Short Film Competition 2
All I Want Today
Poland, 2024, 8 minutes, Color, Polish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Magda Adamowicz
Screenplay: Magda Adamowicz
Cinematography: Ignacy Ciszewski
Editing: Rafał Stós
Sound: Marta Weronika Werońska
Producer: Magda Adamowicz, Weronika Wójcik
Cast: Magdalena Kuta, Mirosław Zbrojewicz
A forgotten glove in an empty venue in Warsaw which is about to close after an event... Magda returns to get her glove and has the opportunity to have a brief talk with her first love Piotr, whose concert she has just enjoyed, about the long time that has passed. Could the old flame between them still be burning there?
The Last Sunday in May
Luxembourg, 2024, 18 minutes, Color, French; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Alejandro Bordier
Screenplay: Alejandro Bordier
Cinematography: Anselm Havu
Editing: Jean-Luc Simon
Producer: Marco Serafini
Production: Cinetel
Cast: Fabienne Elaine Hollwege, Oscar Martin, Adam Eveillard, Andrew Mockler, Juliette Moro, Fanny Blanchard
When Jean drives by the house of his childhood years later, he faces the dramas of his family’s past. Through the preparation of an annual lunch, secrets, conflicts, and an obsessive quest for social status emerge; the cracks hidden behind the joyful appearance of his family are revealed. “The Last Sunday in May” explores the complexity of human relationships while capturing the pain and beauty that come with memory.
Almost Certainly False
Turkey, 2024, 20 minutes, Color, Turkish, Arabic; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Cansu Baydar
Screenplay: Cansu Baydar
Cinematography: Barış Özbiçer
Editing: Doruk Kaya, Çisem Baydar
Sound: Neşet Ufuk Özdemir
Producer: Cansu Baydar, Sinan Yusufoğlu, Ceyda Yüceer, İzlem Genç, Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Ali Farkhonde
Production: EKHO Production
Cast: Rahaf Armanazi, İsa Karataş, Büşra Albayrak, Ferhat Akgün, Ubey Gül, Dante
Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother.
Audio Description
United States, 2024, 6 minutes, Color, English; Turkish captioned
2024 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge; Best Film
Director: Luke J. Salewski
Screenplay: Luke J. Salewski
Cinematography: Ruben Plascencia
Editing: Luke J. Salewski
Music: Michael Drew
Producer: Lee Pugsley, Luke J. Salewski
Cast: Lee Pugsley, Jonathan Regier, Adrean Barrios, Micaela Moss
Eric, a lonely visually impaired man makes a wish on his birthday, and finds himself hearing the audio description for the film. Wanting the audio describer to go away, Eric agrees to work with him to complete the film’s plot.
Foliage
China, Spain, 2024, 17 minutes, Color, English; Turkish captioned
2024 Atina Uluslararası Film + Video Festivali; Programmers Prize
Director: Faye Shu
Screenplay: Faye Shu
Cinematography: Pablo Paloma
Editing: Hangcheng Xu
Music: Lim Giong
Producer: Yayu Zheng
Production: err films, The South Project, AmbiWishes Technology
Cast: Nikola Penchev, Jinsong Wang, Yang Wang, Armando Trabajo, Tingxiang Zou, Camila Montaldo, Leonor Abreu, Yayu Zheng
College students Ye and Abel meet in a Tibetan art history class. Bonded by a shared sense of being misfits in their own cultures and uncertainty about the future, they take a step into each other’s inner worlds.