OUR FILMS
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CAI - BER
by Ahmed Abdelsalam In a post-revolution Cairo, after numerous failed attempts to escape the status quo of her generation’s depression, Nour, a 29 young woman, secretly arranges to flee her homeland. Egypt/England, 17', 2021 |
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KHADIGA
by Morad Mostafa Khadiga, a young mother of 18 lives alone with her baby after her husband left for work in a remote city. In an ordinary day she makes her way through the hustle of Cairo streets to do some visits where she feels uncomfortable with the surroundings. Egypt/France, 20', 2021 |
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MOTINOS (MOTHERS)
by Birutė Kapustinskaitė It’s a story of two mothers who have to let go of each other in order to grow. Lithuania, 15', 2021 |
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FIGLIO SANTO (HOLY SON)
by Aliosha Massine The daily routine of a young couple is disturbed by some shocking news. A strange dream appears to herald a terrible and, at the same time, wonderful truth. Italy, 20', 2021 |
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NUMBER 26
by Gvantsa Meparishvili Ski school instructor Nika tries to hide a fatal accident that happened on the slopes. But when night comes, it turns out that the girl number 26 is missing. Georgia, 20', 2021 |
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SOMLENG REATREY (SOUND OF THE NIGHT)
by Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann Vibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. Cambodia, 20', 2021 |
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DESCENTE (4AM)
by Mehdi Fikri France, November 2015. After the Paris terror attacks, the state of emergency is proclaimed to facilitate the work of police forces. 4 AM. A policewoman helps colleagues to conduct a search, but soon finds out that things aren’t going the way they’re supposed to. France, 11', 2021 |
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TECHNO, MAMA
by Saulius Baradinskas Nikita loves to listen techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain”. His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash. Lithuania, 18', 2021 |
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TOU SHENG, JI DAN, ZUO YE BEN
(HAIR TIE, EGG, HOMEWORK BOOKS) by Luo Runxiao As a model student in her elementary school, 11-year-old Lin Yuqi is assigned to give a speech about her family at the Parent's Meeting tonight. China, 15', 2021 |
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DET ER I JORDEN (IN THE SOIL)
by Casper Kjeldsen Karoline’s life is turned upside down when her father, Kjeld, manically starts digging a pit in their backyard. Denmark, 14', 2021 |
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SAFE
by Ian Barling On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind. USA, 16’, 2021 |
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YOU CAN'T AUTOMATE ME
by Katarina Jazbec Encounters of tattooed port workers, poetic movement and stowaway animals in the vast automated expanse of the Rotterdam harbour. Netherlands/Slovenia, 20’, 2021 |
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BRANKA
by Ákos K. Kovács Yugoslavia, 1991. Far away from the war zones, Branka gets a job at a maternity ward of a state hospital. The young woman is all alone, but it turns out loneliness is not the hardest burden Branka has to carry. Newborns are disappearing from the hospital. Hungary, 20’, 2021 |
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I MIEI OCCHI (MY EYES)
by Tommaso Acquarone On a rainy day, driving a burgundy car, a woman decides to face her destiny. Italy, 2021, 20’ |
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TROU NOIR (BLACK HOLE)
by Tristan Aymon When young skateboarder Vincent meets a vulnerable animal at the bottom of a hole, the encounter will get him to confront his own fears of the unknown. Switzerland, 2020, 29’ |
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WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT MARIAM
by Morad Mostafa Mariam goes to a public hospital with her husband and her daughter, bleeding and suffering from a severe pain in her abdomen. Egypt, 2021, 25' |
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THE CRIMINALS (LES CRIMINELS)
by Serhat Karaaslan Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together. France/Romania/Turkey, 2021, 24' |
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THE HANDYMAN
by Nicholas Clifford Alone at her country estate, Evelyn attempts to end her life but is interrupted by the arrival of an awkward but endearing handyman. Australia, 2020, 15' |
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LONG DISTANCE
by Or Sinai Rachel is losing her sight to the point she can't even manage doing the smallest daily functions, like dialing the phone. She opens her door to passing by strangers, on a tiny but significant journey, to reach out to her daughter, on the other side of the world. Israel, 2020, 20' |
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ZHENG
by Giacomo Sebastiani Zheng is trapped and has lost his soul since a long time. Suddenly everything changes with the arrival of his cousin, forcing him to confront his demons. Italy, 2020, 24' |
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BÌNH
by Ostin Fam As the idea of home is shaken, different individuals seek out for security in various forms: construction, religion and money. However, only illusion holds true, suggesting a magical escape. Vietnam/South Korea/Singapore/Thailand, 2020, 22' |
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A TRIP TO HEAVEN (THIÊN ĐƯỜNG GỌI TÊN)
by Linh Duong During a peculiar tour bus to Mekong Delta, 50-year-old Mdm.Tam bumps into her high school sweetheart. She's hopeful for a chance of reconciliation, but maybe he's not. Vietnam, 2020, 15’ |
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PAIN
by Anna Rose Duckworth A young girl has an earth-shattering realisation that her father is not invincible, after a cricket accident exposes his vulnerability. New Zealand, 2020, 9' |
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MARE NOSTRUM
by Dimitris Anagnostou In a vast and desolate coast, around the mid-19th century, a group of Grand Tour voyagers are seeking Arcadia and the ancient ruins, the symbols of an emerging Greek and European identity. Greece, 2020, 25' |
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EL SILENCIO DEL RIO (THE SILENCE OF THE RIVER)
by Francesca Canepa Juan, a 9 year-old Peruvian boy, lives with his silent dad in a floating house on the breathtaking Amazon River. Through an oniric journey into the rainforest jungle, he will discover the truth about his dad. Perù, 2020, 14' |
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THE VISIT
by Azadeh Moussavi After six months, Elaheh is allowed to visit her husband, who is a political prisoner. Iran, 2020, 14' |
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GOLDEN MINUTES (AUKSINĖS MINUTĖS)
by Saulius Baradinskas Driven to the edge by a huge debt and his impending divorce, a poetic accountant decides to kill himself but is rescued by a heart attack. Lithuania, 2019, 10' |
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MARADONA'S LEGS (IJRAIN MARADONA)
by Firas Khoury During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari. Germany/Palestine, 2019, 23’ |
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BOTTLENECK
by Måns Berthas Three women are gathered for an act of vengeance. They spin a bottle to determine who should perform the deed. Their plan goes wrong and an unexpected threat appears. Sweden, 2019, 8' |
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KOLEKTYVINIAI SODAI (COMMUNITY GARDENS)
by Vytautas Katkus Patriarchal masculinity seems to catch its last breath in the sun. A story about a cold relationship between a father and his son. Their bond, plagued by indifference, disintegrates completely. Lithuania, 2019, 15' |
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HÃY TỈNH THỨC VÀ SẴN SÀNG (STAY AWAKE, BE READY)
by Pham Thien An On a street corner a mysterious conversation among three young men at a street stalls. Vietnam/South Korea/USA, 2019, 14’ |
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FAKH (THE TRAP)
by Nada Riyadh In the peculiar set up of a deserted and run-down Egyptian seaside resort in wintertime, a young unmarried couple arrives to make love. Egypt/Germany, 2019, 20’ |
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CÂM LẶNG (THE MUTE)
by Pham Thien An A girl tries to find the answer about love before her big day, in a rainy night. Vietnam/USA, 2018, 15' |
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BIRTHDAY
by Alberto Viavattene Night. An abusive nurse wanders through the halls of a nursing home. She integrates her salary by secretly selling prescription drugs to junkies and stealing from the most vulnerable patients. Italy, 2017, 15' |
