WEEPING WATER, 8min., USA, Dance
Directed by Hyonok Kim
This film is about the perils of a shark whose fin is hunted to sell as a delicacy. The dancer interprets the grace of the shark’s movements until the dire moment when he is captured in ropes and his fin severed. The dancer twists his body in angular gestures to capture the tragic moment. The pain, the struggle, and the inescapable death of the wounded shark are meant to project the suffering of all animals hunted to satisfy the human greed for domination over all living specIes. A shark’s fin sells for 50 cents but costs this magnificent animal his life.
CASUAL WORKERS, 12min., South Africa, Documentary
Directed by Keagan Afonso
An abstract narrative following the days of two young South African casuals working in the heart of Johannesburg's industrial sector during Covid-19.
WAVES, 16min., UK, Drama
Directed by Margarita Milne
An Australian woman moves across the world to be with a man who she considers her soulmate. On a surfing trip to Devon, she comes to terms with their incompatibility.
TRANS, 92 MINUTES, SOUTH KOREA, SCI-FI
Minyoung Go is a girl who dreams of becoming a transhuman by transmitting electric shocks to her brain. After facing a serious assault from Taeyong Ma’s posse, she plans a revenge for the boys that bully her for having an eating disorder. She conducts an el...