Program F
Back to the programSaturday, February 9, 2008
S. Kedzie Hall on the MSU Campus
Age 8 and Older
12:50 p.m.
67 minutes
Laban the Little Ghost: What if You Made Friends With a Monster?
Subtitles: yes
Animation
Director: Per Åhlin, Alicja Jaworski, Lasse Persson and Karin Nilsson
Country: Sweden
Running Time: 7 min.
Language: Swedish
What if you made friends with a monster? What if your best friend turned out to be a... monster?
Peace
Child Produced: yes
Documentary
Director: Stephen Sotor and Trace Gaynor
Country: USA
Running Time: 18 min.
Language: English
Journey around the world and hear what kids in other countries think about peace. It may not be that different than what you think too.
Pencil Society
Child Produced: yes
Subtitles: yes
Puppet animation
Director: Camera-etc.
Country: Belgium
Running Time: 10 min.
Jack and Mina are living happily in the world of pens and pencils, but when the president dies, elections are organized. The winner, Technomania, introduces a computer in the facÂtory and the individual liberties are progressively suppressed.
Barney the Terrier
Animation
Director: Anny Slater
Country: Australia
Running Time: 2 min.
Language: English
Barney, The White House Scottish Terrier 'talks' with his Secret Service security guard about life in the White House.
Beyond the Hijab
Child Produced: yes
Documentary
Director: Habibah, Ahmad
Country: USA
Running Time: 20 min.
Language: English
Experience 18-year-old Habibah Ahmad, an Afro-American Muslim woman, and her daily struggle against discriminatory labels.
Baluba Runa
Subtitles: yes
Live action
Director: Christian Lo
Country: Norway
Running Time: 17 min.
Language: Swedish
When the Prime Minster of Norway announces his visit to Runa's school, she is convinced she will be elected as Norway's new Prime Minister, but Runa absolutely does not want to become the new Prime Minister. Can Runa stop her worst fear from becoming a complete nightmare?
