FEMALE Directors Festival - Aug. 29/30 event
Independent, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
COASTEERING, 14min.,, Ireland, Drama
Directed by Audrey O'Reilly
Orla and David are a married couple in their 40s on the other side of unsuccessful IVF treatments. Orla uses running to calm her mind and process the trauma of those years of trying. Meanwhile David is focusing his attention on their home, on being useful and productive after the years of feeling so helpless and useless as his wife suffered through it all.
https://www.instagram.com/coasteering_shortfilm
ELISABETH, 14min., Switzerland, Drama/Suspesne
Directed by Monica De Almeida
Recurring dreams, death, a resonating name the keeps coming up…
Mr Bojac, widower since several months, feels like he’s losing his mind! These images are oppressing to him. He desperately tries to understand their meaning and feels out of strength!
http://www.elisabeth-lefilm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Elisabeth.lefilm/
THE THREAD, 6min,. USA
Directed by Claire Rose Kennedy
In which we discover, detangle, and hopefully destroy the intergenerational threads that keep us from fully expressing our creativity. It's not as pretentious as it sounds. Promise.
JANE, 17min,. Canada
Directed by Sydney Scotia
When a misunderstood young wife in the late 19th century is restricted by her well-intentioned physician husband to a summer of bed rest, her imagination takes her down a spiral of what we think is her descent into madness, but is it?
https://www.instagram.com/jane_thefilm/
tMY GIRLS, 2min., Canada
Directed by Veronika Marsland
This is a story of how my daughters taught me to be more present.
THE PAGETURNER, 10min., Ireland
Directed by Siubhan Ni Ghriofa
A page turner for some of the worlds leading classical soloists Tom has a secret that may end his beloved career.
https://www.twitter.com/siuysiu
TRACES ON THE WALL, 15min., Kyrgyzstan
Directed by Asel Abakirova
The spinal cord injury of the protagonist leads to paralysis. After several unsuccessful suicide attempts, he accidentally discovers a small ray of hope to live on.
https://www.facebook.com/adylbektokonov/
https://www.instagram.com/tracesonthewall/