Koyaa - The Extraordinary 2011
Koyaa tackles everyday situations in his own wacky way.
Koyaa tackles everyday situations in his own wacky way.
Tom (4 years old), Suzanne (8) and Derek (10) spend the weekend with their grandparents. But nothing is as usual: Grandpa seems to be elsewhere; Tom wonders where Grandma has gone, she who always tells him incredible stories; Derek is hard at work renovating the old apple tree hut. So following in the footsteps of her ancestor, Suzanne improvises herself as a storyteller to illuminate the house with imaginary and wonderful stories and try to fill the absence of Grandmother. The movie is an adaptation of three tales written by Arnost Goldflam.
Koyaa is getting ready to step outside into a cold winter day. He tries to grab his scarf off the clothes stand, but it slithers away like a snake, acting silly! Will Koyaa manage to grab it?
Childhood memories of fishing with grandpa grow so vivid they visit the protagonist's present experience.
A young man is cleaning his father’s apartment who recently passed away. He is forced to relive traumatic memories of growing up and losing his soul.
The lively and spirited journey through the lives of best friends, twin souls Mila and Mara, is a colorful adventure of two quite different life paths nourished and driven by decades of sisterhood love.
Liliana is a beautiful girl and dedicated hard worker. But she does have a secret that keeps her going... A poetic narrative from another time and place with a touch of nostalgic past.
Children's games are without boundaries, even between war and play.
The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 is narrated with brief allusions. Inspired by a mural on historic ceramic tiles, a poetic metaphor is developed about decline and rebirth and accompanied by appropriate guitar music.