{"id":211,"date":"2019-11-03T12:46:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2025-11-29T04:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T04:43:45","slug":"african-smartphone-international-film-festival-2019-official-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/african-smartphone-international-film-festival-2019-official-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"African Smartphone International Film Festival 2019 Official Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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List Of Films Screening In ASIFF 2019 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Participating Countries <\/p>\nNigeria United States Kenya United Kingdom Egypt Australia Russian Federation France Germany Iran, Islamic Republic of Colombia Canada Italy Spain Uganda India Korea, Republic of Poland Mexico Brazil Finland China Burkina Faso Georgia Argentina Austria Bangladesh Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Hong Kong Ireland Japan Malawi Martinique Montenegro Netherlands Portugal Serbia Thailand Turkey Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Zambia Bulgaria <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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DISSIMULATOR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:00 – Short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissimulator is a short film about a young blogger who is an alcohol and drug addict, on a particular day he was completing an article on effects of alcohol on his blog while taking alcohol ignorantly. He later left this house on a business offer but got knocked down by a trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Akinwumi Mayowa <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria
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THE CALL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 9:00- Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An undergraduate student of a university begins to hear and see things that are not real due to academic stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:  Ivan Imoka <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BLIND DATE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:58- Short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Social media influencer falls in love with a stranger\nshe has never met but not all that glitters is Gold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Patrick Oparah <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The BLACK WATERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 18:06 – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resilience of urban dwellers living in isolated\nplaces in Lagos; the challenges, struggle and hope for a meaningful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Cletus Clement <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Z: THE BEGINNING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -10:12- Animation <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Z is a short film set in a post-apocalyptic era in\nNigeria around the “2050’s” which reveals a developed Nigeria\nundergoing invasions. The word Z centers around a scientifically project\n(PROJECT Z) created by a Company called “The Triangle”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Godwin Josiah <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KADUNA CLIMATE OF FEAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:19 – Documentary <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the spirit of the season we decided to round off 2018 in an unusual way. The social media and various news media have in recent times circulated information of tensions in the northern region of the country, creating a mindset of fear in the hearts of the people; especially those in other regions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Aderemi Davies <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONVEAT <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 12:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Guy who believes some part in Nigeria (Calabar) are sex\nmachine, dated a young talented girl from calabar who refused to have sex till\nmarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Nsisong Essien Country:Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RED ROOM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 15:57 – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A killer claims his latest victim and settles down to\nregain his composure. In his quiet moment he enjoys his own company but that\npeace is broken when his latest victim pays him a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Cheyi Okoaye Country:Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A STITCH IN TIME<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 16:26 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man who prioritize providing for family above well-being finds out through a devastating incident that well-being of the family is important than the food he puts on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Funbi Abolarin, Charles Oduwole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria
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RANCOR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 09:57- Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visit by kinsmen in order to present the list of things\nneeded to fulfil burial rites of Engineer Secondus Chibuzor Joseph soon turns\ninto rancor as mother and child has to battle to find love again…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Oladipo O’Fresh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria
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RED ROOM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 16:27- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broken Grin is a story about a guy and girl, who\ncoincidentally meet at the point where they were trying to take their lives. It\ncenters on depression & suicide with a message of hope how to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Morris Sam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DROWN <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 17:19- Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A friend who is about to commit suicide learnt that his very close friend who he is sharing his last moment with on Facebook have just few months left to live. His desire took a new turn and he decided to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Olayinka Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONVEAT <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 1:03- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A music video cover for the OST song Speechless in\nAlladin the movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Victory Ajaja – Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GBESE PEOPLE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:14- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are comedians we release comedy videos to the world to\nmake people laugh away their sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Giwa praise silas Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UNCOUPLE <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:19 – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple is set in disarray when a girlfriend of 8 years,\ndiscovers that her boyfriend and apparently the father of her 3 aborted babies,\nwas not and has never been capable of getting her pregnant. For shame and\nshock, she pushes no further in asking her boyfriend to marry her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Oyewole Oyeniva Popoola<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IT ENDS NOW <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 13:05:00- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Journey of a woman on the path of depression towards\nre-discovering the supreme Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Oladipo O’Fresh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria
