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The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1
The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1
The Wall
Dir.: Samuel Lampaert | Belgium 2015 | 8 minutes |

Hordes of lonely people inhabit Hong Kong’s daunting sky-scrapers. Is this gloomy reality inevitable, or can it change? One tenant, Chung, attempts to hang a picture on his apartment wall, and encounters a surprising visitor.  (fiction)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1

Dir.:
Samuel Lampaert
Amalimbo
Dir.: Juan Pablo Libossart | Sweden, Estonia 2016 | 15 minutes |

Five-year-old Tipuana finds herself in limbo-like space as she attempts to cross over to the “other side” and meet her father who died not long ago. A poetic, affective, and thought-provoking animated film. (animation)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1

Dir.:
Juan Pablo Libossart
Home
Dir.: Daniel Mulloy | Kosovo, UK 2016 | 20 minutes |

A British family is forced to cut its vacation short when faced with thousands of refugees. Their trunk becomes a hiding place as they pass through roadblocks and find themselves in the line of fire. (fiction)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1

Dir.:
Daniel Mulloy
I'm Not from Here
Dir.: Maite Alberdi, Giedrė Žickytė | 26 minutes |

Living in Chile for 70 years, Josebe, 88, still refuses to renounce her Basque identity. Ideas about nationalism and immigration fuel her impassioned conversations with residents at the nursing home where she lives. (documentary)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1

Dir.:
Giedrė Žickytė, Maite Alberdi
90 Degrees North
Dir.: Detsky Graffam | Germany 2015 | 21 minutes |

On an imaginary island, residents face a strange situation: traffic lights are stuck on red. Seasoned with humor and fantasy, this absurd tale wisely contemplates obedience in civic society. (fiction)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 1

Dir.:
Detsky Graffam