Original Film Title: 赤色盆地
Director’s Name: Idi Zhang
Writer’s Name: Idi Zhang
Producer: Lianli He
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Runtime: 15 minutes 6 seconds
Film Description:
After losing her husband for many years, Wan Shengnan saw the exact model of her house in the city exhibition hall. When she was obsessed with the image of her dead husband in the model all day, the real home had been destroyed.
Original Film Title: Vulture City, Wyoming
Director’s Name: Anna Shea Keating
Writer’s Name: Anna Shea Keating
Producer: Julieta Lozano
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 14 minutes 58 seconds
Film Description:
Lost and on the run, a young widow must decide who she can trust among the suspicious single mother who shelters her for the night, the precocious ten-year-old girl who loves to shoot, and the marshal on the hunt for a murderous fugitive
Original Film Title: When I was home
Director’s Name: Yue Wang
Writer’s Name: Yue Wang
Producer: Yue Wang
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Chinese
Runtime: 11 minutes 10 seconds
Film Description:
Upbeat and intimate family portrait in observational style.
A private memory of my home town and family.
Original Film Title: Room
Director’s Name: Nicole Zhang
Writer’s Name: Nicole Zhang
Producer: Max George Evans
Country of Origin: Australia
Country of Filming: Australia
Language: English
Runtime: 8 minutes 35 seconds
Film Description:
An overwhelmed acting teacher in the midst of a mid-life crisis takes a chance on a new job. Facing increasingly bizarre questions during the job interview, she tries to escape from the room, but finds there is no escape, not from the room, nor the new job and definitely not from her life.
Original Film Title: Mother Kingdom
Director’s Name: Aysha Alfalasi
Writer’s Name: Aysha Alfalasi
Producer: Mitch Miller
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Filming: United Kingdom
Language: English
Runtime: 15 minutes 39 seconds
Film Description:
Mother Kingdom (runtime: 15 mins 37 secs) is a psychological horror film about two serial killer siblings, Coco and Ben, that murder people and take their souls to their mother’s kingdom to build and protect it. Their bodies are then exploited by the siblings: Coco is an artist that uses human blood as a base layer on the masks she makes and Ben uses human flesh to feed himself, his sister and the people he sells the meat to through his online business, who think it’s animal meat. In the film, Coco invites her neighbour Naomi for dinner in her flat, a tactic she uses to corner her victims, terrorise and murder them. Naomi goes to dinner thinking she is going for a romantic dinner but is confronted with her fate … when she sees her corpse in a tub filled with blood and understands that she is going to die.
Original Film Title: The Gig
Director’s Name: Xander Turian
Writer’s Name: Xander Turian, Rhys Whomsley
Producer: Xander Turian, Johanna von Salmuth
Country of Origin: Sweden
Country of Filming: United Kingdom
Language: English
Runtime: 14 minutes 16 seconds
Film Description:
Backstage before the showcase gig that could change their lives, Xander, Clara and Johnny are each contemplating their individual goals with the band. When their plans and preparation are thrown into disarray, the mask slips and their true feelings are unearthed.
Original Film Title: Freight
Director’s Name: Jessica-Ann Van Rensburg
Writer’s Name: Jessica-Ann Van Rensburg, Ruan Strydom
Producer: Deolandre De Jager
Country of Origin: South Africa
Country of Filming: South Africa
Language: Afrikaans, English
Runtime: 16 minutes 49 seconds
Film Description:
“Freight” is a poignant and thought-provoking film that explores the story of Anya, a gifted dancer whose aspirations are derailed by her familial responsibilities. After the death of her father, Anya is left to care for her younger sister Devi, while their emotionally distant and unstable mother struggles to cope. When a tragic event takes place at a party, Anya’s sense of guilt and loss prompts her to consider drastic measures. Yet, in a remarkable show of resilience and strength, Anya finds a way to continue pursuing her love of dance, even in the face of physical and emotional challenges. The film offers a subtle yet profound reflection on the power of passion, perseverance, and self-discovery in the face of adversity.
Original Film Title: LES CHOSES QUI COMPTENT
Director’s Name: Pattawat Chuasuk
Writer’s Name: Pattawat Chuasuk
Producer: Jakkaphat Songpolnopajorn
Country of Origin: Thailand
Country of Filming: Thailand
Language: Thai
Runtime: 28 minutes 50 seconds
Film Description:
Anan highschool boy with no dream met Linda the hairdresser who changes how he view the world.
Original Film Title: LES CHOSES QUI COMPTENT
Director’s Name: Jules Cherbonnier
Writer’s Name: Jules Cherbonnier
Producer: Jules Cherbonnier, Kevin Marez
Country of Origin: France
Country of Filming: France
Language: French
Runtime: 13 minutes 47 seconds
Film Description:
Thomas won’t stop until he finds meaning and happiness in his life through his work, but how will he react when he wakes up 20 years ago as a 7 year-old boy ?
Original Film Title: Free soul Dragons
Director’s Name: Cátia Alpedrinha, Tiago Patronilho
Writer’s Name: Cátia Alpedrinha
Producer: Teresa Baptista, Rúben Martins
Country of Origin: Portugal
Country of Filming: Portugal
Language: English
Runtime: 9 minutes 16 seconds
Film Description:
The greatest freedom is to be ourselves, but it is also the greatest responsibility to
with us; the awareness that we don’t have a standard or group to follow..
“Free soul Dragons” is a narrative about the life of a mother and her five children. A “raw” family, as the mother, Maayan, describes it.
An experience with individuality and union, creativity and freedom of expression, but above all, in which the main heritage is a no to perfection
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