The Cinema of Childhood

Curated by filmmaker Mark Cousins, The Cinema of Childhood presents a selection of the best films about childhood. Many have rarely, if ever, been shown in UK cinemas, so this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to enjoy them all. Feel young again. See the world through the eyes of a child.

Previously in this season

Willow and Wind

A school window has been broken and the culprit isn’t allowed back into class until he mends it. Determined to right his wrong, he carries…

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Little Fugitive

After their mother leaves them home alone in New York for the weekend, seven-year-old Joey is tricked into thinking he has killed his brother with…

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Crows

Wrona (“crow” in Polish) is neglected at home, laughed at in school, and furious with the world. Feeling unloved, she steals a cute little girl…

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Palle Alone in the World

A boy wakes up to find that he’s alone in the world. Deserted, silent Copenhagen becomes his giant playground. Adapting a famous novel, Astrid Henning-Jensen…

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Moving

Renko’s mum and dad are splitting up and her heart is burning, so she plays with fire, tears up the rule book, holds herself hostage…

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A Story of Children and Film

Two children, Laura and Ben, play in a room in Edinburgh. At first they are shy, then they get stroppy, show off, tell stories and…

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