Alien Nights

Xiao Lang and his mother live in the south. In the summer, Xiao Lang returned to Beijing and met his father who had been separated for five years. There is no joy of reunion after a long separation when father and son meet. Instead, there is a sense of unfamiliarity between each other, and a lack of adaptation to each other's personalities and habits. There was also an emotional barrier between them, and a new life between father and son began in chaos. Dad is an ordinary person, and the first thing he needs to do is find his new place in life. Faced with an ordinary and busy dad, Xiao Lang doesn't understand. Father and son went through a period of adjustment and comforted and Xiao Lang encouraged his father spiritually. Responsibility, courage, determination, and faith are what Dad taught Xiao Lang and what Xiao Lang gave to Dad. Dad is Xiao Lang's sun, and Xiao Lang is also Dad's sun. Family affection is a kind of strength that inspires their lives.

An episodic story of three children, living in three different countries. Themba, Manuela and Ismael have the same aspiration and struggles. Through their eyes we see their reality and how it is affected by obstacles which deprive them their fundamental right, a right to be educated. Themba, a young South African boy of a domestic worker who is struggling at school and faces challenges to find time to study. Manuela, a 7 year old indigenous Ecuadorian girl who is looking forward to going to school, but all her hopes vanish suddenly. And Ismael, a boy from Colombia, who due to family tradition is forced to work with his father and is unable to attend school.

The story is of a young boy and his neglectful alcoholic father, who after removing himself from responsibility for far too long, finally learns family values the hard way.

Changes can be more than skin deep.

The daily dramas of a typical family demonstrate the number of times we unknowingly use mathematics in our daily lives. An educational tool.