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Qissbah - What is not a story?
A young scriptwriter is struggling with both his family life and finding his story. When he eventually decides to write about Qissbah - a mythical place where only the initiated can enter - he feels he has to find out mo
Film reviewMoonstone
Philosophers, intellectuals, and abstract thinkers you will LOVE this one! James George Oshoba’s experimental short film ‘ Moonstone ’ combines very unique elements in a very original interesting way that pushes the film
Film reviewBe the One
Two ‘teams’ of two-member gangs compete for a mysterious bag stirring up a hassle into a bar in Manolo Panic’s music video directed by Remo Fritzsche, ‘ Be the One ’. Remo Fritzsche’s characters fight fervently for a mys
Film reviewMargins
A homeless woman, a prostitute, a roses seller, and an unemployed man meet their destinies in Michele Tataranni’s short film ‘ Margins ’. Their separate destinies meet when they all receive a strange envelope containing
Film reviewThe Three Tales from Alexandria
A pelican mother sacrifices her own blood for her ‘children’. The ‘mylos’ animal eats a crocodile from inside. A mystic bird plays the role of an oracle of life and death for the sick and ill. ‘ The Three Tales from Alex
Film reviewRecovery
Someone makes several calls to several phone booths around town. A man feeling sick is driving around drinking behind the wheel. A young woman is leaving for school. The stranger keeps making calls after calls. The stran
Film reviewA Day in the Lfe of a Syrian Refugee
Ahmad Asaad’s short film ‘ A day in the life of a Syrian Refugee ’ follows the story of a family of 16 in the refugee camp at the border of Jordan with Syria. The director spends the day and the night with the family aim
Film reviewBalloon
In the middle of nowhere a man is seen near an apparently broken down car. Is he trying to fit a flat tire? He refuses help of other passing drivers. Eventually he makes a small car pull over, gets in and the car drives
Film reviewAfternoon at the Abyss
André has an interesting life: he travels around in a beat up car and he puts on one-man shows in public locations. He makes a living from the donations of his spectators, mainly children and their parents. Following And
Film reviewFree Monkeys
The CEO of a corporation finds himself kidnapped and tortured by two mysterious men for unknown reasons. As the story unfolds it is revealed that his kidnapping has a lot to do with the pollution his corporation causes l
Film reviewThe Big Dipper
A young man, Olivier, meets Theo right before he plans to go on a long journey and they decide to leave together. On their way, they pick up Tatiana who is also a traveller with no clear destination in mind. Their journe
Film reviewThe Weekend
A young man is trying to move on after breaking up with his girlfriend. During his lonely walks on the seafront he meets a young woman whom he ends up hosting at his place. This will reveal a dark secret about her: her d
Film reviewSilent Fall
On top of a cliff a man has second thoughts about jumping. While sipping alcohol and looking for the courage to do it, a strange woman appears next to him. She is having similar thoughts of jumping. But her presence will
Film reviewDying to Forgive
A man is trying to confess about his sins to a priest. He has been cheating on his wife for the last 18 years. And it turns out he is not a believer either. He is doing it for his dying wife who is in a coma. But before
Film reviewTHE PERFECT DAY
A young man wakes up in the morning in a hurry. It’s the big day! If he pulls this off he will be promoted to New York and have lots of money. On his way to closing the deal everything works out perfect. It’s a wonderful
Film reviewThe Hindu Thread
‘ The Hindu Thread ’ is a very simple, concise animation by writer, animator and director Jennifer Higgins. In her short film the director tells the story oxf hindu gods: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Each with his own role:
Film reviewHANGING
A young man is struggling with his own depression. A fight between suicidal thoughts and the positive thoughts emerging from the memory of his beloved ones unleashes, making the young man oscillate between the two tenden
Film reviewDo Not Watch This Film
A woman receives a package that reads DO NOT OPEN THIS PACKAGE. She eventually opens it. It gets suspenseful, intriguing. Curiosity of what will follow makes our hearts beat violently. Quinn Pohl’s film ‘ Do Not Watch Th
Film reviewMy Last Concert
An old woman blames herself for not having been able to protect a young jewish pianist girl from the SS troop division during the World War II. Selcuk Zvi Cara’s film ‘ My Last Concert ’ chooses a well known theme: the j
Film reviewCYU
A grieving brother is persistently diving from place to place to find his drowned sister, who disappeared while going diving without mentioning exactly where. She certainly drowned, but her brother can’t have peace befor