Director/Writer: Eva Daoud
Editing: Sergio Rozas
Music: Jorge Magaz, Pablo Martin Caminero
Country: Spain
Overview: When the essence of Love is snatched from someone and locked away in a vessel with no name , what happens to those persons and how do they change? How can the broken hearted souls break that curse and recover from their pain? Can they regain their spark by overcoming dark supernatural forces?
Director/Writer/Producer: Dekel Berenson
Producers: Merlin Merton, Olga Beskhmelnytsina
“Anna”: Svetlana Barandich
Country: United Kingdom
Overview:Cannes Official Selection 19' - Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Director/Writer: Adrian Dean
Producer: Paul Howard
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Jonathan did a terrible thing when he was younger. He took a life. He went to prison, but even after he’s paid his debt to society, his Mum won’t forgive him; but worse than that, he won’t forgive himself. He has come to a decision that he needs to even the score, a life for a life. But his plans for suicide are interrupted by an accidental stranger.
Director: Scott Cierski
Animation: John Galzote
Music: Steve Archibald
Country: United States
Overview: Three bodybuilders sing about a revolutionary new workout regimen.
Director/Writer: Petroc Menuhin
Editor/Producer: Tosin Ogunleye
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: An offcut wood shaving learns the power of music.
Director Statement: I wanted to make a film exploring the joy and strength of music, how it can reach everyone with its power to touch our lives.
Director/Writer: HO KWON KIM
Producer: JIN SOO LEE
Country: Republic of Korea
Overview: Prime Minister Abe goes into KFC(Kennedy Fried Chicken) stores to buy chicken, but chicken is already sold out. At the next table, presidents from various countries start playing cards to win the last chicken basket.
Director Statement: For World Peace & Better Life.
Director/Writer/Producer: Lee Caller
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: A VW Beetle must find the last parking space in the city.
Director Statement: Jelly Cars is a short film about the power of persistence. I wanted to make a short fun film about a character that never gives up.
Director/Writer/Producer: Jaafar Muraad
Country: Iraq
Overview: The story of Iraqi victims who were tortured and humiliated by the Saddam Hussein regime because they refused to fight in the first Gulf War and their struggle for fair recognition. After the first Gulf war and the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, the Iraqi Dictator, Saddam Hussein, eventually regained control of Iraq. He issued the Order NO. 115 to capture and punish all Iraqis who had refused to fight due to their opposition to the policy of the regime.
Director Statement: As an Iraqi Director, having achieved my Masters Degree in Film Production in the UK I can use my experience to explore the values of Middle Eastern and European cultures. In Le Voyage I discuss the impact of the Saddam Regime on an individual living in fear in the UK. I explore the psychological impact in a comedic satire way. In Back To Victoria I explore the misconceptions of western society on Middle Easter living in UK. In Behind The Mirror I test Middle Eastern values on sexuality and sexual freedoms in a western setting.
Director/Producer: Mike Beech
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, roughly 31,000 North Koreans have defected from their home country to South Korea. In 2018, photographer Tim Franco began shooting a series of large format portraits using an unusual technique for a book detailing some of their experiences.
Director Statement: This film looks at a North Korean defector's extraordinary and harrowing escape from her country of birth and the artistic process of a large format photographer who captures a series of stunning portraits of North Korean defectors living in Seoul, South Korea. The film takes a more intimate look at the human side of the highly political subject matter.
Directors/Writer: Benoit Ganesan
Producer: Ciaran Page
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: A surreal drama set on Christmas Day. Sebastian spends this festive season in the hospital after being involved in a car accident. He tortures his mind and soul by reliving the moments that led him down the path of self-destruction to the present moment.
Director Statement: With the story of “The Day You Long For”, I wanted to create a somber and atmospheric experience for the audience. Delving deep into how we as individuals feel when trying to figure out our purpose within this world. The film focuses on the theme of living within the moment. A life lesson to both myself and to the viewers to stop focusing on chasing that next “big” opportunity around the corner but taking the chance to see the beauty in life in front of you.