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CLOSE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:25 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young man whose negative day ends up pushing him into\nthe hands of drugs. But was rescued by the power of friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Ataansuyi Michael Country: Nigeria
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HE SAID <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A girl\u2019s faith in her parents hangs in the balance when\nthe directive they gave her leads her to a wrong bus stop on her very first day\nin a new school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Peters Clinton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIMI <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clad with the responsibility of saying a few words, Simi\nrelives her life’s experience with her father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Johnson E. Awolola<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CRUSHED <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 12:54- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A supposed night of bliss soon turned sour, and an\nintervention would become necessary for Shola to pull this through…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Oladipo O’Fresh Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HE SAID <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 6:01- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of human trafficking of women and children\nunder the guise of being a maid allocation agency, QUBI corp gets flagged by\nthe HPA (House help Protection Agency) thus Agent X is commissioned to end\ntheir operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Onome Egba Country:Nigeria
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FIREFLIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:17 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owl city\u2019s Fireflies is one of the great songs with such\nan indelible mark. Fans and lovers of Owl city have tried to make covers to his\nsongs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Tosin Toromade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: NIGERIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE LONER <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wandered alone yet not lonely?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even impossibilities say “I’M POSSIBLE”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surrounded by the Beauty, Culture, Landscape and the\nIndian Ocean, Peter Armand Boyo puts creativity to test in this smartphone\nshort film, shot entirely on location in Zanzibar, Addis Ababa, and Aburi,\nusing a Samsung galaxy note<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: White Adeniyi Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exit <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime-11:57- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHIDI has just ended his 10-years prison sentence for a\ncrime he claimed to have committed just so he could save the woman he loves\nfrom a life of torture and pains. Now 38 and un-established in a world that is\nalien to him, he sets out to build his own kingdom and bring back his woman to himself\nto become queen of the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Temitope Joshua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A LOVE STORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime-11:57 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHIDI has just ended his 10-years prison sentence for a\ncrime he claimed to have committed just so he could save the woman he loves\nfrom a life of torture and pains. Now 38 and un-established in a world that is\nalien to him, he sets out to build his own kingdom and bring back his woman to himself\nto become queen of the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Temitope Joshua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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UNITY <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:01 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only togetherness a national can find through happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Pharouk Damilola Country:Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INVEIGLE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 14:40 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young couple are faced with marital problems as the\nwife tries to mend bridges but things get out of hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Oluwatosin Adedeji Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DEAR BAYO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 01:42:14 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An early 20s, youth corper raised by his fish-seller\nsingle mother, armed with nothing more than words of wisdom and meditations of\nprayers from his mother, sets out on his compulsory NYSC program, with big\ndreams, great potential and a bright outlook for the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Imoh Umoren Country:Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TOKUNBO<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 12:57 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young man picks up his newly delivered used car and\nheads on a first date with a beautiful young lady. The relationship unfolds\nfrom the first meeting until the unexpected end; with one constant witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Aderogba Arimoro Country:Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PTSD <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runtime-15:5 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Short awareness short film on PTSD, about a young man who suffered this disorder due to death of his sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Damilola Pharouk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DICING WITH DEATH <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:21 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan is a Counselor who is passionate in salvaging\nintending suicide victims. Due to frustrations she decides to Dice with Death.