International STUDENT Film Festival - Nov. 24/25 event
Drama, Independent, Short Films
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AXINOS, 5min., Greece
Directed by Anna Maria Kakona, Calliopi Villy Kotoula
A little girl tries her best to protect her beloved sand sea turtles from the busy summer beach.
THE SLAUGHTERHAUS, 9min., Chili
Directed by Gonzalo Sepulveda
Based on a Nicanor Parra poem, A dystopian thriller about Meat Consumption and Global Warming.
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DISENTANGLE, 14min., Bolivia
Directed by Andrea Estéfany Caballero
"Paskay" is an animated short made in Stop Motion and digital Cut-Out, that tells the story of Candelaria (20) and José (21), young people from a community in the Andean highlands, whose friendship and possible romance is interrupted by the sudden death of José. One afternoon, Candelaria falls asleep. In her dream, Candelaria looks out into the lagoon and sees the soul of José inside the World of the Dead, but realizes that she can not reach it and José can not get out. Candelaria cries in frustration. An Andean belief says that one should not cry too much to the dead, or they will not be allowed to rest in peace and will be caused them suffering. How can Candelaria get over the death of José?
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CYPRESS SLEEP, 15min., Turkey
Directed by Leila Norouzi Hasanbarough, Eren Uğur
PhD student Zechariah sets off to a historical cemetery in the countryside with his lover Seda for his thesis research. On the way, they bump into something they are not aware of. This creates an enigma between the two characters. Seda will make an important decision on this journey
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NO PLACE FOR REST, 15min,. Chili
Directed by Cristobal Lopez
Héctor, a villager in southern Chile disconnected from his family, avoids assisting Rosa, his mother who lies prostrate, leaving her in the care of her sister Elena, who neglects her own existence because she has to take care of her. From her bed Rosa sees how time passes and how her daughter is consumed with her. Rosa will devise a plan underground, which will change the roles of the house forever.
FORGOTTEN FLAME, 17min,. Serbia
Directed by Mike Somov
Two strangers accidentally meet each other near the metro station in the morning and start discussing the muzzled dog's fate. Each one of these three is lonely, and their encounter can give them a chance to fill up holes in their lives. Nevertheless, some of them can lose this opportunity because of fear of getting lost in abandonment even more.
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NGEN, 23min., Chili
Directed by Jaime Bernardo Diaz Diaz
Ngen is a documentary that, through a contemplative and dreamlike journey, shows us the world of Rosa, a Mapuche machi from the town of Fin Fin Boroa, Araucanía Region. Through her story and the observation of her environment, she brings us closer to the deep relationship that exists between her, medicine and non-human beings called Ngen, owners of nature.
LA CHIMBA, 26min,. Chili
Directed by Víctor Villegas Campillo
Patrimonial ethnographic documentary that highlights our history, from the Pre-Columbian era, specifically how those territories were inhabited and how it was transformed into an important commercial sector until today.