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New Directors/New Films · 2014

New Directors/New Films 2014

Shorts

Programme

11 films

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Afronauts

The story of the first Afronaut, a 17-year-old Zambian girl training for a moon launch.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Frances Bodomo; Writer: Frances Bodomo; Stars: Diandra Forrest, Yolonda Ross, Hoji Fortuna)

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At The Door (An den Tür)

A divorced couple rediscovers a long-lost intimacy via an apartment-building intercom.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2013; Director: Miriam Bliese)

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Face In The Crowd

Characters appearing in intimate interviews and ethereal crowd scenes seem both anonymous and oddly familiar.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Alex Prager)

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Greenland Unrealised

An unlikely collision of animation, the Arctic, and Antonioni.

(Country: France, Taiwan; Year: 2012; Director: Dania Reymond)

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The Island (La Isla)

The mood of a family gathering on a beautiful island darkens when one of the guests fails to show up.

(Country: Poland, Chile, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo; Writer: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo; Stars: Rosa García Huidobro, Francisca Castillo, Gabriela Aguilera, Niles Atallah, Carmen Couve)

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Landscape (Paisaje)

In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman seeks solace in nature.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2013; Director: Matias Umpierrez; Writer: Matias Umpierrez; Stars: Agustina Muñoz)

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Pieces (Anacos)

A young man assembles fragments of his mother’s life.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2012; Director: Xacio Baño; Writer: Xacio Baño; Stars: José Barato, Fernando Morán, Mabel Rivera)

Shorts Programme Two

The Reaper (La Parka)

An exploration of a man’s relationship with death, and what one must do to live.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2013; Director: Gabriel Serra)

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Three, Two

A mother and daughter come home to a disturbing surprise.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss; Writer: Sarah-Violet Bliss; Stars: Marianne Hagan, Ben Sinclair, Jadyn Mondsheine)

Shorts Programme Two

The Wild

The quiet home of an elderly couple comes alive through projections of animals-in-the-wild footage shot by the husband.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2013; Director: Helena Wittmann; Writer: Helena Wittmann; Stars: Peter Maertens, Barbara Nüsse)

Shorts Programme Two

You Can't Do Everything at Once, But You Can Leave Everything at Once (Man kann nicht alles auf einmal tun, aber man kann alles auf einmal lassen)

Archival footage stands in for childhood memories, with family history unfolding like a tall tale.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2013; Director: Marie-Elsa Sgualdo; Writer: Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo; Stars: Julia Perazzini)

Shorts Programme One