Asake’s SIn, 15min,. Nigeria Directed by Olumide Kuti When Asake’s breaks a generational warning, nothing prepares her for the waterloo of curse that will come her way, jeopardising all she has.
LOVE AND LIGHTERS, 94min., Russia Directed by Mikhail Medalin Senya asks Gufi to lend him money to pay back a debt, and convinces him to go meet with local crime boss Dandelion. But trying to help a friend turns into a nightmare: Dandelion gets wounded, his men and the police start surveillance, and then the criminal boss escapes. Now, Gufi, Senya, and Kristina have to choose — run or try to cut a deal. But things get worse: Kristina’s in danger, Senya won’t help save her, and Gufi has to go it alone. In the final showdown with armed Dandelion, everyone’s fate hangs in the balance.
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Sunday Midnight Meetup, 6min., South Korea Directed by Tristan Vasquez Sunday Midnight Meetup is a 5 episode comedic web series about 3 friends finding themselves in over their heads when they start investigating a supernatural case.
Let It Begin: “Patty Cake”, 7min., USA Directed by Jaye Wynn LET IT BEGIN is a 5 episode short psych-thriller. We follow 4 unique individuals that come from a world not like our own. Each one unknowingly has their life play out in a repeating cycle of our favorite childhood games but with an unexpected twist. Episode, “Patty Cake”, is based on Patty (yes from the nursery rhyme) in an assisted living facility with moments of dementia. She lives her memories from her time hanging out with Simon.
ALL HAVE SINNED, 7min., Nigeria Directed by Olumide Kuti When two young choir singers, Irene and Adaugo, make a fatal mistake in self-defense, their faith is pushed to the ultimate test. As guilt and fear consume them, one seeks redemption while the other fights for survival. But in a world where justice is ruthless, will their prayers be enough to save them from the sins they can’t erase?
ILYUSHIN, 38min., USA Directed by Gita Farid 1973. A Sovietski miner. An ambitious gameshow host. A sick child. Who will make it?
The Corner Room, 15min., USA Directed by Gita Farid An homage to the tragic ending of the Ann Frank story. It always saddened me that Ann Frank didn’t survive to see the Liberation although it was only months away. Two women hidden in an attic apartment in the Jewish Quarter in a town in Poland are joined by their younger brother, a fighter in the Resistance. There is a round-up…
Lili and Lilon, 4min., Brazil Directed by Ruan Pablo Filgueira da Silva, Edgar A duo of siblings that always cause trouble, but never fail to find how to solve their problems all around the Australian Bird Bar. Watch all of Lili and Lilon’s adventures alongside other characters created by Ruan Pablo.
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