Festinema Junior 2018: Polina, danser sa vie

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About the Screening

Moscow, early 90s. Polina, aged 8, is a gifted ballerina. From a modest background she joins the prestigious school of Professor Bojinsky, who trains dancers for the Bolshoi. He immediately grasps her tremendous potential and makes her work so hard that at only 18 her dream finally comes true and she enters the prestigious Bolshoi. This is when she meets Adrien, a charming French dancer. He will help her to discover not only love but, more importantly, a new form of dance, more contemporary and expressive, a kind of dance that will change her life forever. From Moscow to Aix-En-Provence and Antwerp, from success to disillusion, we follow Polina's incredible destiny.

108 minutes | Russian and French with English subtitles | Drama

For ages 13 - 15
Language: French with English subtitles.

This screening is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, RSVP required.

March 15, 12:00 PM

Free

March 22, 9:30 AM

Free

March 22, 12:00 PM

Free

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Above: Polina, danser sa vie © UGC Distribution

Festinema Junior 2018

The Alliance Française network of French-speaking cultural centers presents the 4th annual Festinema Junior, a national French film festival and educational outreach program for children and adolescents. This unique opportunity offers students of all ages and socioeconomic status to expand their international horizons through cinema and culture. The Festinema Junior program has four goals across the United States:

Introduce young audiences to world cinema and international cultures.
Integrate film as a teaching tool in the classroom.
Offer children of all backgrounds, status and origins an opportunity to see a foreign language film in a theater.
Teach young people to think critically in their film analysis.

All the screenings scheduled are entirely FREE for the participating schools and the Alliance Francaise network provides them with educational portfolios for each film, which include pre-screening and post-screening activities.

This year, the Alliance Française de Denver is leading the organizational efforts of Festinema Junior. Across the country, 15 chapters and a projected 8,000 students will participate in the festival.

The Institut Français, the Fondation Alliance Française, the French Cultural Services of the Embassy of France, the Délégation Générale of the Alliance Française in the US, TV5 Monde, Kids Trail are the main sponsors of this Festival.

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Festinema Junior 2018: Polina, danser sa vie