March 5, 2022 (DeeD News) – Green Bay Film Festival, or GBFF, now in 12th edition, has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of the festival.
The Green Bay Film Festival, or GBFF, in the U.S. has announced the complete list of the short films in competition for the 12th edition of the festival, according to the official announcement on the festival’s website. The 12th Green Bay Film Festival, which started on February 1, 2022, wraps up on March 6, 2022.
A lineup of 138 short films have been selected to go on screen in the Short Films competition section of the 12th edition of the Green Bay Film Festival, or GBFF, in Green Bay, USA.
‘Tyndall Typewriters’ by Theodore Adams III
Antique typewriter repairman, Thomas Tyndall, uses vintage typewriters to remind people of the good old days when communications, social interactions, and relationships were tactile experiences. He helps a fallen chef overcome her inability to make emotional connections and regain her creativity while servicing her machine. Together they find a connection through storytelling.
‘A La Poussiere’ by Eric Rebut
Fazia is a middle-aged housekeeper. She seems tired and tormented by personal problems. For the past few months, she has started her days with the Martin-Pelissard, a small bourgeois family, who is reluctant to do the necessary paperwork to make it official for her.This morning, an unexpected incident will exacerbate the social pressure she experiences on a daily basis and make her live a race against time to try to keep her job.
‘Synthetic Love’ by Sarah Heitz De Chabaneix
Diane realizes that the man she fantasizes about shares his life with someone very peculiar… Diane, in her fifties, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn’t aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life…
‘White Eye’ by Tomer Shushan
A man finds his stolen bicycle and it now belongs to a stranger. In his attempts to retrieve the bicycle, he struggles to remain human.
‘Inside’ by Yann Chapotel
Inside unrolls a mosaic of windows, those of the building that I regularly filmed from my own window. Along this border where the interior opens onto the exterior, a multitude of moments of everyday life overlap and respond to each other, forming a choreographic fresco of simple gestures.
‘Goodbye Lulu’ by Lionel Auguste
Elodie visits her grandfather Lucien, a 91-year-old resident of a nursing home. He welcomes her warmly, but she came up with a very specific question, to which she requires an answer: Why did he abuse her 31 years ago? Between denials, loss of memory and guilty doubt, Lucien will, at the end of his life, have to explore his past and its gray areas.
‘Time To Vote’ by Santiago Requejo Lopez-Mateos
What begins as an ordinary board in a traditional apartment building to vote the renewal of the elevator, turns into an unexpected debate about the limits of pacific coexistence.
‘Terminal Happiness’ by Eric Romero
In a world where positivity is compulsory, cancer patients need to endure Happy Therapy. When a sarcastic rebel appears in the facility, an impressionable girl must choose between following the rules or embracing how she really feels.
‘ARCHIBALD´S SYNDROME’ by Daniel Perez
Archibald was born with some curious curse: he can’t make a move without everyone around doing the same. Now, grown man, he robs by despair a bank and, there, meets Indiana, a young woman who always escaped every form of control.
‘Bitch Boy’ by Mhaya Polacco
Waiting follows Zoey, a girl in college who tries to navigate dating, relationships, and hookup culture as a virgin, sexless and senseless.
‘Enforcement’ by Louis Frost
One man wages war on all those who commit minor traffic offences…
‘Carpe Diem’ by Emanuele Maria, Vellico Gigi Traisci
A man and a woman are walking to work. They meet by chance, they look into each other’s eyes, fall in love and picture a wonderful life together. Back to reality they realize how foolish all this is and…
‘Captain Bubble’ by Sandra Moreno
Rose has planned to spend her evening playing video games, but a power cut will change her plans.
‘His Shirt’ by Ana Gurdiș
When you see a woman spreading clothes, have you ever thought about what’s going on in her head? Nina is a housewife and washes the clothes by hand. The public dryer in front of the block is her only place of refuge.
‘Ishq-E-Risk’ by Rupal Poddar
The film focuses on the idea of love in India where love is inherited to us by Bollywood songs, spun around mythological tales, Valentine’s day celebration, Chetan Bhagat’s novels etc but falling in love is still fraught with problems of acceptance as taboos around ‘love’ are still intact.
‘OCD’ by Anatael Pérez
A man returns home after shopping, everything seems normal…
‘Confessions Of A Budding Murderer’ by Rogelio Sastre
A mockumentary dealing with the protagonist´s fascination with violence and the “art” of killing.
