199 Little Heroes: Jesus from Mexico

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¡Viva los Niños!
CAFILM STREAMING ROOM Fri, Oct 9, 2020 - Sun, Oct 18, 2020
MVFF’s ¡Viva el Cine! initiative continues its annual celebration of Spanish-language and Latin American films and stories with this festive collection of shorts for families and younger viewers. These kid-centric animated, narrative, and documentary films are a visual feast for both Spanish and English speakers alike. Spelliasmous (Ben Garfield, Cuba/UK 2018, 3 min) takes to the streets of Cuba, where the magic of Harry Potter is alive and well for three wand-wielding friends. In the animated Ailín on the Moon (Claudia Ruiz, Argentina 2018, 5 min), a mother’s patience is tested by her young daughter. For two brothers, a birthday gift of a new watch leads to an anxious countdown to a special moment in time in 11:40 (Claudia Ruiz, Argentina 2018, 12 min). In the mountains of Colombia, an aspiring young bike racer goes to great lengths to cheer on his cycling idol in Champiñon (Luber Yesid Zuñiga Ordoñez, Colombia 2017, 8 min). With animated silhouettes agai
Film Info
Country:Germany
Mexico
Year:2018
Director:Lina Luzyte
Cinematographer:Justyna Feicht
Editor:Lina Luzyte

Description

In this episode from an international documentary series following children around the world on their way from home to school, 11-year-old Jesus and his little sister make the journey by boat through the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco in Mexico City.

Additional Information

Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Lina Luzyte studied Psychology at Vilnius University, and Film and TV Directing at Lithuanian Music and Theatre academy (MA). Her filmography includes: Not Without Us (2016), which won the Children’s Jury Prize Documentary Feature Film at Chicago International Children’s Film Festival; Together for Ever (2016), which premiered in Karlovy Vary, special mention in LET’S CEE Film Festival in Vienna; and IGRUSHKI (2012), which premiered in the Krakow Film Festival, and won the Grand Prix at CineDoc-Tbilisi.