Sections & Films
In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his Washington, D.C. family began to film their daily lives in America's most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind...
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | GEx Doc |
| Tipology | Documentary |
Three interwoven stories of youth navigating identity, first love, petty crime, and gun violence in a Southern, American town.
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Generator +16 |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
Zain, a Lebanese boy, sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Giffoni50 Review |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
1959, Welton Academy, Vermont. The headmaster presents to the students the new English teacher, John Keating, who soon shows he doesn’t approve of the strict school system and...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Giffoni50 Review |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
An alien is abandoned on Earth by his companions. The being, shy and kind, is found by Elliott, a boy he soon befriends. Elliott hides him at home, in the suburbs of a Californian...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Giffoni50 Review |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
Chris and Riley, madly in love, are separated by a terrible accident that leaves Chris in a strange limbo between life and death. In agony Chris sees Riley suffer, until the two...
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Premiere |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
A young boy pleads with his mother to get him a dog but his mother prefers a cat. Years later, the boy runs into what looks like a cat on the street. Can the cat win the boy over...
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Elements +6 |
| Tipology | Animation, Short Film |
Ian, an elf who lost his father before he was born, is shy and introverted and is convinced that if he had grown up with his father, he would now be much more confident. His older...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Premiere |
| Tipology | Animation, Feature Film |
George Zinavoy is a smart and fatalistic teenage loner. He has made it to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work. He is befriended by Sally Howe, the school...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Giffoni50 Review |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
Based on a true story, THE GREAT ALASKAN RACE tells the story of Leonhard Seppala, his dog Togo, and how they save the small town of Nome, Alaska from a deadly diphtheria outbreak...
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Premiere |
| Tipology | Feature Film |