Coconut

Moko Jumbie(en)

Amidst the ruins of a coconut plantation in rural Trinidad, Asha, a displaced girl seeking her roots, is drawn to a young fisherman who shares her desire to look beyond.

Banana with Coconut Milk(sm)

Two boys in the process of making a Samoan dish.

Pagan Love Song(en)

Island girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott arrives.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom(en)

An animated short film based on a 1989 wordless picture book by Bill Martin Jr. In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

Adventure Girl(en)

Faux documentary told in first-person narration, about an "adventuress" who sets sail to Guatemala with her father and two male crewmen, rescues them when their fresh-water supply is compromised, finds a treasure map, and attempts to steal a fabulous emerald from a ruined temple, much to the aggrevation of a worshipful native princess and her subjects.

Granite Hotel(en)

It's just another day at the Granite Hotel.

Moana(en)

Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized “Gauguin idyll,” the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused with what Flaherty called “pride of beauty, pride of strength.”

Buscando a Perico(es)

Much Ado About Nutting(en)

A squirrel in a downtown park lugs a giant coconut back home, but nothing he tries will crack it open.

How I Lived As Eve(en)

To win a bet on which the future of their naturist club depends, a group of nudists agree to spend three months on a deserted island in Brazil, living under the same conditions as the Caiapó tribe. They build their huts, feed themselves with fruit and fish, and enjoy themselves playing outdoor sports.

Trouble in Paradise(en)

A crab on a deserted island comes across a coconut.

O COCO(pt)

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie(en)

Gabby heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby's dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it's too late.

DitO(ja)

Professional boxer Eiji Kamiyama had been attempting a comeback in the Philippines but hit 40 without a fight. Suddenly, his daughter Momoko arrives with news of her mother's death. Disturbed by their reunion, Momoko and Eiji start an awkward life together, seeking what it means to be a parent and child. Miraculously granted a fight, Eiji decides to battle for their own place in the world. This story portrays the growth and existence of a "parent" and "child," set against the backdrop of boxing.

A Christmas Carol(fr)

On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the first of the three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past, visits as promised. Scrooge sees those events in his past life, both happy and sad, that forged his character. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows him how many currently celebrate Christmas. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows him how he will be remembered once he is gone. To his delight, the spirits complete their visits in one night giving him the opportunity to mend his ways.