\nOne of her client retracted and this time the same place, time and manner with\nSusan’s choice. The rescuer has to be rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Olufemi Abraham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE BULLY <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 3:36- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A victim of frequent bullying somehow discovers that he\ncan use his smartphone as a remote to control TIME around him. He decides to\ntest his smartphone’s new feature on a bully at school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Dapo Rotimi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DREAM SONG<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Being present sometime lovely, exquisite, perfect. But mostly, none of those things. The great Descartes say \u201cI think, therefore, I am\u201d. Bobo say \u201cI think, there for I am not here, not entirely. I am, wherever my imagination needs me to be.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Daniel Appleby Country – USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runtime- 50:10 – Feature Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shot entirely on an IPhone 8plus and filmed in Atlanta,\nGeorgia; witness the thriller film critics are calling “The Best Found\nFootage Thriller since the Blair Witch Project.” -Sylva Movie Critic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-Shreco Bakari Country:USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE WANT <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime: 5:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unknown is frightening. A visit from a stranger,\nheals one mother’s fears bringing her peace. The journey is hers. The choice. The love. The want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Lori Saux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runtime- 17:25 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facing financial pressures, a pastor is doubting if he\nwas truly called to preach and is torn between a decision to keep his church\nopen or shut it down.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Shaimond Foye Country- USA    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GETTING PAID<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:44 – Short Film Series <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A potentially volatile instructional video, packed with\neye opening info., short film documentary that exposes rampant illegal\nHollywood producer employee miss-treatment practices. Awarded Best Activism\nFilm in New York City’s Lincoln Center, the Work also suggests lucrative\nemployee recourse action therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Phillip E. Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE REEF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 5:00 – short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme carries out marine wildlife research and fosters community focused conservation initiatives. The field team of the MWRSP monitors the demographics and movement of different species such as whale sharks. This is their story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Sven Dreesbach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- USA <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runtime- 8:50 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya, a hippity dippity artist finds a muse in Rupert so\nshe can finish her paintings. A romance ensues but Rupert\u2019s other flame, Holly,\nsets a trap for him with Maya\u2019s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- A.E. Derban<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BALANCING ACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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When Telma (Lysa Visentini) finds her life thrown out of\nbalance by social media, she learns that the key to restoring balance is to\ninteract with her friends in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Chandre du Preez, DanChen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ADAM & ALIENS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:08 – Animation <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An aspiring astronaut, Young Judy (8) plays in her room\nwhen she hears her baby sister Maria (1) crying. With parents asleep, Judy\nbrings Maria to her room. Suddenly, a large alien, called the Red King, flies\nacross the night sky. Judy sees it and takes Maria outside to inspect it. While\nstanding on the yard, a red beam shoots down from the Red King and pulls Maria\nup. Judy is unable to stop it and when the alien spaceship takes off, Judy realizes\nthey have taken Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Nathaniel Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OMG. ROTF. LOL. What happens while you’re on your phone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Walter Forsberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE PERFECT MONSTER’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Director-Ngumi Wangombe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runtime- 5:00 – Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kidnap cases has been on the rise in Nairobi, Kenya. Kim\ndreads that it might happen to Liz, his longtime friend. Liz is convinced that\nit can never happen to her, or can it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Steve Mutero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE INTRO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 23:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a short documentary on the Kenyan Skateboarding\nscene and how it\u2019s empowering the youth to step out of cultural norms, and\nmaking a home for themselves in an already complicated society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- David Mwangi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MISSION TO CHOGORIA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 3:33 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A painter travels to Chogoria, Kenya to seek inspiration and\npaint in a nontraditional way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – David Mwang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MY SISTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Sister is a story revolving around the life of Maria who\nis a teenage girl suffering from autism. The only people who understand her are\nher mother and sister. Her sister Aisha has to constantly defend Maria against\nbullies and people who don’t understand her condition. Things take a sudden\ntwist when Aisha gets hurt in a road accident and it\u2019s Maria who has to\novercome her disability to save her sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- KEFA MUSALAKAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OMENA TEST <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:55 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a vlog about making an Omena Sandwitch. Omena is\noften accompanied with a staple food like Ugali and so the video in its\nunusualness portrays the unusual world we live in today which most likely makes\nour ancestors turn in their graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Ivan