Dramatic Short
Films in this Category
Aziza Bedtime Story Bus from Adana Circular Ruins In My Beginning Is My End Mon dernier été Monica Night-Shift Real Connection The Denodnaba Prologue The First Night
Aziza
Aziza feels lost as she does not seem to find a person to confide in, when struggling with a personal issue. Her protective brother suspects that she is hiding something. But is her brother really as unforgiving as he’s pretending to be?
Bedtime Story
A mother tells a bedtime story to her young daughter. An unexpected turn of events creates a summary of the message intended for this short film.
Bus from Adana
The short film ‘Bus from Adana’ tells the story of the Dutch Aïsha, who has escaped from Daesh (IS). With her three-year-old daughter she makes an uncertain journey towards Istanbul, where she has difficulties finding her way.
Circular Ruins
Liang Jing returns to the village where her parents live. Her mother orders her to consult an old fortuneteller to find marriage. During the meeting, Liang’s reality starts to intertwine with her past and her life starts to change.
In My Beginning Is My End
An undertaker’s secret admiration for the deceased is interrupted by a family quarrel that erupts in the final few minutes at an Irish wake.
Mon dernier été
During a heat wave in Montreal, Tom, 11 years old, meets Edith, also 11. He soon discovers that Édith carries a terrible secret. Tom eventually loses his innocence at the dawn of this first love, which becomes the symbol of his last summer.
Monica
Monica wanted to become a hairdresser when she was young. Things went wrong. This is her story. Based on a real interview with a human trafficking victim.
Night-Shift
Two thieves, one mini-market; bad timing.
Real Connection
Cedric is happy to finally get a match in the new augmented reality dating app Real Connection. Unfortunately, his wittiness and writing skills are not enough to get his match interested. Then his buddy Elan calls his attention to Auto-Chat.
The Denodnaba Prologue
A Victorian woman begins her day in distress. She is keeping a person inside her basement and begins to lecture her about the nature of her captivity. The captive sharply inhales, entering a different world where she is physically free but still haunted.
The First Night
Best Actor
A tragicomedy based on the eponymous short story by Luigi Pirandello. In a contemporary Czech village, young violinist Anička and widowed gravedigger František are forced into an unwanted marriage by their relatives.