Category: BEST TRAILER (NON-COMPETITIVE) – 2024 WSXA BARCELONA

Original Film Title: COME SABBIA AL VENTO

Director’s Name: Paolo Catellani

Country of Origin: Italy

Country of Filming: Italy

Language: Italian

Runtime: 2 minutes 58 seconds

Film Description:

The documentary is centred on an interview with a young Senegalese man who arrived in Italy after enduring countless hardships in Africa. To enhance the story, there is a fictional part about a little boy and a bandana.

The documentary provides a clear and vivid description of what human trafficking in Africa really is. A steeplechase based on the ancient caravan routes from the sub-Saharan regions to the Mediterranean, now the main routes of the new slave trade. How do trafficking organisations work? What does it mean for a young man of 22 to embark on such a dangerous journey? What are his motivations, his dreams? What kind of future does he have once he arrives in our country?

Malamine is not just an immigrant, he is a survivor! Yet many of his fellow travellers didn’t make it. As a duty of truth and justice, we have the task of collecting his story, in honour of those sunk into the sand.

Original Film Title: Crimes Against Children: Ep. 1- Leniancy in Sexual Exploitation Laws

Director’s Name: Dr. Lisa Spencer

Country of Origin: Malawi

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes

Film Description:

Dr. Lisa Spencer fights to change laws in the US and abroad to better protect children.

Original Film Title: The Sound of Cologne

Director’s Name: Kristina Schippling

Writer’s Name: Kristina Schippling

Producer: Michael Paul Aust

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Germany

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes

Film Description:

Timetravel into the heartland of electronic music: A journey through the history of electronic music from Cologne – from the 50ies until today. The film follows the roots of inventing new music from the WDR’s Electronic Studio, Stockhausen, CAN, via Kompakt, A-Musik until the vivid and very diverse club scene of today. With artists such as Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay of CAN, Mouse on Mars, Marcus Schmickler, Niobe, Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer, Lena Willikens, Barnt, Fr. Reichert – a mesmerizing portrait of a city where each and everyone is somehow interconnected.

Original Film Title: FUTUREMAN

Director’s Name: Adam Wade

Writer’s Name: Adam Wade

Producer: Adam Wade

Country of Origin: Australia

Country of Filming: Australia

Language: English

Runtime: 6 minutes 44 seconds

Film Description:

FUTUREMAN is sleeping and seems to be having a delightful dream, which is interrupted by a demonic nightmare of an alien invasion upon earth. Wading through hellish realms he must defend earth with faith and supernatural abilities; and a laser gun.

Original Film Title: BACKROOOMS – ANOTHER SYNC

Director’s Name: Sung Yoo

Writer’s Name: Sung Yoo

Producer: Sung Yoo

Country of Origin: Korea, Republic of

Country of Filming: Korea, Republic of

Language: No Dialogue

Runtime: 2 minutes 25 seconds

Film Description:

A Sync Company pioneers the Backroom and furthermore makes it their own space.
Meanwhile, another A Sync Company appears in Backroom.
The place where the two A Sync Companies are located is the same place, but they are located in different dimensions, and the two beings move towards the point where they connect.
The point where the two A Sync Companies meet is the starting point of the story of whether they will collide or move forward together.

Original Film Title: Grant Sheehan: Light, Ghosts & Dreams

Director’s Name: Robin Greenberg

Writer’s Name: Robin Greenberg

Producer: Vincent Burke, Marie Silberstein

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Country of Filming: New Zealand

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes

Film Description:

Creative documentary ‘Grant Sheehan: Light, Ghosts & Dreams’ reveals the life and art of avant-garde New Zealand photographer and publisher Grant Sheehan and his visual AI explorations. Spanning more than four decades, Sheehan’s exquisite soulful images traverse many genres of photography, from his life-long obsession with lighthouses and heritage architecture, to his trailblazing night photography and drone photography. Delving deeply into his cutting-edge projects, the film explores larger questions about humanity, artistry, and technology.

Sheehan’s early fascination with science fiction and abstract art informs his dedication and passion for AI experimentation. The kaleidoscopic documentary follows his journey as he sets out to explore, as a photographer, what an AI might see if it dreams. Accompanied by a dynamic soundtrack by Rhian Sheehan (Grant’s son), Tyaan Singh and Grammy Award WINNER Jim “Kimo” West, the inspiring film transports us as we glimpse the world in new ways and reflect on our place in the universe through Sheehan’s unique lens and artistry.