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2) Gifted
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.
3) Gifted
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are kings. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat nav̐e Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
6) Ender's game
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
8) Ender's game
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
Language
עברית
Formats
Description
The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ultimately consumed by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student. As the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the boy's gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
For nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science is not always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
11) Fair haven
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a long stay in anti-gay conversion therapy, James, a young piano prodigy, returns home to his family farm and his emotionally distant father, Richard. After Richard pressures James to give up his music career and take over the farm, James agrees as a way to make up for his past. Soon, however, James finds himself face-to-face with a former lover, Charlie, who wants to help him turn away from his new beliefs and family expectations, and follow...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
14) Boy genius
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old child prodigy helps prove his brother's innocence in the string of thefts at school, of which he has been accused.
15) Gifted: DVD
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A mathematically gifted seven-year-old girl finds herself in the middle of a custody battle between her uncle and grandmother who have differing opinions on how she should be raised.
16) Indigo
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The inspirational story of a lonely old man and his granddaughter, an 'Indigo' child. The term refers to a child blessed with the ability to foresee events, see things that are not evident to others, and heal with a special power not possessed by adults.
17) Boy genius: DVD
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Emmett is a twelve-year-old prodigy and junior at Heart High. After his older brother is accused of the thefts at school, Emmett must prove him innocent. He enlists the help of local crime novelist, Mary, to find the real culprit.
18) Art machine
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This electric drama follows child prodigy painter Declan Truss, who at the age of six becomes an art world marvel. By the time he₂s seventeen, a chemical imbalance fueled by the tightrope of fame has led Declan to mental exhaustion. With a pushy mother and the pressures of an impending show bearing down upon him, Declan's world opens up when he chances upon a group of rebellious freethinkers in Brooklyn.
19) Mighty oak
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Manager Gina Jackson's life is given a new purpose when she meets a young guitar prodigy. Convinced the boy is the reincarnation of her brother, lead singer of Army of Love, who died ten years ago, she embarks on a mission to get the band back together.
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