Job<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VICTIM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cena- still mourning the loss of all her family members and\nbeing a victim of Post Election Violence is at the verge of breaking but help\narrives in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Francis Ouma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CHECKERED <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 6:48 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black and white disparities of who betrayed who in a\nstory of a young wife who faces trauma following delusion of her previous\nabortion haunting her that in turn causes her marriage to end with the husband,\nthe same person who should have been with her through it, abandoning her\nleaving both parties feeling decieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Ngumi Wangombe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DESERT RIVER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 01:25:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After serving in The Gulf a British Naval officer embarks on\nwalking the length of Africa to try and overcome the symptoms of Post-Traumatic\nStress Disorder. En route he meets a group of desert monks who lead him to a\nspecial place of healing: The Desert River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Braam Ackermann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BALL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -2:25 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A painter has to deal with a hostile subject<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Enrico Mughett  Country – UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IRRADIATE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runtime-2:57 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 A short film by\nTracey Moberly and Paul London. It was filmed at CERN, the home of the Large\nHadron Collider (LHC), the world\u2019s most powerful particle accelerator. The LHC\ncan generate the highest energy particle collisions ever achieved by humanity,\nthus allowing scientists to probe new depths of particle physics – the branch\nof physics concerning the fundamental particles that constitute matter and\nradiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Tracey Moberly and Paul London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- UK
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THE MOJO REVOLUTION NEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 51:00- Documentary <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World’s First Solo Mobile Journalism Made Documentary\nAbout Mobile Journalism Across The Globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- James Mahon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- UK<\/p>\n\n\n

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BROKEN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 8:35 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a story of a man that need to face a modern time issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- damss McGarcia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LAST NIGHT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 15:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah wakes up in the middle of a wood next to the blood\nsoaked body of a guy she met in a club a few hours earlier, but that is all she\ncan remember. Evidence suggests the man may have tried to attack her, but when\nshe finally manages to piece together her fragmented memory, she discovers the\ntruth is far more chilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Derek Boyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TELL YOU TELL ME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young man in conflict with his own multiple\npersonalities and the battle to reach out and start a fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Cassius Rayner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- UK
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BENCHED <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 4:10- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benched is danced by Glasgow born dancer Jamie Reid, and is\nfilmed within the grounds of the iconic Kelvin grove Park. The piece takes a\nlook at themes of isolation, anxiety and frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Jamiel Laurence\n\nCountry- UK
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A LITTLE HOME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -1:00- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little Home narrates the life at the home of a 6 year’s\nold boy called Sam. He takes us in a ride through his home, the rooms, the\ncorners and his playground after inhabitants have all gone leaving nothing\nbehind but memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Reham Emam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MIDNIGHT INCIDENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 10:30 – Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lonely man became enraged after he got robbed by three\nthugs, and now looking for a way to relief his anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Tarek El Sherbeny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Egypt
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EXITUS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a suburban family faces an eccentric crisis after\nthe death of their parents, two of its members lean to an unprecedented\nsolution which sends them on a catastrophic path leading to more unsolvable\nproblems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Ahmed Haitham El Assal Country- Egypt <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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SON OF THE JANITOR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:00 – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racism, social stratification, exploitation, child labor,\nsuicide, psychological repression, crime, patriotism and dramatic storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Mohamed Noaman Country- EGYPT <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE WOODS FARMING & HERITAGE MUSEUM STORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tales from Yarriambiack Shire web-series, is a\ncollection of smart docs (smart documentaries) showcasing four rural and remote\ncommunities from Victoria, Australia. These tales were commissioned by\nYarriambiack Shire Council & Tourism with the intention to give small\ncommunities a platform and raise awarness. The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local\ngovernment area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of\nthe state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Max Schleser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[MYND] JOURNEY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime<\/strong>– 6:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A journey into a meditative state of mind. The coast line\nshould allow you to let your mind drift, stimulated by the colors to provoke a\ndrift into the unconscious mind. The experience works best when laying\nbackwards on a surface to enter the dream chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Max Schleser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A PERILOUS CASE OF RED RIDING HOOD<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark twist on a well-known fairy tale, about a\ngrandmother eaten by a wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Malwina Wodzicka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Australia
