Binta is a 7 year old girl who lives in a small charming village on the Casamance River in southern Senegal. She goes to school. Her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. She is not allowed to learn about the things of the world.
Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who, concerned about the development of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that has occured to him.
Javier Fesser, Spain, 30 minutes.
Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale about a poor young girl whose burning desire to find comfort and happiness comes to life through the magic of rich hand-drawn Disney animation in this powerful and inventive short film directed by Roger Allers ("The Lion King").
Desperate to keep warm. the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home. Set to the music of composer Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No. 2 in D Major (Third Movement: Noturno Andante), in an exciting new recording by the six-time Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet, the film tells a captivating and emotional tale.
Abby Werman, USA, 6.5 minutes.
James Cloutier
