directed by Alejandro Bonilla/ A group of young slackers talk about their pleasure in watching car accidents as a hobby, they also remember the day they met one of the accidents victim. “I’m 25 now and I really appreciated those moments where I really didn’t have to care for achieving anything in particular, I was […]
La Terre Brûlée
directed by Julien Meynet/ Story of a young washerwoman and a wounded man, at the end of the 18 Th century in the Island of Corsica. “The main character of the story is a young washer-woman. I’m not sure why I chose her to be the center of the story, but I just had a […]
Preparation
directed by Tyron Janse van Vuuren/ Inspired by Heath Ledger‘s preparation to play the role of the Joker, this short film tells the story of Kingsley Bell, a Hollywood actor who isolates himself in a hotel room for six weeks to prepare to play a psychotic comic book villain in an upcoming blockbuster film.The film […]
Sunny
directed by Barbara Ott/ Young 19-year-old Hajo wrestles with caring for his 6-month-old son and finding both work and his role of being a father. “I became a mother myself when I was in the middle of my studies. It was great to become a mother, which was something I’d always wished for. The first […]
15 Summers Later
directed by Pedro Collantes/ Everyone needs time to heal and regain balance – some longer than others. “Everyone goes through it at some point, especially in one’s teenage years. I thought it would be really funny to play the part of someone who has held on to a crush for fifteen years, this irrational, romantic […]
Qual Queijo Você Que
directed by Cíntia Domit Bittar/ A simple request – Could you bring me some cheese from the store? – triggers a relationship discussion between an old couple. “The fear of getting old or dying without fulfilling dreams, from the simplest to the most complex dreams, is universal.” – Cíntia Domit Bittar, Director of Qual Queijo […]
No Kissing
directed by Manuel Arija de la Cuerda/ Two strangers on their first date. They have never seen each other. But they will never forget each other. “When we started shooting that afternoon, I was taking the role of cameraman as well as director, which I don’t normally do. I started to move the camera and […]