‘Could You Leave’ by Tarek Jad
Sofia is nervous to see her brother for the first time in years since she moved from South America to Toronto to pursue a different life. She prepares dinner with her girlfriend, Brooklyn. Not knowing who her brother Andres has grown up to be, Sofia asks Brooklyn to leave the apartment. Brooklyn and Sofia argue, Brooklyn leaves the apartment. After an awkward reunion with Andres, they begin to find their old rhythm again over dinner and talk about the purpose of why he is in Toronto.
‘Untill They Come To Save Us’ by Txema Lirón de Robles
Can you fall in love for a moment?
‘Pure Screen’ by Javier Farías
Sergio arrives with his laptop at the café-restaurant and immediately hooks his eyes on Laura, a beautiful intellectual girl. Defeated by his introversion, Sergio decides to generate his own fantasy with Laura, through a plan that combines imagination, libido and technology.
‘The End Of The Circle’ by Dimitris Georgiev
A young girl recognizes her assaulter at her best friend’s birthday party.
‘The Consultation’ by Morgan Cini
This story deals with Aniès, an arrogant woman, who thinks that she perfectly handles her future, until she meets someone who will predict the exact opposite of her beliefs…
‘Red Light’ by Hernan Gabriel Oliva
An astronaut remembers her last days on Earth, a world devastated by climate change and global warming.
’13Th’ by Parsa Mokhtarzenouzi
A woman who aborted her baby 4years ago on January 13th and became pregnant again at the insistence of her husband …
‘Sheer Qorma’ by Faraz Arif Ansari
Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
‘Spaceship’ by Gal Ziv
After securing his family’s future on humanity’s next planet, a man departs from his home and sets forth to a shuttle station to leave wrecked Mother Earth for good.
‘Captivity’ by Mehrnoush Rahmanian
Captivity is the symbol of a human rights film. A film about innocent people in prisons. Sevda, a 7-year-old girl, steals her friend’s drawing book to clean the bars of a cage where a sparrow is imprisoned. And releases the sparrow.
‘Anagnorisis’ by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
A new doctor has just arrived at a nursing home, where he meets a patient tormented by a past which he cannot remember. This doctor will help him do it, without anticipating the consequences.
‘Abandonment’ by Sagnik Dutta Gupta
On a turbulent night, a destitute man obtains a deserted wallet full of money, only to find the owner observing him closely. To his surprise, the brooding owner implores him to keep the purse as apparently, he won’t be needing it anymore. It is revealed that the latter intends to commit suicide before the dawn. All alone in the still of the night, It is up to the poor, yet compassionate man to convince the grief-stricken stranger to change his mind before it is too late.
‘Bayou Cirque’ by Wesley Shrum
Inspired by poet Emily Dickinson, Bayou Cirque is an ethnography of practice where performers seek the original spirit of the circus: to do what others cannot do.
‘Superstar’ by Jordan Hidalgo
A day in the life of Martin, a homeless man attempting to keep his individuality despite being dehumanized by everyday society.
‘Exchange Offer’ by Saunak Mitra
A complaint registered to the manufacturing company for a dead computer brings back nostalgia and surprises in the life of a retired school principal who leads a lonely, mundane life.
‘The Recess’ by Navid Nikkhah Azad
Seventeen-year-old Sahar is determined to watch her favorite soccer team play for the league championship. Barred from attending sports events as a woman, Sahar disguises herself as a boy with the help of her friends. Things take a tragic turn when Sahar’s disguise is uncovered. Inspired by true events, The Recess explores gender oppression in Iranian society.
‘Impure Lips’ by Kareem Khodadadey
While Covid-19 has swapped all over the world and people have to observe sanitary protocols, critical moments occur in an music institute.
‘The Kids’ by Amir Daryani
Sina and Mobina are teenage brothers and sisters. They have behavioral and educational differences. They experience the emotional separation that prevails in their family.
‘Anna’ by Éric Pinéda
Anna’s lifeless body is abandoned on a deserted road in the middle of a forest.
‘Mostafa’ by Alireza Teimori
‘Mostafa’ (an Afghan man) lives in Iran with his family. This family does not have an identity card and social and civil identity. Iran does not recognize them. Problems, pressures of racial and ethnic discrimination put so much pressure on “Mostafa” and his family that he is forced to make a crucial and dangerous decision.
