Bespoke ART – dir. Jingjing Chen

(FINALIST)

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Original Film Title: Bespoke ART

Director’s Name: Jingjing Chen

Writer’s Name: Jingjing Chen, MM

Producer: Jingjing Chen, Feiyu Li

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: English, Mandarin Chinese

Runtime: 1 hour 12 minutes 36 seconds

Film Description:

When bespoke becomes a label for optimized service, the human race is no longer content with customizing things; it begins to customize humans. One by one, the perfect service, the perfect children, the intricate global fertility chains, and the women therein fade out from the documentary footage, while director Jingjing steps into the spotlight from behind the camera. She becomes a Thai surrogate in captivity, but also a surrogacy agent who achieved upward social mobility; she turns into a selfless and hypocritical American surrogate mother – a product of technology born through surrogacy herself; she even tries to play an elite black lesbian at the very top of the feminist chain of contempt, only to collapse in on herself.

A Vampire’s Kiss – dir. Mark Francis

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Original Film Title: A Vampire’s Kiss

Director’s Name: Mark Francis

Writer’s Name: Mark Francis

Producer: Mark Francis

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 27 minutes 48 seconds

Film Description:

After his young daughter is suddenly killed, a professor of the black arts attempts to use an ancient vampire skull to resurrect her, with dire consequences.

The price of the doll is rs.7.00 – dir. Sivanesan Shanmuganathan

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Original Film Title: The price of the doll is rs.7.00

Director’s Name: Sivanesan Shanmuganathan

Writer’s Name: Sivanesan Shanmuganathan

Producer: Sivanesan Shanmuganathan

Country of Origin: India

Country of Filming : India

Language: Tamil

Runtime: 2 minutes 30 seconds

Film Description:

Tailor Nagarajan — who not only sews clothes but has been passionately crafting dolls for just ₹7.00 for a long time. One afternoon, while stitching dolls, he hears news on the radio that freezes his time for a second as his inner voice questions the purpose of his passion. What’s that question?

Billie – dir. Daithi Golden

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Original Film Title: Billie

Director’s Name: Daithi Golden

Writer’s Name: Daithi Golden

Producer: Daithi Golden

Country of Origin: Ireland

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 4 minutes 47 seconds

Film Description:

An old man has a funeral for his dog that does not go according to plan.

Big White Dog – dir. Richard Bruce Stirling

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Original Film Title: Big White Dog

Director’s Name: Richard Bruce Stirling

Writer’s Name: Richard Bruce Stirling

Producer: Richard Bruce Stirling

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 5 minutes

Film Description:

Somewhere someone believes in you.

Monika – dir. Christophe Philippe

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Original Film Title: Monika

Director’s Name: Christophe Philippe

Writer’s Name: Christophe Philippe

Producer: Christophe Philippe

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Country of Filming : Switzerland

Language: French

Runtime: 4 minutes

Film Description:

Bad fantasy in a movie theatre

The Days of Knight – dir. John P Martinez

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Original Film Title: The Days of Knight

Director’s Name: John P Martinez

Writer’s Name: John P Martinez

Producer: John P Martinez

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 8 minutes 59 seconds

Film Description:

A highly trained operative, belonging to a clandestine ancient group of expert mercenaries, is given a mission to recover a valuable item for one of the 13 most influential families on Earth. As war breaks out and alliances formed centuries ago crumble, survival becomes the top priority for everyone involved.

Unfollow – dir. Tajona Karhu

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Original Film Title: Unfollow

Director’s Name: Tajona Karhu

Writer’s Name: Gertruda Goddard

Producer: Tajona Karhu, Gertruda Goddard

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming : United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 14 minutes 20 seconds

Film Description:

Caught up in a whirlwind of a surprise party, a grieving woman discovers a disturbing secret her friends have been hiding from her. IS IT ALL A DREAM FOR GRETA AFTER A BAD BREAK UP AND MISCHARRIAGE OR IS HER BEST FRIEND TRYING TO KILL HER.

Secret Gospel – dir. Brandon Auman

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Original Film Title: Secret Gospel

Director’s Name: Brandon Auman

Writer’s Name: Brandon Auman

Producer: Ashton Swinford

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 22 minutes 30 seconds

Film Description:

A young nun inflicted with stigmata discovers a horrific secret in the dungeon of her monastery.

Wateke – dir. Luis Figueredo

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Original Film Title: Wateke

Director’s Name: Luis Figueredo

Writer’s Name: Luis Figueredo

Producer: Danny Pryp, DaGold, Victor Morales

Country of Origin: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Country of Filming : Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 3 minutes

Film Description:

A music video by Human Productions featuring Danny Pryp and Annabela. ‘Wateke’ is an original song performed by Danny Pryp.