In these animated stories, nature and friendship with it are in the spotlight. An architect discovers the mysterious power of caring for a small garden from the window, cows come to life in a mosaic full of humor and sensitivity, a little girl puts aside her video games and learns the beauty of the real world, and a citizen fights, alongside the community, for their urban garden.
From Korea to the Czech Republic and from the UK to France, these films invite children to discover biodiversity, appreciate green places, understand the importance of caring for animals, and dream of worlds where nature and people live together in balance.
A selection that combines dance, imagination and civic activity with current themes of housing, sustainability and protecting ecosystems.
The screenings are followed by discussions guided by a cultural mediator from the CULMEA team.
At dawn, an architect picks cherry tomatoes from the garden by the window. From the small gesture of caring for nature, a mysterious energy is born, which accompanies him in the fight against the climate crisis.
🏆 Awarded at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, in the selection of Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
A colorful and humorous visual mosaic that captures the life of cows in their relationship with humans, revealing their sensitivity and beauty and offering hope for a better world.
🏆 World premiere at Locarno 2023, in selection of Ottawa Animation Festival, Stuttgart Animation Festival, Reykjavík International Film Festival, New York Children's Film Festival
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Alice's summer at her grandfather takes an unexpected turn. Concerned only with a video game about trapped butterflies, she does not notice the beauty of the real world, nor the entomologist grandfather's passion for protecting rare species. However, a strong storm causes her to discover the miracle of nature and get closer to her grandfather.
🏆 In the selection BUFF 2025, Festival international du film d'Éducation 2024, Animafest 2024
For Henry, the community garden is his refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city. But when demolition day comes, he and the other members of the community fail to agree on how they might save it.
🏆 In the selection IndiaLisbon 2025, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025
Char is a curious bird who embarks one day in a fantasy world — full of magical dances, daring adventures, and wonderful winged friends.
🏆 In the selection of Zlin International Film Festival 2025
From a small, timid cloud that changes the life of the forest, to a huge neighborhood where people and birds live side by side, to the touching story of a Kenyan girl coping with the changes brought about by the climate crisis, these films bring to children essential themes about water, nature and how we live together on the same planet.
With emotion, humor and visual poetry, the short films talk about friendship, community and responsibility, opening important discussions about ecosystems, housing, and climate change.
The screenings are followed by discussions guided by a cultural mediator from the CULMEA team.
At dawn, an architect picks cherry tomatoes from the garden by the window. From the small gesture of caring for nature, a mysterious energy is born, which accompanies him in the fight against the climate crisis.
🏆 Awarded at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2025, in the selection of Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Le Lignon is one of the largest housing complexes in the world: one kilometer long and more than 6000 inhabitants. Located near the Ron River and the forest, it is also a habitat for numerous birds.
🏆 In the selection of Warsaw International Film Festival 2024, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
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Through the eyes of Grace, a 13-year-old teenager, we discover the story of a family in rural Kenya, united and fragile at the same time, living at the mercy of the seasons and struggling with the painful consequences of climate change.
🏆 Awarded at One World Festival 2024, in the selection of BFF Kristiansand 2025, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2025, idfa 2024
Part of the CULMEA program for adults, this film sparks a courageous reflection on life after death, in a key of reintegration with nature. Although it may be viewed as a non-religious choice, this practice resonates with one of the oldest biblical truths: “earth you are and to the earth you will return.”
In relation to environmental themes, the documentary also brings a pragmatic dimension: human composting could reduce the ecological impact of cemeteries and crematoria, two infrastructures with a negative environmental footprint. Because, after all, humans are the only species that continues to occupy space even after they die.
The screening is followed by a talk in English with Gaëlle Gaignaire, director of the film, and Laura Cândea-Burnette, doula at death, art therapist and companion of people in profound moments of passing and loss.
What if, after our last breath, we became fertile land?
In Europe, dedicated citizens are campaigning for humusation (composting of human remains) to be studied, validated and legalized. In the United States, this alternative to cremation and burial is already practiced in two states. Although it is based on a natural process — aerobic decomposition, perfected by nature over millions of years — the idea has revolutionary force on a cultural level. Little by little, a little-known and controversial movement is taking shape.
🏆 In the selection of the International Human Rights Film Festival One World 2025, East Silver 2025
The screening is followed by a discussion in English with Gaelle Gaignaire, director the film and Laura Candea-Burnette, doula at death, art therapist and companion of people in profound moments of passing and loss.
