International Short Fiction Non Competition
Bitter Brownies
Dir: James Carman; 12:15; United States; Short Fiction; Non Competition
In this dark comedy, a devious thief pilfers lunches from the company refrigerator. Staff employees are out for blood. Where will the food bandit strike next?!!!
Anna is angry and Buddha laughs
Dir: Lian Ram; 11:00; Israel
Anna is torn between the well-being that the Buddha gives her during meditation and her anger at the violence that is rampant in society, she sets out to see if she can let go of the anger
SLAVES TO WATER
Dir: Bertrand Jack Daniel LOYER; 10:00; France; Short Fiction; Non Competition
In the south of Madagascar, the village of Belemboké has no running water, no taps and no school. To access liveable amounts of water, 3 kids have to travel excruciating distances and make their way underground to the bowels of the Earth... everyday.
Letting Go
Dir: Ori Krichly; 13:13; Israel; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A child finds a novel but dangerous way to escape the savage fighting between his divorcing parents.
MAMA'S BOY
Dir: Yotam Deshe; 9:58; Israel; Short Fiction; Non Competition
Nitai is trying to get the money to get his cancer-stricken mother back for medical treatment. The problem is that his attempts prevent him from being with her in her last days.
LIFE AFTER DEATH
Dir: Yinnon Weil; 11:10; Israel; Short Fiction; Non Competition
Daniel lost his older brother in a car accident. At school, the Israeli memorial day ceremony for fallen soldiers and terror attack victims (Yom HaZikaron) is coming up, and Daniel attempts to find a space for his grieving among the children who have lost siblings in a wartime context.
IT'S ONLY IN YOUR MIND
Dir: Vered Yaari; 19:50; Israel; Short Fiction; Non Competition
Dror’s active army service in a commando unit is interrupted by a traffic accident, which leaves him in a wheelchair. Depressed and angry, he spends many hours alone trying to prove to himself that he can walk again. Asked one day by his sister to babysit his 5 year old nephew, he is forced to face his new reality.
GOD CHILD
Dir: Daniel Dahan; 16:59; Israel; Short Fiction; Non Competition
In a neglected house, a boy whose mother is coping with mental illness demands a cure from God. But the depression has its own divine source, and the boy struggles to keep his balance and his faith as begins the painful process of growing up.
Kuinerraq
Dir: Magnus Shipe; 3:00; United States; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A young seventh grader explores the heritage of his maternal grandma through this glance at a Yu'pik village and his Native Alaskan roots.
Dreamland
Dir: Lucas Dye; 6:47; United States; Short Fiction; Non Competition
Dir: Lucas Dye; 6:47; United States; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A collective in Mexico works to preserve Maya identity while conserving land through sustainable subsistence farming.
The bathday
Dir: Maria Antonova; 13:44; Russian Federation; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A young girl Sasha is released from prison. Her father meets her and takes her to the village where Sasha spent his childhood.
Enter the Room
Dir: Harry Waldman; 15:00; United States; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A young adult (Brian) is visited by his brother, Jeremy, who needs a place to stay as he settles into his new city. The two polar opposite personalities begin to clash as Jeremy's presence poses a threat to Brian's way of life. Brian's uptight personality and unreasonable living standards rub off on Jeremy, creating an incredible amount of tension. Bad blood, stemming from a traumatic past event reveals the shocking truth of the brothers' current situations, as Brian struggles to differentiate between reality and his worst nightmares.
It's Just Business
Dir: Judy Boyle; 8:07; Greece; Short Fiction; Non Competition
It's Just Business
Dir: Judy Boyle; 8:07; Greece; Short Fiction; Non Competition
It’s Just Business is a surreal short film about the crime of human trafficking and modern slavery. But the point of view is unexpected and disturbing.
The film is surreal, dreamlike, non-linear and experimental.
It’s Just Business was shot in 4k, filmed primarily in Greece and New Zealand-Aotearoa.
Running time is 8 minutes.
From the water
Dir: Diana Menestrey; 10:14; Germany; Short Fiction; Non Competition
A person wakes up. Due to a constant and symbolic metamorphosis, they gets the head of different animals. Through these metamorphoses, they is led intuitively to the search for a secret. This secret is generated in water and a fish is the only trace that can reveal to Them the consciousness of Their own origin.
"From the water" shows the relationship between intuition and memory of living beings. In his search, the protagonist becomes half human, half animal. They is guided by animal instincts, but also by what They thinks They remembers.
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