Director/Writer/Producer: Ruhi aka Rohini Hak
Director: Kankana Chakraborty
Country: United States
Overview: True facts in the short film show how nutrition, love and care can reduce the mortality rate and awareness of how we can help kids & adults globally fight this disease with the right attitude and the right nutrition in addition to the medication.
Director Statement: The well written story is a profound film very close to my heart as both my parents are doctors in oncology. As a director on the ground i found visually able to connect with Ruhi aka Rohini Hak who is the writer and creative producer , as she had a clear vision of what was wanted to be seen on screen with the heartfelt and very true dialogues inspired by real characters in life.
Director: Martin Kamminga
Producer: Conway Dobbs
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Two kings do battle for supremacy on the chess board
Director Statement: I wanted to create a film in which the audience is drawn into a world we have never seen before; in this case two chess pieces battling for victory. In "Draw" we see the hidden violence concealed behind the gentleman's game of chess.
Director/Writer: Jared Jacobsen
Producer: Jocelyn Flores
Key Cast: Lorena Diaz
Country: United States
Overview: A surfer receives a surprise after her journey to the ocean.
Director Statement: This film was shot on location in Tijuana, BC, Mexico with an amazing binational cast and crew.
Director/Writer: Alexander Brown
Writer: James Price
Producers: Sweetshop, Ben Swift
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: When a young boy finds a large sum of money hidden in a discarded mattress, good fortune turns to anxiety as his windfall transforms him into a reclusive and paranoid creature who will do anything to protect his jackpot.
Director/Writer/Producer: Jordan Robinson
Writers: Jon-sel Gourkan, Serenay Yilmaz
Producers: Jon-sel Gourkan, Jondon
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: A short film following the life of a professional footballer living with Type 1 Diabetes.
Director Statement: When I first heard about the story of HYPO, it really struck a cord with me. I too had a dream of being a footballer when I was young so I could relate with the utter devastation of being told that that dream was over. I’ve always wanted to make a difference in this world. To tell stories that haven’t been told and to raise awareness about the struggles that people go through. HYPO will aim to raise awareness about type 1 diabetes but more specifically how type 1 is dealt with in the sporting industry.
Director/Writer/Producer: Aram Atkinson
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Paul Cheung
Writers/Producer: Al Eales
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Mind Over Matter is a short film set in the not too distant future that pays homage to the art scene... warts and all. We join the opening night of an anonymous Artist's new exhibition of work as he unveils his most daring collection of art to date. What price would you pay for art?
Director/Writer/Producer: Sarah-Stephanie Skjoldevik
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Mo Chou a neuroscience student, is engaged. Online she finds David, a retired man, with a rather mundane life. She convinces David to teach her sex to impress her future husband. As their relationship develops over a few months, David is tangled in a web of lies so confusing he can’t keep up himself. “Please Call me David” is a heartfelt comedy about a nontraditional relationship and the randomness of online meetings.
Director Statement: In a time where online dating has become the most common source of new relationships, I wanted to shine a light on all the nontraditional new acquaintances people make. Leading the story with a strong female character eager to explore her own sexuality, removing shame from the sex equation. I hope the film can help people be less embarrassed in conversations about sex.
Director: Chris Staehler
Producer: Christopher P. Purdy
Cinematographer: Christopher P. Purdy
Editor: Nicole Acevedo
Sound Designer: Bo Pang
Writers: David Quandt and Chris Staehler
Country: United States
Overview: This short film tells the story about a young shipping pilot, searching for his missing wife.
Director/Writer: Steven Gurney
Producer: Claire Walsh
Country: United Kingdom
Overview: Siren tells the story of Emily – a disenfranchised twenty-something struggling to survive in an unfriendly near-future world. When she returns from a month-long clinical trial with no recollection of what she’s been through, Emily begins to question her own sanity. In less than 48 hours she finds herself succumbing to an all-consuming bloodlust.
Director Statement: Siren is an uncompromising and brutal short film that firmly establishes my style as a director. I set out to create new sci-fi worlds and tell the remarkable stories of the individuals who inhabit them.
