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The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3
We All Love the Sea Shore
Dir.: Keina Espiñeira | Spain 2016 | 17 minutes |

A contemplative, symbolic film about the plight of African refugees. On the seashore, a group of people await their departure for Europe. As time goes by, it seems as if the narrative dimension gives way to the metaphoric. (experimental)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

Dir.:
Keina Espiñeira
Shooting Star
Dir.: Lyubo Yonchev | Bulgaria, Italy 2015 | 28 minutes |

Lilly, a downtrodden divorcee, raises her two children in a Bulgarian metropolis. When the family is hit by tragedy one dark winter night, Lilly makes a crucial decision that will completely change the course of her life. (fiction)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

Dir.:
Lyubo Yonchev
9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo
Dir.: Issa Touma, Floor van der Meulen, Thomas Vroege | Netherlands, Syria 2015 | 13 minutes |

In August 2012, Syrian photographer Issa Touma observes young men bearing arms from his apartment window. The images he captures over the next nine days provide an unprecedented glimpse into the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. (documentary)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

Dir.:
Thomas Vroege, Floor van der Meulen, Issa Touma
Limbo
Dir.: Konstantina Kotzamani | France, Greece 2016 | 30 minutes |

Twelve children roaming the beach come across a whale washed ashore. Is this a grim apocalyptic vision, or perhaps, a hopeful prophecy of a new world order, like the one from the Book of Isaiah? (fiction)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

Dir.:
Konstantina Kotzamani
In the Distance
Dir.: Florian Grolig | Germany 2015 | 7 minutes |

A high-rise building – two windows and one tenant at its top. This static shot is the film’s soul, but its content changes: dark skies turn bright, unexpected guests arrive, tranquility is overcast by imminent chaos. (animation)

The European Academy: Short Matters! 2016 Program 3

Dir.:
Florian Grolig