This is England 2024 films for Cycle 4

The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for cycle 4e classes. This year’s selection ponders the roles of young and old in today's society, offers positive visions of a sustainable future, as well as featuring a beatboxing animated dog.

If you sign up for a collège showing, your students will see six films ranging in length from 10 to 20 minutes. Two  are animations, one documentary and one fiction, and four are  live-action fiction stories.

You can make reservations for school groups and download the teaching packs for jeune public, collège and lycée on the schools site.

You can see the six titles in the Cycle 4 selection here and access a downloadable teaching pack for each.  There is also a presentation to help pupils anticipate about the films before seeing them. The collège teaching pack provides images to work on anticipation about the films, their titles and possible contents, as well as suggestions for each film of themes and vocabulary.

Mum’s Spaghetti: 10m53
This stop-motion animation is a quirky way of looking at the difficulties of being the new kid in a school. Poppy loves hip hop MCing, accompanied by her dog Snoop, who's an expert beatboxer. But the older rapper kids from her new town don't want any competition.

No one is an Island: 9m36
This is an animated documentary featuring conversations with scientists studying possible solutions to give everyone on the planet access to a good life without ruining the environment.

The four live-action films all feature older generations and younger generations connecting and adapting to change.

Back of the Net: 14m54
Maya loves football and she has finally been offered a chance to play professionally. But Maya's grandmother, Maggie, who was a keen footballer, is suffering from dementia and needs Maya's care.

Keep: 20m
Gordon used to be the keeper of one of the lighthouses that dot Britain's coast and are important relics of the country's maritime past. Gordon's lighthouse has been turned into a museum, which he runs. He needs help and is happy to accept it from Musa, an Afghan refugee who is ready and willing to work. But the two men have very different objectives.

Five Thousand Stars: 15m49
Joyce Cremer used to be a famous food critic but now she’s homeless. She campaigns for a soup kitchen to be reopened after she complained about it and it was closed down.

Here is a short clip of Joyce Cremer and chef Jimmy Emmanuel.

Forgotten But not Gone: 14m03
At 75, Archie is far from being a digital native. But when his bank branch closes;he has to learn to use online banking. He reaches out for help and digital exclusion turns into human connection.

 

This is England
Rouen and region
16-24 November 2024