‘Crossing’ by Pegah Arzi
A village boy gets scared and anxious on the first day of school. He can not leave his childish world. So he runs away from school and travels to the future. A future that is like a nightmare…
‘-3625’ by Hosein Babaeian
ISIS (Daesh) is attacking. A 7-year-old girl named “Asma” hugs the ground. Asma’s father has about 5 seconds. He must decide ….
‘Seven Years Minus Ten Days’ by Hamid Noori
Leila’s husband has banned her from seeing her 7-year-old son, Tofiq, because of divorce and immigration. Leila succeeds in visiting her son after some time and finds out some secrets in his school. Now, Leila decides to take Tofiq to her town any way possible.
‘Airbrushed Beyond Recognition’ by Vidal D’costa
This short documentary looks into the art of airbrushing or retouching photos & how it has gained notoriety for being a root cause of body image issues among teens and adults alike and is being used by print, digital and social media to promote beauty standards that are at best physically unattainable.
‘Home’ by Yali Sharon
Feeling trapped in routines, Pierce quits his job and sells all his possessions to go live adventurously in the wilderness.
‘Love Blood Pain’ by Magnum Borini
A mysterious photographer wanders through the Sao Paulo nightlife, in search for another subject for her work. An unusual encounter will lead to a mix of feelings and sensations.
‘Sleep Tight’ by Michael Seabolt
Preston’s adoptive parents Daniel and Kate think that he is just going through a phase, but Kate fears it may be more because of Preston’s haunted past. Are the monsters in Preston’s closet his past coming back to haunt him? Or is it just another kid with an over active imagination? One thing is for sure, its going to be a night everyone will remember…
‘The Reel World Of Mrs. Mitty’ by Paul Weston
Margaret dreams of fame and fortune. Anything is better than her boring abusive marriage.
‘Once Upon A Time In The Web’ by Lounis ‘ace’ Aïssaoui
Stéphane, YouTuber lacking notoriety, seeks to make a living from his videos. His girlfriend encourages him in his projects, while bringing him stability. His mate is quite the opposite. She likes to go into the trash and encourages him to innovate. But what is the price to pay for success?
‘The Last Celebration’ by Adrian Ramos
The patron Saint Festivities is the most important celebration of the year. Esther knows it and has a great hope to attend. Esteban, her husband thinks the opposite.
‘Proletariat’ by Morteza Rashid
It all started with the mistakes of humanity , mortality became as common as oxygen consumption in this cursed land.
‘The Gift’ by Mathias Rat
A short film about the respect of the nature and the environment.
‘Cracked’ by Mahmut Taş
A little girl lives in a village with her mother where water sources are dwindling by day. Drought effects her imagination, even her doodles and drawings. Not only people but the nature struggles with the unrelenting aridness. This little girl though, never loses hope. She tries to do as best she can, sacrificing from herself for her beloved nature.
‘Fire Extinguisher’ by Rodrigo Sopeña, Joana Solnado
Milagros is obliged to install a fire extinguisher in her chapel. But first she will have to ask someone’s permission…
‘Rawhya’s Safe Haven’ by Mohmed Fathi
Rawhya is a 60 year old mother with 3 special needs sons, living all together under one roof in a village. The moment you hear Rawhya’s story you think it would be a sad one, but this one is different, her story is full of strength, love and faith. The film is about Rawhya’s heart that became her sons’ haven.
‘Dance Without Fear’ by Sol Dugatkin
Dance video entirely made with cell phone cameras, joining 4 dancers from 3 different Latin American countries (Mexico, Argentina and Chile) and almost 100 women (musicians, dancers, special participations, etc.)
‘El Vulcano’ by Oleksandr Hoisan
El Vulcano is a portrait of the filmmaker’s younger brother and at first glance, it is the story of an ordinary boy who knows everything about dinosaurs, who, without losing stubbornness, constantly digging in hopes of finding something truly amazing. And all because he has a dream and, in fact, it is a story about a dream to which this guy goes against everything and everything.
‘Call Me By My Name’ by Angela Guseva
‘The Incident by Mandela Midamba
A skeptical misogynist has an experience that alters his perception on women.
‘Couchsurfer’ by Sara Sadat Mousavi
Maryam, a young Iranian actress, who left her country a week ago and immigrated to Turkey, hoping for a better future, meets Saeed, who is supposed to help her find a job, but is confronted with realities.
‘Below A Dark Wood’ by Bill Slovick
A missing woman. A troubled man. A dark wood full of mystery. What moves among the trees? What secrets lie buried? And what comes creeping in the dead of night?
