DRAMA Shorts Festival - May 6/7 event
40s
See the Full Lineup of Films:
ZARDA, 17min., Pakistan, Drama
Directed by Zainab Hassan
In this slice of life/drama we peek into the life of a young Pakistani teenage girl Shella who comes from a conservative, lower middle-class family but dreams with an open heart. As she is slowly stepping out in the real world, she is fascinated by the ever-changing aesthetic of the modern life. One such occurrence accounts to her looking at a girl getting hair dyed pink, leaving her utterly mesmerized and longing for something like that for herself. Unfortunately, her cultural norms and lack of bodily autonomy renders it impossible until she is forced to realize and challenge these norms and find her own way out.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, 14min., UK, Drama
Directed by Billy Klotsa
A father and son spend a day at the beach. Bobby’s father wants to share some of his wisdom with his son by taking him away from the city, to reconnect with nature. The two engage in a meaningful conversation that illustrates their strong bond but also the difference of generations and personal experiences as Bobby is a trans ‘millennial’ man and his father a typical ‘baby boomer’. Bobby’s father tragically drowns as the two swim in the ocean. Bobby is left paralysed and disorientated without his validating figure and enters a surreal journey to find his father in the afterlife composed of an intimate childhood flashback, and facilitated by a trio of angels.
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DOUBLE PEINE, 11min,. France, Drama
Directed by Florian Le Tavernier
A birthday turns tragic when Charles, a young law student, accepts his friends' challenge. He is far from suspecting that his act will have serious consequences.
KEEPER, 3min., Finland, Drama
Directed by Dave Lojek
A woman takes time in private to contemplate amongst nature on sudden changes in her life that have forced her to see the world in a different light.
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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WOLF, 10min., Brazil, Experimental Drama
Directed by Fabricio Estevam Mira
The last days of Mary Magdalene before her violent end at the hands of the righteous children of God.
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