DRAMATIC SHORTS
THE DAY AFTER THE 10TH DAY (YEK ROOZ PAS AZ DAHOMIN ROOZ)
(Iran, 25 mins) In Farsi with English subtitles
Directed by Narges Abyar
We always become familiar with very small objects. These are all because we want to escape from our solitude. However, sometimes as the pages of the book of our destinies turn, this leaves us with our loneliness again. This realistic fiction is about an old man when he was alone. He fills his solitary life with a camel, but the camel falls victim to religious customs.
LITTLE DOVE
(USA 13 mins)
Directed by Brandy Raimey Amstel
An Apache girl's life is interrupted by the arrival of a handsome Comanche Warrior. Their sudden and powerful love is forbidden. She is to be married to another who she does not love. These feelings of love lead them both to decisions and actions that go against tradition and their tribes. A historical legend across many cultures, love, tragedy and spirit are central to the story. Set in 1620 before European contact or influence. Shot on and around a 3000 year old Apache settlement near the Big Bend National Park of Texas. The film includes all Native actors and is spoken in Apache and Comanche languages with English sub-titles. Natural untouched landscapes and native music further complete the story.
DEATH AND ME (DODEN & JAG)
(Sweden, 11 mins)
Directed by Haris Mlivic
This is a movie about a man with a boring job in an boring office ruled by a crazy tempered boss who by the looks of it, will explode any day. At night the man dreams of green fields, sunny weather and freedom outside the city borders. At daytime DEATH himself is following the man around, waiting patiently. Soon the overwhelming workload begins to infiltrate the mans dreams, and his wild fantasies begin to get out of control as he gets closer and closer to the end of the line.
LAND GEWINNEN
(Germany 20 mins)
Directed by Marc Brummond
A young illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively avoiding the German authorities, until the wellbeing of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation.
ON THE ROAD TO TEL AVIV
(Israel, 15 mins)
Directed by Khen Shalem
On the road to Tel-Aviv is a dramatic story (with comedic elements) that shows how, under the tense reality of war and terror, enemies can sometimes find themselves in the same boat (or in the same bus). It is a story of a young Israeli who finds himself in a tricky situation when an Arab woman enters the same bus as his fiancée. As he tries to get his fiancée out without creating a scene, panic ensues and he must right the situation, as the realities of war, terror, and enemies are exposed.
FAST GIRLS SLOW BIKES: THE STORY OF DENVER’S MODS ‘N KNOCKERS
(USA 13 mins)
Directed by Joseph Brown
'Fast Girls, Slow Bikes: The Story of Denver's Mods 'n Knockers' tells the story of a tight knit all girls gang brought together by a mutual love of classic Vespa and Lambretta scooters.
FATHERS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS
(Canada 37 mins)
Directed by Joseph Rossi
A family drama that deals with themes of guilt and redemption. Connie, a bitter, hardcore career woman and her sister Mary, a timid passive school teacher come together after years of not speaking to attend their father’s funeral. Both regard their father as the man responsible for their individual character traits and unhappy personal lives.
JALEBI
(USA 7 mins.)
Directed by Nawaz Ameen
There is a thin line between desire for the one you love and the jalebi you crave!
TENNER
(UK 12 mins)
Directed by Andrea Bigger and David O’Neill
TENNER is a powerful coming-of-age drama, unfolding through an act of revenge.
HOMER, a seemingly dysfunctional teenager who lives with his eccentric bong-smoking grandfather, JOLLY. HOMER is holding a vendetta against local shop-owner PARDIP. A surprise twist in the story sees him attempt to deftly escape an electronic tagging curfew, and reveals why this campaign of attacks may be justifiable revenge…
UNPLUGGED
(Ireland, 7 mins)
Directed by KC Early
During a heated discussion in a deserted bar, it seems clear who speaks to whom and about what. Slowly it becomes apparent that not all relations are what they appear. In the end everything turns out a bit more twisted.
ABE
(USA 8 mins)
Directed by Ken Shalem
An older dog is forced to leave the loving home he knows and discovers a world that's not accepting of animals without owners.
MY FIRST TOOTH
(USA 14 mins)
Directed by Reaves Washburn
A young single mother must confront the tragic, violent incident in her past in order to protect her daughter from a similar fate.
MY LAST DAY IN LEBANON
(Israel, USA 8 mins)
Directed by Ken Shalem
During the 18 years of the Israeli-Lebanese war, five Israeli soldiers were sent to Lebanon to set a three-day ambush against terrorist units who were trying to cross the border into Israel. The three days of sleepless nights, canned food, minimal hygiene and silence seemed endless. The last day of the ambush was my last day in Lebanon.
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