‘Torture’ by Angela Guseva
Bastards, who tied two people in a time of blooming youth, full of life and love, went much further in a sophisticated cruelty.
‘The Pact’ by Indrajit Pal Chaudhuri
Mr. Saha has applied for life extension in the website ‘yourwish.com.’ The website agent offers him life extension, but Mr. Saha has to kill a person for that.
‘Mont Blanc’ by Nicolas Dozol
A trip to 5000 at meters of altitude by helicopter crossing the Alps mountain range, accompanied with the poem ‘Mont Blanc’ by Percy Shelley.
‘The Phantom’ by Joon.s Hwang
A young student meets the phantom of her university. However, the phantom turns out to be a deserter hiding from the police. They feel understood by each other and become friends. The young student’s dream major of study was dissolved due to the low employment rate. Now she also lives the life of a phantom. Both try to escape from their life in the shadows. But a deserter cannot easily return to his old life and for the student once again bursts the dream of a profession that she herself has chosen.
‘Déjà vu’ by Sayyed Mahdi Karbasi
Two friends are walking in a park and talking for last time before one of them leaves for France, but there seems to be something off…
‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ by Reza Naseri Saray
The story of a detective who was involved in a chain murder case at Tehran in his youth and now, after 40 years, the killer threatens to kill him.
‘The Eyes Of The Land’ by Marcos Altuve Marquina
The spur-thighed tortoise in Morocco is threatened. To save the species, science needs those who know better the secrets of the land: The shepherds.
‘Contaminated’ by Lorena Martinez
‘Contaminados’ is a tragicomic short film, in which the viewer seeks to raise awareness about pollution and respect for all kinds of life.
‘Unsurprised’ by Rachel Jacob
After a night out celebrating his birthday, Eric’s friend tries to give him one last present that sends him on a wild goose chase that he did not bargain for.
‘Yellowstone 88 – Song Of Fire’ by Jerry Van De Beek, Betsy De Fries
A remembrance of the Yellowstone fire that raged unabated for months engulfing the Park until a winter snow of intense severity extinguished the flames. That winter surviving Fauna exhausted from fire and weakened by hunger fall where standing. The cosmos turns and eventually life in the park begins anew.
‘Survivors’ by Carlos Gómez-Trigo
Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid?
‘Human Trash’ by Aitor Almuedo Esteban
A boy is thrown into a trash container from the future. In his frantic search for the exit, he runs into a mysterious man, who will make him doubt the origin of his own existence.
‘Accomplices’ by Rubén Guindo Nova
Through the eyes of Ana, a young teenager, we will be able to see how continued harassment can nullify and destroy the personality of any minor.
‘Wich’ by Anthony Williams
It seemed like any ordinary day. Until it wasn’t.
‘Normal Porn For Normal People’ by Amber Rose Mcneill
‘Normal Porn for Normal People’ is an appropriated media piece that explores our societal need to consume violence for entertainment. The film offers a satirical commentary on the romanticizing and normalization of violent imagery, while observing the link to commercial consumerism that exploits human sexuality, while simultaneously demonizing it. Interview segments echo our endless need to devour salacious content by venerating both real and fictional violence.
‘Cousin Fuzzy & His Cousins’ by Shawn Connelly
In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s polka was the music dominating the airwaves both on radio and the newest technology at the time: television. One of the first live television programs in Green Bay, Wisconsin’s history was a polka variety show featuring the group Cousin Fuzzy and his Cousins. One of the last surviving members of the band is Agnes Benz, aka “Cousin Aggie.” She was interviewed in 2011 as the beginning of a large documentary on Cousin Fuzzy.
‘Redundancy’ by Kayvan Sarvari
Two co-workers have same problem…
‘Stories From Richert Ranch’ by Sabrina Richert
Stories from Richert Ranch is an autobiographical multimedia animated documentary film which illustrates stories of growing up on a farm in Northeast Indiana.
‘Neutrals’ by Jacob Horne
Neutrals is a dark comedy short film about two friends, Chris and Dan; who, after accidentally killing the wrong person, find their night spiraling out of control while being pursued by the vicious Wes and his punks.
‘Forget Me Not’ by Nicholas Goulden
A silent little girl is on a desperate mission, but the only person who can see her is a forlorn homeless man, as lost and invisible as she is. Armed with only her teddy bear, Isobel must do everything in her power to convince him to help her.
