My Giraffe
Barbara Bredero, 74 minutes,
Narrative, Netherlands, Dutch with Arabic subtitles, 2017
Patterson was born on the
same day as his best friend Raf, the giraffe. Because his
grandfather is a zookeeper, Patterson gets to spend a lot of time
with Raf. They are inseparable and share everything. That is, until
Patterson goes to school for the first time and finds out that
giraffes aren’t allowed at school. Patterson misses Raf a lot, but
also experiences many exciting new things. Raf misses Patterson too
and really wants to go to school with him. Patterson has to come up
with a plan…
The film was screened in 42
international film festivals around the world, had its international
premiere at Berlinale – Generation Kplus, and has received several
awards including: Special Mention of the Jury at Cinekid, Jury prize
at The Family Circle project, Gouden Kalf award nomination at the
Nederland Film Festival, Best Feature Film Sharjah International
Children Film Festival, Audience Award at Kinofest Lünen Film
Festival and Kid’s Favorite Film Award – Luxembourg City Film
Festival.
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