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The employer is a young man who apparently has everything going for him, except one pressing concern: his baby’s health. The employee is looking for a job to support his newborn. He does not hesitate when the former decides to hire him to work on his land. But one day a horrible accident happens.
A parody of the so-called “late-night talk shows,” this video work reveals the crucial role played by language within the formation, creation, and alteration of our identity. The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2021
A Purim Spiel unlike any other about "the days when the Jews found rest from their enemies and the month that was transformed from pain to joy, from mourning to a feast day." A formidable feast for the eyes, performed by Central and South-East European immigrants. Ottinger Shorts Program
Orson Welles loves the art of illusion. With filmmaker François Reichenbach, he seeks to portray one of the greatest forgers, Elmyr de Hory, who admirably imitated the works of contemporary painters. Dressed as a magician, Welles keeps us intrigued, plays around with the truth and lies behind his editing table.
FAMILY PICTURE is a nostalgic memory of a family. A journey of a daughter and a mother trying to face their past. Through some old tapes she received from her mother, the director tries to rebuild her family's story. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 4
As he ages, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman). While he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
After falling out with her mother, juvenile Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had. When she meets grumpy engineer Michael, he reluctantly agrees to give her a lift. The European Film Academy 2020: A Selection of Short Films - Program I
A late-night encounter on a New York city street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a deaf blind man. 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action
In a Himalayan village, a mother works hard to save money for her wheelchair-bound son’s physiotherapy treatment. But her husband, who believes in a costly shamanic cure, steals her savings.
A skilled cook travels west and joins a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though the only connection he forges is with a Chinese immigrant also seeking out his fortune. Soon, the two collaborate on a successful business. FIRST COW is the latest film by celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (WENDY AND LUCY).
A folkloristic fantasy that takes place during the Russian immigration to Israel in the 90s. A young immigrant girl grows feathers on her body. She is forced to choose between the need to belong and her own identity. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Amin Nawabi, a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself. Retold through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Nawabi tells the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well done. Through intimate and personal stories, five women share their experiences in relation to the body, from childhood to old age. The European Film Academy 2020: A Selection of Short Films - Program I
A handful of prisoners in WWII camps risked their lives to take clandestine photographs and document the hell the Nazis were hiding from the world. In the vestiges of the camps, director Christophe Cognet retraces the footsteps of these courageous men and women in a quest to unearth the circumstances and the stories behind their photographs, piecing together an archeology of images serving as acts of defiance.
Daniela and Yotam, a loving couple, excitedly arrive at the maternity ward, expecting the birth of their twin daughters. Very soon, Daniela's fantasies turn into a sobering confrontation with hospital reality. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in the Gagarine Towers, a vast red brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. From the heights of his apartment, he dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are revealed, Yuri joins the resistance.
One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide. 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation
What if we are living in a simulation and the world it is not real? To tackle this idea, director Rodney Ascher (ROOM 237) dives down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theories. Leaving no stone unturned, the film uses contemporary cultural touchstones like THE MATRIX and interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars.
In 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin created the national guards, whose legal task is to ensure public order, in the fight against terrorism and extremism. The European Film Academy 2020: A Selection of Short Films - Program I
Nora, a cleaning lady in her fifties, looks after her small family in a housing estate in Marseille. She is worried about her son Ellyes, who has been in prison for several months for robbery and is awaiting his trial. Nora does everything she can to make this wait as painless as possible....
In post-War Germany Hans is imprisoned again and again for being homosexual. Due to paragraph 175, his desire for freedom is systematically destroyed. The one steady relationship in his life becomes his long-time cellmate, Viktor, a convicted murderer. What starts as revulsion grows into something called love.
An 8-year-old boy finds a dead man’s body at the top of a mountain. As he knocks on doors, a portrait of a village is revealed – a place torn between the traditions of the past and the violence of contemporary reality. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 1
In her own domestic Garden of Eden, a young writer gets tangled up in an imaginary love triangle with her steady boyfriend and his younger famous brother, who is sleeping on their couch following a breakup. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Aharon has devoted his life to raising his autistic son, Uri. But now, it might be time for Uri to live in a specialized home. Knowing that Uri is not ready for this separation, Aharon decides to run away with him.
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo. Along with their grief, the family is also struggling financially. In order to provide, Fahrije launches a small agricultural business, but in the patriarchal village where she lives, her efforts to empower herself and other women are not seen as positive things.
