October 22, 2019
THE CHEF
DescriptionContactDescription In the near future, when all labor works are replaced by humanoids, a Chinese chef, Pu (60s) is ordered to pass on his cooking skill to a humanoid robot William and to teach him Chinese cooking. Designed to satisfy his owner, William tries to follow Pu’s every instruction, but his robotic demand for precision...
October 22, 2019
CARNE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Flesh is about how women are seen as bodys at disposal, judged as time passes as meat cooking stages. Through the form and texture of real materials such as paint, watercolor, clay, 35mm film and virtual image decomposition as glitches and datamosh, five women are represented in animation by women animators to highlight the...
October 22, 2019
CHEZ JOLIE COIFFURE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Rosine Mbakam (Director) Inside a bustling Brussels shopping center, hair salon Jolie Coiffure has become hub to a vibrant group of African migrants. Through its tall glass windows, manager Sabine can be seen braiding hair or lending advice and support to others, their experiences a reflection of her own. Inviting filmmaker Rosine...
October 22, 2019
THE CAVE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription FREE SCREENING Talent attending: Feras Fayyad (Director) As Russian bombers and Syrian troops lay siege to the Syrian city of Ghouta, Dr. Amani, an aspiring pediatrician, leads a team of 130 medical practitioners who must go underground to create a makeshift hospital serving 400,000 civilians under attack. When the war becomes increasingly desperate, the...
October 22, 2019
CACTUS BLOSSOM
DescriptionContactDescription To win his wife’s love back, an old man transforms into the thing she loves the most: a cactus. Part of SHOWCASE 5 Contact Samir Oliveros samiroliveros@gmail.com
October 22, 2019
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Kathleen Hepburn (Director), Violet Nelson (Talent), Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Director) Young, pregnant, and barefoot in the street, Rosie (Elle-Maija Tailfeathers) is being accosted by her abusive boyfriend when Aila comes to her aid. Aila is everything Rosie is not — middle class, mild mannered — but the two women come together in an...
October 22, 2019
BLOW THE MAN DOWN
DescriptionBiosDescription On the night of their mother’s funeral, the Connelly sisters’ lives become much more complicated. After learning about the massive debts left by their mother, the sisters are forced to cover up a deadly act of self-defense (and the ice cooler holding the body). In their desperation to hide their secret, other mysteries come...
October 22, 2019
THE BURNING BUSH (הסנה הבוער)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A poetic story of letting go. Danny mourns the lost love to her ex-girlfriend, symbolized by a small plant. Danny's mother wants her daughter to bury the memories, but when the dust settles something more powerful remains, which will not die. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 5 Bios Noam Greif is a filmmaker and hopeless...
October 22, 2019
BUG BITE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In this mixed media comedy, a young woman and a female bed bug form an unlikely bond while contending with toxic masculinity. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Emily Ann Hoffman is an award-winning animator, filmmaker and artist. She is a member of the 2019 New York Film Festival Artist Academy. Emily has previously...
October 22, 2019
BLACKBIRD
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending: David Bernardi (Distributor), Sherryl Clark (Producer) Battling a terminal illness, Lily (Susan Sarandon) has decided to end her life on her own terms. Lily and her husband (Sam Neill) request their loved ones come to their seaside home for a final weekend together. Their daughters (Kate Winslet and Mia Wasikowska) arrive with...
