EXPERIMENTAL / DOCUMENTARY BLOCK

Come è entrato (Within)

The closed room appears inhospitable: it’s almost completely dark, there’s dust in the air, a mattress on the floor. A girl is laying there trapped between a few threads of light. She only wears a white, thin, kind of see-through nightgown. Outside the door, someone gets closer and closer. She can hear his steps, his breath. The footsteps stop. Then the door opens and the girl looks in front of her. The sign of remembrance is torn apart by immovable pain: memory is haunting her.

Country: Italy

The Vengeance of the Animals

In a short period of approximately five months starting at the end of December 2019, the Covid-19 coronavirus has infected over 4.5 million people and killed over 300,000 worldwide. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the film examines the continuing human interactions with the environment and wildlife in order to understand the possible channels that facilitate the transmission of deadly diseases to humans. From destroying animals’ habitats to engaging in bushmeat trade, we have crossed the line and entered into dangerously close interactions with wild animals that put humans at risk.

Directed by Martin Thaw

Country: Canada

I want you to live

A documentary exploring the ways in which three people – a news anchor, a playwright, and a graphic designer – use their different mediums to talk about suicide.

The Art of Being Fine

The short film "The Art Of Being Fine" - based on the director's same-titled poem - depicts the vicious circle of inner conflicts. The protagonist goes through different states of mind challenged by self-hatred, self-doubts and overwhelming impressions about everyday life. "The Art Of Being Fine" celebrates the beauty in the pain within a combination of a poetic monologue and snapshots of time.

The short film was created in Hanover (Germany) over a period of one year challenged by it's own struggles like not only COVID-19 but making a no-budget film with a non-professional crew with other full-time jobs to do, speaking not the same language while coping with reallife strokes of fate.

Directed by Lisa Gaffron

Country: Germany