Director/Producer: Antonio Chavez Trejo
Writer/Producer: Melissa Celikovic
Key Cast “Eris”: Melissa Celikovic
Country: United States
Overview:Eris a young tormented woman goes into an introspective path as her depression grows, forcing to question herself the reasons of her existence while the darkness within her begin to tempt her to put an end to the depression and pain once and for all.
Director/Writer/Producer: Paul Hoehenberger
Country: Germany
Overview: WINTERTIME on a small lake on a cold winter morning in the district Landsberg am Lech in the south of Bavaria.
Director/Writer: Antoine Panier
Writer/Choreographer: Harold George
Producer: Dunia Dance Theatre
Country: Belgium
Overview: Making Men examines the question of masculinity. This dance film zooms in on 4 individuals in the process of becoming men. As is expected, they proceed unquestioningly into manhood through various stages of their lives, adopting the clearly coded characteristics allowed by society. However, a feeling of unease, in the very depths of their being, oppresses them. They feel uncertainty but also something else, harder to define… Shot in the breathtaking landscape of Zimbabwe, the film features strong and rhythmical choreography but also a special camera work that intensifies emotions inspired by the movement.
Director/Writer/Producer: Martynas Charevicius
Country: Lithuania
Overview: This is my short movie about animals in Lithuania, both domesticated and wild. The material you see was captured in two years time using a drone only. The footage was carefully selected and stored to make this video. Limited by the battery time, wind, the sound of propellers but not by my passion for photography, I looked for cinematic shots combined with natural light and beautiful surroundings. I spent hours and hours of driving and trying to succeed in capturing footage of birds, horses, deers and even a fox. I used my beaten up but trusty DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ drone both for stills and videos. While it's certainly fast and agile it's still no match for animals therefore the movie name is OUTRUN.
Director/Writer/Producer: Xinyao Li
Country: China
Overview: A young woman Lin goes to see the doctor. When the psychologist does hypnotherapy for Lin, she finds Lin has the scar that she accidentally kills the neighborhood boy in childhood. Lin has an argument with the psychologist after she wakes up and she kills the doctor unexpectedly. Then Lin is in a coma and she has a dream. In this dream,she wakes up again and does not kill the doctor, who is still treating her. However, when Lin really wakes up, what is the truth that she sees…
Director Biography: I am interested in dreams and I do a lot of research to make a movie about dreams. The story of the short film is based on my dream and I adapt it for the film. Before I wrote this story, I read The Interpretation of Dreams. From this book, I knew more about dreams. “Dreams are the fulfillment of wishes”, I learned a lot and I put these thoughts into my script.
Director/Writer/Producer": Anusha Srinivasan Iyer
Producer: Krishnaveni Srinivasan
Key Cast: Vedant Gill
Country: India
Overview: The short is about the journey of a mute boy Raju. The mute child who works in a teastall as a helper boy. Raju refuses tips and once gets rewarded with Rs 500. He has dreams... Big dreams for a poor child... But the teenager sacrifices it all in seconds to feed a little child. After all, the world is in his dreams.
Director Statement: As people, we always tend to have dreams and expectations. But the best dream is to fulfil someone else's dream... And that is what our protagonist does... Signifying, he who has nothing really has everything.... The World In My Dreams is thus the journey of a child who is mute, but speaks volumes for humanity...
Director/Writer: Seth Chitwood
Director: Seng 2kx
Writer/Producer: Charlie Alejandro
Producer: Mel Alejandro
Country: United States
Overview: The official trailer for the upcoming police drama "Code 13: Unreadable".
Director/Writer/Producer: Isioro Tokunbo Jaboro
Country: Canada
Director/Writer/Producer: Clément Papillon
Country: France
Overview: Do you see inside the person as we see his smile. It is not prevention but a message filled with love. Little boy loves you, little boy will welcome you with open arms. A film that aims to overcome suicide and depression.
Director Biography: Clement Papillon born in 1997 at Lagny sur Marne (France) Director of 23 years old. He wrote and directed his film. He has always wanted to engage in the art of cinema to demonstrate the injustices of our world.