‘Feel India’ by Ion Sova
The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame.
‘Willy Goes Way Back!’ by Ryan Wagner
Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Eastbound & Down) stars as Willy, an outcast with a desperate need, who is given the opportunity to go on an incredible, surreal adventure.
‘The Evil I’ve Seen’ by Paul Preston
An old west tale in Kansas, 1866, about a priest and the questionable characters he lies to, over a fire on a desolate desert trail. True intentions and identities reveal themselves as they raise conversation, whiskey, and guns.
‘Upside’ by Jim Mcmorrow
Based on a true story. Stephen, a young man with Down’s Syndrome wishes to break free from his caring but over-protective mother and celebrate his 18th birthday in the way that he chooses.
‘Lake Of Happiness’ by Aliaksei Paluyan
In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death.
‘Coven’ by Mark Borchardt
An alcohol/drug abuser re-examines his life until he nearly dies from an overdose. Then a friend convinces him to join a self-help group which turns out to be demonic.
‘The Quiet’ by Radheya Jegatheva
When an astronaut ponders on the quietude of space, he comes upon a startling self-realization.
‘Voicemails’ by Zach Neumann
A girl finds an old telephone in an art museum, hits the redial button, and leaves a message for the stranger on the other end.
‘Latteship’ by Daishi Takishima, Hsing-Fang Tsai
‘Latteship’ follows Sigri and Kona, two otters who have opposite personalities. They must learn to accept each other to cooperate in order to run a small but popular coffee truck – Sigri Coffee.
‘Distinguished Feelings’ by Keren Marciano
ELENA and ARTURO are a couple fully in love. One day, one of their friends sow seeds of doubts in their minds.
‘Two Floors Above Me’ by Ryan Garcia
A young professional struggles to strike up a conversation with his crush, who lives in the same building.
‘2nd Class’ by Jimmy Olsson
Charlotte has got a new job as a second grade teacher. One night, she is attacked by a Nazi and is severely injured. When she comes back to her students, she discovers that one of her students is the son of that Nazi.
‘Distress’ by Javier Rodríguez Espinosa
Andrés, the Mummy, is 15 years old and has disappeared. The police investigate in the institute where he studied. The students silence the jokes of which they were constantly object, the teachers say they do not know anything.
‘Arapaho Truths’ by George Giglio
The Northern Arapaho People of the Wind River Indian Reservation of Wyoming are story tellers. In an effort to pass their culture to the next generation the Elders tell the children four traditional stories, using clay animation, shadow puppets, paintings, drawings and performance, the children make the stories come to life.
‘The Call’ by Stefan Zaharia
Some phone calls you just have to take!
‘You’ve Got Gail’ by Gail Gilbert
In today’s world women in their fifties are expected to just disappear. Gail fights back by going to grad school where the twenty-something’s in her classes give her a schooling of epic proportions.
‘Leaps And Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track And Field’ by Jessie Garcia
The athlete and his partially-deaf coach who revolutionized track and field by inventing two key techniques in the late 1800’s, and the controversial Olympics that followed.
‘Icons’ by Ronnie Cramer
Five hundred years of world art in five minutes, featuring three dozen iconic works rendered with nylon-tip pen and animated old school style.
‘My Daughter Yoshiko’ by Brian Blum
With her daughter Yoshiko, who is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and her husband overseas serving in the military, Saki Omura is finding it harder and harder to cope. Too ashamed to burden others and too proud to ask for help, Saki faces the now-daunting task of giving her daughter the best life possible.
‘The Christmas Gift’ by Bogdan Muresanu
On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Ceausescu’s bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a wish letter to Santa. As the kid understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead.
‘Greyhounds’ by Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
Pablo and Irene, a couple of almost 40, are having a hard time personally and economically. Everything gets worse with the imminent arrival of their first baby.
‘The Devil Goes Down’ by Nicholas Julius
The Devil challenges a young man to a game of basketball. The stakes? What is in the Devil’s bag against the young man’s soul.
‘Baked Fish’ by Guillem Miró
Typical Mediterranean recipe cooked in a critical way.
‘Prom Queens’ by Cory Souto
Imagine the fun you might have at the prom!
‘Moderately Satisfied’ by Hind Anabtawi
When visiting her terminally ill mother for the first time in months, an estranged daughter finds new answers about her relationship with her bitter mother, while filling out a patient satisfaction survey. For the first time, the two finally meet halfway.