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YARRIAMBIACK SHIRE\nTALES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Tales from\nYarriambiack Shire web-series, is a collection of smart docs (smart\ndocumentaries) showcasing four rural and remote communities from Victoria,\nAustralia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/strong>– Max Schleser  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Australia <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FRIENDSHIP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 6:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lelia, a 25-year-old girl in a unisex sports sweatshirt\nwith a barely noticeable make-up and a casual hairstyle, finally meets her peer\nand an old friend after a long break. Her friend is a blonde girl with a bright\nappearance and deep neckline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Sergei Mikushin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Russia <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE BROADCAST<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 18:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sincere wish of a teenager, with the help of a best\nfriend, to wish mom happy birthday live, turns into an irreparable human\ntragedy and changes the fate of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Darya Sviridenko<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#STEALTH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 01:30:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cucumber (Vasya) arrives in St Petersburg in search of\nhis brother, Alec. Picked up by Alec’s girl, Alla, he is carted around the\ncity, encountering different characters, on a day that will affect all their\nlives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Inga Vosk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TAG<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:43 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A manhunt in an old factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Lapierre Benjamin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- France <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 0:59 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of friends play to the lottery, and they won!\nWhat could happen worst after that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Gazanfer BIRICIK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SILENCE IS DEADLY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 1:36 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When fighting cost your life only the word of the others can\nsave you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Brice VENEZIANO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- France
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WHITE NEGRO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 60:00 – Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shocked and angry at the atrocities perpetrated against\nAfrican albinos, Cameroon storyteller Leonard I De Sernnjock decided to\nnavigate up the <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nkam river in search of albinos and their history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Cheikh N’diaye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DRIVE INTERTAINMENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 22:37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People have a right to be entertained! And this not\nonly when they go to the theater or to the cinema, but everywhere and\nanytime!” This is mobile entertainer Tommy B.’s staunch conviction. And so\nhe strolls the streets of Hanover, Germany, delighting everyone he meets on his\nway with magic tricks, live music, trivia questions and other stunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Guido T\u00f6lke<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEW YORK with an iPhone SE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:32 – Travel Video <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film about New York <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Nils H\u00fcnerf\u00fcrst <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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180 KM\/EMPTY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 1:52 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an\ninjured soul”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In under 2 minutes, “180 km\/empty” traces one\nwoman’s journey from a high-achieving smile into the reality of burn-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-Julia Effertz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ROAD TRIP S\u00c3O TOM\u00c9<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 27:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A forgotten island country in West Africa, hardly ever\nheard of, in deep need to be given a voice: S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 e Pr\u00edncipe. The Road Trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director – Andreas Rohner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DOOMSDAY CLOCK <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 1:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is 2 minutes to midnight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Arshia Zeinali<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FROM PORT TO STARBOARD<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 Runtime- 5:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A boy faces his fear of water by undertaking a treasure\nquest with his grandpa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Diana Gil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nakua pewerewerekae jawabelia\/ Hasta el fin del mundo\/ At\u00e9 o fim do mundo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 15:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Margarita Rodriguez Weweli-Lukana & Juma\nGitirana Tapuya Marru\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Colombia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/strong>FUGITIVES <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 6:18 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wedding couple on the road. She, excited and\nhysterical, dreams about the married life together forever. He, smiley and\nabsent-minded, maybe does not think the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Frank Benitez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TETA, OPI & ME<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 25:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmed entirely on an iPhone, Teta, Opi & Me is a\npoetic, meditative, multilingual, and feeling-driven short film, documenting\nthe intricacies