Shorts Competition 3
FESTIVAL ZEICHEN DER NACHT
Hiwa
Jacqueline Lentzou / Greece / 2017 / 0:11:00
In Jay’s dream, Athens’ sun is so weak, you can look straight at it, without getting blind.
Raha
Yeganeh Balouchi / Iran / 2017 / 0:17:33
Raha is the story of a fifteen years old Iranian girl that unexpectedly got pergnant and she is trying to find money to take care of this serious issue. We are joining and following her challenges in one day in Tehran. This story is happenig in the society that her problem is still a taboo and yet nobody in the society accepts her even her own father.
---> Deutsche Premiere
We will see (On va voir)
Michel Dulisch / Gemany / 2017 / 0:20:00
Caught in a freedom of being able to decide over anything, apart for the actual bond to a person, Ben finds himself alone. He’s lost contact with Lisa, only a vague trace leads to Morocco.
Gefangen in der Freiheit sich für alles entscheiden zu können, nur nicht für die Bindung an eine Person, findet sich Ben alleine wieder. Der Kontakt zu Lisa ist verloren, nur eine vage Spur führ nach Marokko.
Bonobo
Zoel Aeschbacher / Switzerland / 2017 / 0:19:00
A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.
---> Deutsche Premiere
You're welcome
Rebecc Panian / Suisse, Germany, Austria / 2017 / 0:09:00
You want to drink your coffee peacefully but instead you end up in a situation where people start to stir up hatred against refugees – what do you do?
While waiting for her train in a café a young woman (Olivia) suddenly ends up in a situation where the barista chases away a begging girl and starts to stir up hatred against refugees with two customers. Olivia has to decide whether to simply leave the place like another customer does or to take action.
The Sound
Antony Petrou / Great Britain / 0:15:00
Beth lives a quiet rural life with her parents, on their secluded family farm. When her fragile mother begins to hear a mystery sound that nobody else can hear, the family are unsure what to make of it.
Soon, the sound becomes a source of frustration and pain and it drives Beth’s mother to the brink. Desperate to alleviate her mother's suffering, Beth becomes obsessed with finding and stopping the mystery of the strange sound.
---> Deutsche Premiere
Seascape
Leni Huyghe / Belgium, France / 2017 / 0:21:00
Helene, a young struggling actress, is trying to learn the theatre text of the 'Lady from the sea' by heart. At the same time she is emptying the apartment of her grandmother. The apartment, situated near the beach, becomes a place to escape in thought and dreams.
---> Deutsche Premiere