Story of movie All The Invisible Children :
All the Invisible Children is a 2005 anthology film on the theme of childhood and exploitation. It is a collection of seven short films, each focused on a different child. The film has a total runtime of 116 minutes, averaging 16 minutes each. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 1 September 2005.
| All the Invisible Children | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Various |
| Produced by | Various |
| Written by | Various |
| Starring | Leo Folla |
| Music by | Various |
| Cinematography | Various |
| Edited by | Various |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribuzione (Italy) Cinemien (Netherlands) |
Release date | 1 September 2005 (VFF) |
Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | France / Italy |
| Language | Mandarin / English / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian |
Screenplay
In order of appearance:
All the Invisible Children is a concept of producer Chiara Tilesi. Together with Stefano Veneruso, her producing partner of MK Film Productions, they worked together in the realization of this film composed of seven segments directed by authoritative directors. Each of the directors narrate, through their own personal perspective, unique stories about the children's condition in their part of the world.
Considering the complexity and actual aim of the project, the producers felt the need to involve different personalities and institutions. All the Invisible Children was produced by Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Chiara Tilesi and Stefano Veneruso for MK Film Productions, in conjunction with associate producers Gaetano Daniele, Anna Rita Dell'Atte, Cesare Falletti di Villafalletto and Andrea Piedimonte. The film was co-produced by Rai Cinema and distributed in Italy by 01 Distribution.
| Tanza | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mehdi Charef |
| Written by | Mehdi Charef |
| Starring | Leo Folla |
| Music by | Rokia Traore |
| Cinematography | Philippe Brelot |
| Edited by | Yannick Kergoat |
Plot
Seven young freedom fighters, heavily armed, are covering ground looking for the enemy. At twenty-one their leader is the eldest. Tanza is twelve and has joined this group after witnessing the massacre of his family. While bathing in a river in the middle of the forest, trying to forget their lives as soldiers for a while, they are unaware that in a short time one of them will be dead and one will be sent to blow up a school, where in a few hours other children just like them will be arriving.
Production credits
- Art direction – Tiendrebéogo Rasmané
- Costume design – Martine Somé
- Makeup designer – Aminata Zouré
| Uroš (Blue Gypsy) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Emir Kusturica |
| Produced by | Emir Kusturica |
| Written by | Stribor Kusturica |
| Starring | Leo Folla |
| Music by | Stribor Kusturica |
| Cinematography | Michel Amathieu |
| Edited by | Svetolik Zajc |
Plot
Uroš (Blue Gypsy), is about to be released from the juvenile detention centre in which he has spent quite a long time. He is facing the mixed feelings that he has towards his release: dealing again with his father who forces him to steal yet being supposedly freed into the outside world. Uroš' choice will become clear once he find himself cornered.
Production credits
- Costume design – Radovan Markovic
- Make-up artist – Marinela Spasenovic
| Jesus Children of America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Produced by | Mike Ellis |
| Written by | Cinqué Lee |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Cinematography | Cliff Charles |
| Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
Plot
Blanca (played by Hannah Hodson) is a Brooklyn teenager who has a daily routine of going to school and enjoying time with her friends despite the backdrop of utter squalor and poverty in which she lives with her parents. But this routine is interspersed with frequent visits to the hospital due to her continued ill health. After a school incident, she finally realises that she is an HIV positive daughter of drug addicted parents and the tale takes a dark and dramatic twist.
Production credits
- Production design – Sarah Frank
- Costume design – Donna Berwick
- Makeup – Martha Melendez
| Bilu & João | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Katia Lund |
| Produced by | Ricardo Aidar |
| Written by | Eduardo Tripa |
| Starring | Vera Fernandez |
| Music by | Antonio Pinto |
| Cinematography | Toca Seabra |
| Edited by | Estevan Santos |
Plot
A day in the life of Bilu and João, two enterprising young children struggling to get by on the streets of São Paulo. Their treasures are empty cans, cardboard, discarded boards and nails; objects that society throws away. The children have to use their imagination to turn the urban landscape into their playground, turning refuse into returns. As their ambitions take them off the beaten path, they will need even more ingenuity to get them out of a jam.
Production credits
- Art direction – Carla Caffé
- Costume design – André Simonetti
- Makeup – Donna Meirelles
| Jonathan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jordan Scott Ridley Scott |
| Written by | Jordan Scott |
| Starring | Kelly Macdonald Jake Ritzema David Thewlis |
| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography | Jim Whitaker |
| Edited by | Dayn Williams |
Plot
Jonathan is the story about a shell-shocked photojournalist whose assignments have left him disillusioned with life and irrevocably unhinged. He dreams of freedom from what he has seen and happiness at any cost. He wants it so much that when he decides to run, he physically regresses back to when life was at its best and embarks on an incredible adventure, rediscovering the essence of life through childhood. The children he meets along the way challenge and inspire him to embrace his life once more.
Production credits
- Cinematographer - James Whitaker
- Production design – Ben Scott
- Costume design – Greg Fay
- Makeup – Melissa Lackersteen
| Ciro | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stefano Veneruso |
| Written by | Diego de Silva |
| Music by | Maurizio Capone |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Ugo De Rossi |
Plot
Ciro is a kid from the outskirts of Naples. He lives in one of those cement housing projects built after the earthquake of 1980. Along with his friend Bertucciello, Ciro assaults a motorist in order to steal his Rolex. It's a co-ordinated attack composed of two simultaneous but separate actions. Ciro smashes one of the vehicle's windows with a hammer, glass flying everywhere, while Bertucciello grabs hold of the man's watch and rips it away from his wrist. The two kids run in separate directions towards the unforeseen – looking for a real childhood.
Production credits
- Art director – Annalisa Mucci
- Costume design – Maria Pennacchio
- Makeup director – Daniela Liuzzi
