In our last Short Films / Big Ideas blog we listed a number of films from this year's Tropfest finalists that we thought worth watching and discussing with your students. This week we're looking at another Australian short film festival - Little Big Shots. This is an annual Australian film festival that tours that country and is hosted in Victoria by ACMI - The Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Basically the festival showcases a range of films made by kids or that can be enjoyed by kids. It screened a few weekends ago. Unfortunately, many of the great films it showcases aren't uploaded on Youtube. However, listed below are a selection of some of the best shorts that can be found on the web from the last three years of the festival. We've included a link, along with a writing prompt.
2009
Sooner or Later
A squirrel and bat need to work together to overcome a stray acorn that get stuck in the cog machinery that makes the world work.
Prompt: When something goes wrong with nature, it’s everyone’s problem...
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Pinaroo Surfer (From the ‘Directing The Hero Within’ series - find out more about this at - http://www.changemedia.net.au/tag/youth/page/2/)
A local Pinaroo boy shows us his love for surfing, even though Pinaroo is 300 kms from the sea.
Prompt: No matter where we come from, we can still do what we want...
2010
Tin Can Heart
A tin dog gives his heart to a robot
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Breaking The Mould
An apple explores the world before finding its home.
Prompt: We all belong somewhere...
2011
El Tux
A boy is embarrassed about wearing his father’s tux to a school social.
Prompt: Good things can come from embarrassing moments...
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The Sandwich Movie
The narrator remembers his sister making a special sandwich for him.
Prompt: What’s something important that someone once did for you...
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