Documentary produced by the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children gathering different experiences of children across Europe affected in some way by the phenomena of ‘children on the move’. The film gives voice to migrant, refugee, unaccompanied, asylum-seeking, Roma and trafficked children in eight European countries. The children describe their reasons for leaving their country,
Type: Films & Visual Media
The class (Entre les murs)
The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau’s experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with
The teacher who let children dream
A film by Daniel Losset produced by French Public Television (2006) on the activities of the pioneering educator Celestin Freinet during the inter-war period. The film tells the story of Freinet’s efforts, against the establishment and reactionary society, to create an open and democratic school that let children dream and express themselves freely.
Passion for Life (L ‘école buissonnière)
The film is about the pioneering ideas of the French educator Celestin Freinet. It is based on his wife’s notes and documents his early years as a young teacher in interwar France. In 1920, Freinet was appointed to the boys’ primary school in a small traditional village in Provence. Troubled by his students’ lack of
The ugly square
A circle appears in a square world. A six-minute paper cut animation inspired by “The Ugly Duckling”.
The Swallows of Kabul
In the summer of 1998, Kabul is under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mosen are young and in love, while Tariq, whose wife is seriously ill, supervises the women who are sentenced to death under Sharia law. A tragic incident will cross the lives of all of them in an unexpected, yet liberating way. The film
3 years of actions in Elaionas: a community of learning and practice from Kindergarten to University
The Eleonas project was developed as a learning and practice community involving students, refugee children, and educators. The initiative promoted social inclusion and educational support through creative, intercultural, and pedagogical activities. It served both as a support structure for the children and a reflective practicum for student teachers.
“The Journey”: Teenage refugees on the stage of the National Theatre
The National Theatre opens its doors to teenage refugees from five different countries (Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan). For the first time, 20 teenagers, 14 refugees and 6 Greeks, aged 14-19 years, present the performance “The Journey” on the stage of the Rex with the help of professional actors. The play emerged from an
ERT Report – “The meeting”
The ERT Report team visited the school community of Vlora High School during the year and met teachers with vision and students who like school. Using tools of experiential learning, equal participation and respect for differences, they learn how to coexist in a small society and be “citizens of their own country”, i.e. the school.
Unfairy Tales: Malak and the boat
Unfairy Tales, three short animations –true stories of the flight of children from conflict– explain the horror behind why they fled. One story – “Ivine and the Pillow” – animates the true story of 14-year-old Ivine and her pillow. After a perilous escape from Syria, Ivine settles at a refugee camp in Germany only to