POLITICAL Shorts Festival - Feb. 28th/March 1st event
New Releases
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Drama, Documentary, Independent, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
BAJO INTERIOR DERECHA, 4min., Spain, Comedy
Directed by by Martin Ortiz
Getting a rental apartment in the center of madrid is almost impossible mission.
MALAKOOTI, 7min. Australia, Documentary
Directed by Javier Gómez Bello
Anahita is an Iranian opera singer. Due to the prohibition that exists in the country to be a solo singer, at age 20 she decides to leave her land to pursue her dream.
MEN OF SALT, 14min., Mexico, Documentary
Directed by Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Cristobal, a young fisherman, returns home after an unsuccessful migration attempt. He belongs to a fishing community that resists death, in one of the most polluted rivers in Mexico. He is forced to confront his ideas about family and identity, while his body slowly bonds with the sea, and gets sicker day after day.
HIPPOCAMPUS, 13min., Peru, Documentary
Directed by Víctor Ybazeta
Paita, the oldest port in Peru since colonial times, is an important area for trade in the region and has generated economic wealth for foreign nations in different periods of fishing abundance. Today, its maritime terminal is privatized and fishing is increasingly scarce. Through my mother's photographic archives, my own records, film archives, images created with artificial intelligence, animation and sound experimentation, I build a sensory journey into the future of Paita based on the architectural evidence of the past and the urban and industrial peripheries of the present.
HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION (Cristal, Papel, Orgánico), 4min., Spain, Comedy
Directed by Almudena Vázquez
Juan throws some pizza boxes into a paper & cardboard recycling bin and he doesn't realize that the grease makes them non-recyclable. patri begins to doubt his commitment to the environment. in which..
THE CLIMATISOR (Le Climatiseur), 3min,. France, Comedy/Sci-Fi
Directed by Arthur Jeanroy & Damien Babikian
Jean-Marc falls asleep while driving his car when a man from the future appears and try to save his life.
LITER OF GAS, 17min., Saudia Arabia, Drama
Directed by Ibrahim Rami
On the same hot summer day when the gas prices go up, abdo gets laid off his job and must sell his car to deal with overwhelming debt. as he is driving to the cars’ market, his car runs out of gas and breaks..
WHEN I RELEASE MY VOICE (Quando Eu Soltar A Minha Voz), 15min., Brazil, Fantastic Drama
Directed by Guilherme Telles
José, a quiet street guitarist from Cinelândia Square in Rio de Janeiro, with the sincere sound of his guitar touches the heart of a secret admirer who sends him short notes in search of the instrumentalist's voice, stirring his curiosity with each new note and leading him to search for the unknown author permeating the reality and magic amidst the passionate images and sounds of two authors.
PANDEMIA ZOMBIE, 1min., Spanish, Comedy
Directed by Ignacio Rodó
Health authorities recommend voluntary confinement, facial mask and social distance from the zombies.
THE DARKNESS (L'OBSCURITE), 4min., France,
Directed by Iván Martínez & Carlos Navarro
In a very dystopian future…. or not so much….
CHEIKH, 11min., Argentina, Documentay
Directed by Gastón Escudero Bigurrarena
Cheick is a Senegalese who lives in Argentina. As he recounts his migrant trajectory and work routine as a street vendor, the day passes in La Plata.
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