Director Biography – Roger Gallant Roger Gallant is a filmmaker, animator, and composer from western Newfoundland, Canada. His work reflects a somber and tranquil tone, with some of it being influenced by his 20+ years of working in environmental management and species conservation.
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HELADO is a short-film which reflects on how the choices we may or may not make are directly related to how truthful we are to ourselves. It does this through a clown exploration which alludes to our inner most honest feelings and emotions in contrast to our adult overthinking mind.
Director Statement We are all at some point confronted with big life decisions. It’s difficult to know what to do in these situations when we have conflicting voices in our head. Through HELADO I wanted to explore what connecting with our emotions and our true inner self can do for us in making certain life-changing choices.
In search of lost time, 7min., USA Directed by Marta Renzi A man and a woman inhabit the same surreal location though not, apparently, at the same time. Marta Renzi directs this black-and-white meditation on memory and absence, joined by long-time collaborators Charles Caster-Dudzick (camera), as well as Aislinn MacMaster & David Thomson (performers). With a nod to the sound score for Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker and a location inspired by Joelle Bouvier and Regis Obadia’s La Chambre.
OUTSIDER, 2min., China Directed by Shuo Liu The magic between ‘frames’ acts on clay, making the table a contradictory object that can be both soft and hard. Some people embrace it, while others do not. There is no distinction between superior and inferior, right or wrong, only how we engage with the world.
The Image of The Fox, 4min., USA Directed by Alec Iselin The Image of The Fox is a film that explores the transformations of a mysterious gray matter as it constructs and deconstructs haunting sculptures
A Beautiful Life, 15min Directed by Zsolt Kormendy Two detectives investigate a mysterious kidnapping in Vác, Hungary. One of them is relentlessly being pursued by a malevolent dark figure that will stop at nothing to undermine the case and his life.
that’s the plan, 8min Directed by Michael Ringdal When you feel that you have nothing more to live for. It’s good to have a true friend to help you out.
Formaldehyde, 9min., Turkey Directed by Oğuz Yenen Last days of an old and lonely Armenian fisherman in Istanbul.
EL COLOR NEGRO, 4min., Canada Directed by Andy Hodgson Color only exists in the presence of light, so all things are essentially black. But really, what is black? A short, elegant and experimental exploration of the value and meaning of BLACK. Pauline –
A Little Western Story, 13min., Italy Directed by Francesco Maffei Two Cowboys walk under the sun, one of them holding a showel. When they get close to a cliff, they start digging a hole in the ground, but someone is lurking and watching them from above…
Director Biography – Roger Gallant Roger Gallant is a filmmaker, animator, and composer from western Newfoundland, Canada. His work reflects a somber and tranquil tone, with some of it being influenced by his 20+ years of working in environmental management and species conservation.
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The Stars My Destination, 135min., Japan Directed by Keishi Suenaga A retired Russian-Japanese soldier Eiji Onodera (Keishi Suenaga) was going to his hometown in Japan. But on his way, he was caught and given a new mission by his ex-colleague Captain Vadim Dadikov (Gohnosuke Tokuda). Onodera and his father would never be free unless he completes the secret mission. He and the Master Sergeant Zinaida Zasyekina (Satoko Enmei) go to Hokkaido to monitor an ex-officer of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Toshio Honda (Taiyo Sawa). Honda has killed 27 people including his colleagues, and is hiding in a mountain with a mysterious beauty, Risa (Riho Yoshioka)…
America’s Radical Women: Forgotten Voices of History, 53min, USA Directed by E. Philip Brown “America’s Radical Women – Forgotten Voices of History” is a compelling documentary that brings to light the extraordinary lives and contributions of radical American women who defied societal norms to champion justice, equality, and social change. Narrated by Janeane Garofalo, the film delves into the stories of activists, labor leaders, and social reformers whose impactful legacies have often been overlooked in mainstream history. Through archival footage, expert interviews, and historical reenactments, the documentary not only honors these trailblazers but also connects their enduring influence to contemporary movements for women’s rights and social justice.
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Tagline: We may never know
The year was 1950. The camera used was a Kodak Roamer. But were the negatives altered? And what did President Harry Truman say about UFOs at that time – just three years after the Roswell incident? His reaction is included in this five minute documentary.
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In a silent environment, artificial intelligence meets the boundless human mind and together they unite their powers to create a music and dance piece of scientific fantasy. The lyrics, composed by a robotic mind simulating the writing style of the great author William Shakespeare, draw upon a poem about Silence and how people perceive it today. The music was composed by a team of music producers, while the words are voiced by the unique, yet artificial, voice of the late English actor, Alan Rickman. Our protagonist performs theatrical dance movements, which constitute his unique way of communication. At times, he manages to harmonize with the space-time and feel tranquility within the silence, while at other times, he faces challenges. Will he, however, emerge unscathed from this enthralling blend of the artificial and the human?
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Pablo Fajardo, the renowned environmental lawyer who managed to bring down the North American transnational Chevron (formerly Texaco), shows us his world of commitment for the rights of an Amazonian population affected by oil activities. Together with the activist Donald Moncayo and the Union of People Affected by Texaco, the discourse in defense of the environment extends and structures a series of events and testimonies with a clear purpose: to make visible the struggle and injustice that has been going on in that region of Ecuador for more than fifty years, for the humble attempt to cross borders and raise awareness among the public of all ages of the fragility, duality and privilege promoted by the dominant energy system in the world.
Director Statement Focused on climate justice as a legitimate way to be sincere with myself and the planet. One day is not enough to make people believe that another world is possible and the message is able to go beyond borders.
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