Cine Club

Description

Every last Saturday of the month, from 10.30am to 1pm, children between five and twelve years old discover non-commercial kids movies. The films are selected for their quality and originality. In the creative environment of Wiels Centre for Contemporary Art, short films, innovative fictions, animation classics are screened. Parents who wish to attend the screenings are also welcome! After the movie a bilingual workshop (approximately 1 hour) allows children to unwind their imagination around the theme of the film. Participants experiment with different artistic disciplines, while a creative and sensitive approach to Dutch is also stimulated.

This month: Gwen ou le livre du sable
Jean-Francois Laguionie, original version in French (little dialogue) 70', animation film

Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a post-apocalyptic world. In this desert, were only a few animals survive, a mysterious entity regularly drops gigantic replicas of everyday objects such as bags, telephones, clocks and armchairs. When a young boy, Gwen's friend, is kidnapped by this entity, Gwen and an old woman called Roseline decide to search for him.