FEMALE Directors Shorts Festival
New Releases
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49m
AIRBORNE ABYSS, 3min., Bangladesh
Directed by Soumya Shah
As the world suffocates, a helpless father fights desperately to keep his family breathing.
Together with ALS: a wife's perspective, 25min., USA
Directed by Kimber Leigh, Diane Dresback Dresback
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, affects thousands each year, but the true impact extends far beyond the diagnosis.
(French) Stories from my window, 4min., UK
Directed by Marie Chiriac
Super short poetry film about one possible end of the world and love.
Contemplative perspective on what makes this world beautiful and worth saving is love, as this realm being the backdrop and anchor of a universal love story.
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If I Were a Carpenter, 2min., Canada
Directed by Elizabeth Lewis
This hand drawn animated film is based on the classic song If I Were a Carpenter and sung by the great Bobby Darin. How can love conquer the social divide? This film is a tender slightly tongue in cheek story of how love can transform us and ultimately bridge our differences.
Wall unit, 10min., Poland
Directed by Joanna Polak
A ramshackle wall unit is a symbol of the monotonous life of a certain 40-year-old man living in a grey, dirty post-communist block of flats district. Right after his birthday, suffering from the midlife crisis, the man decides to change his dull and routine-based existence. Alas, his wife stands in the way.
HOUSE, 6min., Afghanistan
Directed by Zainab Entezar
A female individual is actively seeking a residential property for rent within the Kabul region. However, despite her diligent efforts, she has not yet been able to secure a suitable dwelling for shelter.