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International Women’s Day Shorts Programme (U*)

Family Film Club

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Stay tuned for more details of our annual shorts programme to celebrate International Women’s Day!

For International Women’s Day this week, we’ve put together a fantastic line up of short films all directed by female filmmakers from around the world. This is a great chance to start your young ones on international cinema in bite-sized chunks. 

Tagged with: Cinema family film club

Running time approx. 60mins

Programme with very little or no dialogue

Age recommendations 5+

Programme

Beaver

2023 Germany Dir Julia Ocker 3min

A Lynx in Town

2021 France / Switzerland Dir. Nina Bisiarina 7min

Rhino

2023 Germany Dir Julia Ocker 3min

Luce and the Rock

2022 Belgium / France / Netherlands Dir Britt Raes 13min

Puffer Fish

2023 Germany Dir Julia Ocker 3min

Va-t'en, Alfred! 

2023 France Dirs. Arnaud Demuynck & Célia Tisseran 11min

El Charango

2022 Italy Dir Paola Luciani 3min

A Tiny Voyage

2023 France Dir Emily Worms 8min (in French with brief English subtitles) 8min

Do Not Cross

Dirs. Flora Dovigo and Massimo Vignati 5min 2021 Italy

Pond

2023 Switzerland Dir Lena von Döhren 6min

Dormouse

2023 Germany Dir Julia Ocker 3min

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.