Cinemini: On a Quest

Children aged 2 to 6 will experience their first cinema visit in our cozy movie theater. On Sunday mornings, toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy Taartrovers Cinemini, a unique program where they watch short films and play in a beautiful landscape of light. During Taartrovers Cinemini, we showcase delightful, captivating, and sometimes challenging short films specifically designed for young children. After the screenings, children play together in an interactive lightscape filled with various installations that allow them to explore how light can create stories. They will investigate form, projection, light, shadows, movement, and color. This program asks intriguing questions: How do shadows form? Where do images come from? How do shapes grow or disappear? For adults, shadows are ordinary, but for children, they can be magical! PROGRAM: What are you looking for? A new home, a cat in a container, yourself, or the other sock? This film program has it all! 1. ALFRED SEEKS A HOME (Arnaud Demuynk, 2023, Belgium, 11 minutes) Alfred is on a quest for a new place to feel at home. He encounters many houses but feels unwelcome. What happens when a lonely bird meets him? 2. WHAT'S IN THE BOX? (Bram Algoed & Pieter Gaudesaboos, 2023, Belgium, 9 minutes) A girl searches for a cat that travels around the world in a large container. After many accidents, the cat finally arrives at her door. 3. MOONFLOWER (Natalia Chernysheva, 2023, France, Russia, 5 minutes) A sunflower chooses its own path, opting to sleep during the day and enjoy the moonlight at night. A fun, graphic animation about making one’s own choices. 4. WASHING MACHINE (Gurli Bachmann, 2022, Germany, 7 minutes) Two socks fall in love but get separated in the washing machine. Will they find each other again?