in your seat!