Watch Today's Festival: Best of ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival
ASHES & SIGNS, 25min., Singapore
Directed by Ian John Dixon
Torn between duty and desire, Ai Chen struggles to honor her mother while facing the shadow of impending loss. As filial piety binds her to a domineering grandfather, she must find the courage to confront both his toxicity and her deepest fear—allowing herself the fragile grace of grief.
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Do You Know Who I Am?, 20min., Romania
Directed by Andreea Păduraru Hristescu
A man in his 70s travels by train, next to a lady of a similar age. During the trip, he tries to seduce her in a courteous manner. She receives his autumnal flirtations patiently, sometimes amused, or with a thrill or tears in her eyes. The train reaches its destination and the story takes an unexpected turn.
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