SEE YOU, 49min., DenmarkDirected by Helle FuglsangSee You is an artistic look into a refugee camp. Mimeartist Helle Fuglsang spent 4 weeks in Lesbos, capturing 19 almost word-less scenes giving you an intimate and poetic look into the strengths and struggles of everyday life behind the fence: Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you… Continue reading Filmmaker Helle Fuglsang (SEE YOU)
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Filmmaker Adam De Silva (ABOVE THE NOISE)
ABOVE THE NOISE, 6min., UKDirected by Adam De SilvaAbove The Noise is a documentary short that explores how athlete Maja Kuczynska uses her sport to escape the chaos of the modern world. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? To put it simply, I wanted to make a film… Continue reading Filmmaker Adam De Silva (ABOVE THE NOISE)
Filmmaker Laticia Fan (RE:BIRTH)
RE:BIRTH, 8min., TaiwanDirected by Laticia FanA lost soul traumatized by her past and trapped in the confines of her own imagination. Unable to move forward with life until she was led to begin her journey of recovery and discovery by a sound healer, ultimately conquering her darkest memories, fears, and desires, and transcending the perpetual… Continue reading Filmmaker Laticia Fan (RE:BIRTH)
VITAL INSTRUMENTS Film Team (Lee Schatzman, Greg Kase, Tyreek Walrond, Jesse Martin)
VITAL INSTRUMENTS, 17min., USADirected by Greg KaseIn this dark fever dream, a botched pawn shop robbery sends desperate brothers Walter and Pete, and their newly employed getaway driver Cutty, hobbling to a safe house that was supposed to be abandoned. Instead, they find shackled women in critical need of their help. Things complicate after their… Continue reading VITAL INSTRUMENTS Film Team (Lee Schatzman, Greg Kase, Tyreek Walrond, Jesse Martin)
Filmmaker John-Carlos Estrada (BARBETTE + FONTAINE)
BARBETTE + FONTAINE, 14min., USADirected by John-Carlos Estrada, Zak ZehA century apart, two Texas icons unite through art, resilience, and a shared legacy of self-expression and freedom. https://instagram.com/barbette.fontaine Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?The idea for Barbette + Fontaine came from an award-winning TV news profile I reported… Continue reading Filmmaker John-Carlos Estrada (BARBETTE + FONTAINE)
Filmmaker Christie Pawluch (IN BETWEEN)
IN BETWEEN, 14min., CanadaDirected by Christie PawluchIn Between tells the story of Blake, who lives a happy heteronormative life with her long time partner, Eric. After some vivid unexpected dreams, she gets a visit from a love from her past life, Adeline, who shows up to her home from across the world. If your past… Continue reading Filmmaker Christie Pawluch (IN BETWEEN)
Filmmaker Grace Samson (CATS AND HUSBANDS)
CATS AND HUSBANDS, 7min., USADirected by Grace Samson, Barry SamsonWe enter the story where two close friends, Fern and Marcie get together at a local coffee shop to celebrate a birthday. Fern has been going through two years of cycles of In Vitro, desperately trying to get pregnant but with no success. Her husband, Nick’s… Continue reading Filmmaker Grace Samson (CATS AND HUSBANDS)
Filmmaker Yuri Riklis (AVE GRADIVA)
AVE GRADIVA, 18min., IsraelDirected by Yuri RiklisWhen a lonely man, a fashion photographer, meets the sweetheart of his youth, from whom he separated under the pressure of his Oedipal mother, he is attacked by fragments of past memories and does everything he can to realize the love of his life, doubt in the dream –… Continue reading Filmmaker Yuri Riklis (AVE GRADIVA)
Filmmaker Stefan Gutternigh (THE COMMON GOOD)
THE COMMON GOOD, 17min., AustriaDirected by Stefan Gutternigh, Eva AmannIn 2035 the earth is ruled by a world government called “The Global Organisation for the Common Good”. The “GOCG” wants to make everybody happy by monitoring the desires of its citizens with social media, omnipresent cameras, surveillance drones and – for those who can afford… Continue reading Filmmaker Stefan Gutternigh (THE COMMON GOOD)
Filmmaker Serenella Sol, Callum McCormack (S A L O P I C A)
S A L O P I C A, 8min., CanadaDirected by Serenella Sol, Callum McCormackAmidst the vibrant colours and rhythmic beats of Venezuela, a young woman uncovers her passion for dance. But as she struggles to conform to society’s rigid beauty standards, she embarks on a disorienting and tumultuous journey of self-discovery, leaving her country,… Continue reading Filmmaker Serenella Sol, Callum McCormack (S A L O P I C A)
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