‘Serpendipity’ by Carlos Mejia, Kevin Barwick
Gordon does not want to freeze during his dinner date. Not only is Gordon nervous, but he has a secret- he has snakes for hair with a bad habit of turning people into stone. Will he find love or is this a date with disaster?
‘Tiffany’ by Christina Christie
While packing away her deceased grandmother’s affairs, Pauline discovers that one of their stained glass sculptures has come to life. As the lights in the house go out and their memories together begin to dim, Pauline realizes there is joy in celebrating the legacy of those who have been lost.
‘Carry My Heart To The Yellow River’ by Alexis Van Hurkman
Taking her hospitalized friend’s place on a bike tour to China’s famed Yellow River, a high school graduate reluctantly travels to faraway Gannon and races the clock to share pictures of the journey as her friend’s condition worsens.
‘Pipe Dream’ by Chris King
Each year thousands of budding actors take that huge leap of faith and move to L.A. or New York in search of stardom. This is the story of once such actress who, with nothing but her talents and determination, would go from anonymity to Broadway stardom within a few short years. She would later become known as the beloved legend of stage and screen, Carol Burnett.
‘THE REPLACEMENT’ by Sean Miller
The Replacement is a sci-fi drama about the first clone President and his resentful ‘original’ who sees his life stolen by his many copies.
‘The Drifting Post’ by Kento Shimizu
Since the Great Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake deprived Sonomi of her best friend, Kyoko, she has lived without accepting the friend’s death. One day, a time capsule is found; It contains letters they wrote to each other to be read in the future. With the discovery, never-fading beautiful memories come back. At the same time, an irreparable mistake that Sonomi cannot regret enough comes back as well. Agonizing over the past, she learns about the Drifting Post, a mailbox that receives letters containing undelivered messages and pent-up feelings to those deceased in the earthquake.
‘Chuchotage’ by Barnabás Tóth
During a professional conference in Prague, two simultanous interpreters in the Hungarian booth realize that only one person is listening to them.
‘A Woman’s Right To Shoes’ by Robyn Grace
Alice is happily married, the only thing out of sorts is that she has one foot bigger than the other. After placing an ad, she finds an opposite foot partner, Hayley, and they start a rather uneasy shoe shopping friendship. One day Alice comes home to find that her husband is in fact leaving her for her opposite foot double. To add insult to injury, Hayley has taken back all the other shoes she bought, leaving Alice with only one shoe of each pair. So begins her demise into madness, and our film begins.
‘The Transfer’ by Michael Grudsky
Erez, an Israeli commissioned officer, and two other soldiers have been ordered to transfer a prisoner to Megiddo prison. Along the way, a conflict arises that forces the young officer to surpass himself in order to solve the situation.
‘Lunch Time’ by Alireza Ghasemi
A 16-year-old girl has come to the hospital to identify the body of her mother. The people in charge at the hospital ‘due to her young age’ won’t let her into the morgue and ask her to bring her guardian instead. However, the girl insists that most of her family is in jail for criminal activities. Finally, after her insistence, they agree to let her into the morgue…
‘A Distant Time Under The Moonlight’ by Tsukasa Kishimoto
At the exact same time, a boy was born in the south of Japan and a girl was born in the north of Japan by coincidence. An accident brought them together on their birthday. Through their connection, there was an undeniable love but suddenly, it was time for them to say goodbye. A story about a boy and girl who started and ended their lives at the same time.
‘Shakespeare In Tokyo’ by Genevieve Clay-Smith
An Australian Shakespeare fan with Down Syndrome, sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo in order to get away from his over-bearing older brother. Along the way he uses his knowledge of the Bard, his sketchbook and his wits to win the hearts of the people he meets.
‘Michi’s Suburban Commute’ by Tsugihisa Tanaka
Michi is only 3 years old. Her mother is irritated at her husband, who doesn’t help in caring for their child. She takes Michi’s hand and goes to the train station. Today is the first day at work. Surrounded by a crowd of commuters, Michi is scared and can’t walk. She finds herself meeting generous people, even in an uncomfortably crowded train.
‘Mumpsimus And Halcyon Discord’ by Rolf Klein
If you are a young person experiencing mental ill health and homelessness, life is far from a walk in the park. This film explores the connections between mental health and homelessness, challenging common misrepresentations in the media. Using the medium of the spoken word, the film questions whether we can ever view issues such as these in an objective way.
