All the Cities of the North
An example of the power of the visuals and a very poetic movie, not only because of its shot composition but also for the voiceover with texts and a Serbian poem, increasing the dramatic intensity.
Happy New Year
A withdrawn mid-twenties man named Jarrett attends a New Year’s Eve party roiling with hidden tensions and some particularly dangerous resolutions.
Directed by Jason Sealy (USA)
The Dazzling Light of Sunset
Documentaries are usually very raw and have a distant relationship with the viewer. Salomé Jashi does the opposite by creating a personal environment, leaving the audience wondering what is real and what is manipulated to seem real.
Morgan
This film shows one of the most remote places of this world and yet we feel somehow connected by listening to the names of some of the most known companies appear.
Directed by Mia Basile and Alexander Basile (Germany)
Bou (bride)
The film is about young Rohingya girls who are sold into marriage by traffickers. It also explores the mindset of the men who buy them for thousands of dollars.
Directed by Mahi Ramakrishnan (Malaysia)
Transformed By Fire A Woodfire Community
A mini-documentary on a woodfire kiln and the type of community bond it creates. Shot at Jay Lacouture’s Carolina Pottery Studio in Richmond, RI.
Directed by Ming Fen Congdon (USA)
Fool’s Gold: a Dolaucothi Love Story
Made in 1927 and inspired by real events, as well as an outrageous mustache, “Fool’s Gold” tells the timeless tale of boy meets girl in a dimly lit mine passage amidst the backdrop of a bitter struggle for the control of the Dolaucothi Gold Mines and the keys to the Johne’s family fortune.
Directed by Simon Howlett (UK)
Dana’s Story
Based on a true story, the film is an adaptation of A.L. Smith’s critically acclaimed novel “Behind Closed Doors”. The film depicts the harsh realities of the sex trafficking industry.
Directed by Huey Rawls (USA)
Snug as a Bug
Mickey and Gav are six floors up with a corpse, a rug that’s too small and a van they haven’t got. Worse still, they’re almost out of air freshener: a pungent comic short with bodies, bowels and bin-bags.
Directed by Louise C Galizia (UK)
One A.M.
“One A.M.” directed and performed by Charlie Chaplin in 1916 is an example of a comedy that has found the right balance: the jokes are on point and it is hard to not feel amazed by the character.
Hearts Want
Two former lovers reunite for a play by the drama teacher who first brought them together. They still carry a torch for each other, but will their love survive when the truth is revealed about their past?
Directed by Jason P. Schumacher (USA)
After The Storm
A documentary short film about triumph over adversity, a story of never losing faith or giving up hope.
Directed by Ava ST.Pierre and Sheree’ Cogburn (USA)
Mariam
In Iraq, military media team help and rescuer Mosul family from the rubble after their house was blown up by ISIS.
Directed by Mohammed Jaffar (Iraq)
Why Are the Trees Pink
July lost her cat, Sushi. She now has to get out of her house and put up posters to find him.
Directed by Trystan Millet (Canada)