‘Sea At Night’ by Kim Fabienne Hertinger
‘Meer bei Nacht (Sea at Night)’ tells the story about a man, whose disease took away his self-determination, reputation and social support. His tendency to get lost in memories of his past, leads him to a momentous decision.
‘Have You Seen Jake Verona?’ by Brit Bucklee
After her colleague mysteriously disappears, a young reporter takes up his latest case in hopes it will lead her to him.
‘Chaska ( The Addiction)’ by Gagan Meshram
Frederick, the 6 year old son of a maid in a Mumbai high-rise, has developed an innocent yet playful ‘Chaska (Addiction)’ that gives him immense joy. The time has come for one last hurrah, for which he will need his mother’s help.
‘Difference’ by Ali Asadollahi
A few young men are in a very weird situation with each other, insofar as each one does not see the other one and denies his existence.
‘The Secret Lives Of Teachers’ by Steve Anderson
A romantic story about two eccentric teachers who find love and each other through a shared passion for a very unique hobby.
‘This Is Cindy’ by Terance Miller
Real estate agent, Cindy Luzak, gets stuck with a house that she can’t sell, because it’s haunted by the ghost of a little girl.
‘Dragtivists’ by Savannah Rodgers
Dragtivists is a short documentary about the intersection of activism and drag performance.
‘The Demon’ by Tathagata Ghosh
Detective Bose has spent sleepless nights working on a serial killing case in vain. One morning, he is summoned to a desolate countryside station to look into the claims of a man, who seems to have witnessed the murder of his baby daughter.
‘The Old-Men’ by Jordan Inconstant
Captain Justice and his team of great heroes were once the protectors of Cosmopolis and adored by all citizens. After having put in jail their sworn enemy, the Scarman, they decide to put masks and capes in the wardrobe to retire. Now, 70 years old Captain Justice is leading a normal life, but this old hero intends to resume service proving to all that his age is not an obstacle!
‘Dream Boat Down’ by Cory Zimmermann
They were married for more than 50 years. In the era, when the woman outlived the man, but what happens when she goes first? He now has to do things for the first time and he struggles over the following months.
‘In The Driver’s Seat’ by Ralph Klisiewicz
A biker and a driver get into an accident. An argument ensues about fault, and it exposes a deeper conflict between two distinct characters.
‘Yes! Yeah! Yay!’ by Maureen Miller
Quick and quirky explosion of visual affirmatives! Fast-paced short film featuring vivid, energetic imagery and positive text impulses.
‘The Root Of Happiness’ by Andy Truschinski
Although the ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ has been a topic of discussion since the Declaration of Independence, the suggestion that everyone should feel happy all the time seems to be emerging as a new phenomenon in pop-culture. Movies, books, and music lyrics all send messages that say ‘You deserve to be happy.’ But, research shows that chasing happiness may actually make you feel worse.
‘Someone You Know’ by Bryan Erwin
A couple goes out to see a play only to get sidetracked by an ongoing game that they play against each other. When one of them bends the rules it comes back to haunt them.
‘William Tell’s Goin’ To Hell’ by Bogui Adjorlolo
An amateur archer has to live with himself after he accidentally murders his sister.
‘Funky Lola’ by Julio Mas-Alcaraz
Isabel is almost 70 years old. She lives alone in her old apartment in a popular neighborhood in Madrid. Her son has serious debt problems but he cannot work because he is serving time in jail, and is only released on some weekends on parole. Isabel starts a daring, resolute endeavor to find a job and help him. As obstacles arise and her frustration increases, she ends up making a bold and surprising decision.
‘The Telegram Man’ by James Francis Khehtie
‘The Telegram Man’ explores the impact of World War II on a close-knit Australian farming community.
‘Five Monologues On The Same Subject’ by Kyle Rogers
Five performers deliver monologues concerning everything from clergy indiscretions to funeral homes.
‘The Hobbyist’ by George Vatistas
A seemingly ordinary man seeks out a sagacious druggist in search of an undetectable poison, but winds up getting more than he bargained for.
‘The Replacement’ by Nabil Chowdhary
A terminally ill man decides to replace himself with an identical cyborg to seamlessly take over his life. But as time draws nearer to completing the transition, he begins to question as to whether what he is doing is right or fair to his unsuspecting wife.
‘Time To Remember’ by Brian Michael
Harry tries to give his girlfriend a surprise trip of a lifetime. Things don’t go according to Harry’s plans.