of the artist\u2019s playful process in capturing her grandparents\u2019\nenduring romance through social, political and racial adversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Tara Hakim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BADERA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 21:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Badera is a group of percussionists from Guinea (West\nAfrica). The story unfolds in a stilt building, a refuge where they live and\npractice their art. In this documentary, we enter their world, and we witness\ntheir daily lives and their efforts to achieve a great project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Catherine Veilleux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FILTERED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 8:04 – Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lives of two best friends are revealed through\ncellphone footage when one night they decide to go to a party, and on their\ntravels home, they’re stalked by an unwanted person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Paula Ner Dormiendo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CLEPTOMAN  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 8:04 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lives of two best friends are revealed through\ncellphone footage when one night they decide to go to a party, and on their\ntravels home, they’re stalked by an unwanted person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Paula Ner Dormiendo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LA NOSTRA INTERSEZIONE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A boy and a girl find their space\n(“intersection”) at a house party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Broken Lens, Cinque Uomini sulla Cassa del\nMorto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BLACK TANK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 7:30 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The peaceful group of Black Tanks is destroyed by the\npurple ones. As the only survivor, the black tank of our story begins his long\njourney in search of a new place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Alberto Basaluzzo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tskaltubo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 14:0 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Soviet period they built 22 sanatoriums in the\nGeorgian city of Tskaltubo. They are still there but abandoned. Try to visit\none of them…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Jordi Linares<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6: 24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -17:41- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man with relational difficulties and with some obsessions has a monotonous, routine and repetitive life. One morning, he discovers a woman who is running in front of his house. He observes her every day until she stops appearing. He gets obsessed with her and closes more into himself. Finally, a detail of his day to day shakes him, changing his habits…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Elies Villalonga<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE BREATH OF\nCELIA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 15:27 – Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the labyrinth of love a game of contradictions takes\nplace: two women fight a duel with their feelings; one is reason and the other\nis the heart\u2026 but the labyrinth proliferates until it culminates in the ritual\nof disorderly blood and overexcited viscera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- MIguel Angel Barrroso<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LIFE IN A TINY TOWN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Prakash Gandhi NatarajanCountry- India<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CHAINS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 01:46:30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Nye\u2019yindo being attacked and burnt down by the Bwa\u2019kamba a well-known Chief Mukwawa\u2019s army a great and known slave trader, a young girl Sydrat Munta get caught and taken into slavery among other slaves. Sydrat falls in love with a slave master known as Ashinda who was about to marry Chief Mukwawa\u2019s daughter known as Niora. A war of love broke out in the Bwa\u2019kamba kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Director- Hussein Roylica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Meeting with Childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 5:06 – Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film is based on the theme of “education”.\nBeing educated is to contemplate the purpose of education; why we learn and\nwhat we learn. “Unfortunately, we have never been taught the purpose of\neducation. All our life, we do rote learning (a highly monotonous task), which\nis not conceptual learning, and never really care about clearing our concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Shubham Mishra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- India<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOME SWEET HOME<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 11:00 – Virtual Reality Cinema<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ordinary day, working his ass off at home as always,\nMoon suddenly hears a loud scream from the hallway. As he slowly puts his ear\nagainst the door, a maniac furiously bangs on it, cursing and threatening to\nkill him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Moon Hyunsung<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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POLAROID<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:30 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, a woman walks alone in a tourist settlement\ninside a canyon and starts taking pictures with her instant camera. However,\nwhen she checks the first photo she sees something very strange, since her back\nis actually depicted on the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Inchun Oh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Musashi-Itsukaichi Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime-1:45 – Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short experimental documentary about a matsuri – a\nfestival celebrated at Shinto shrines in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Tom Sajewski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Poland <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -4:44- Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana walks home at night after yoga, on the journey she\nfeels that danger is coming closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Marcos Obreg\u00f3n Country- Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ABSENCES.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 5:00 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a “Remembrance” the most affable and\nephemeral, it becomes the narration of an “Absence” that is shared in\nthe daily life of a kitchen with memories, aromas, sounds and flavors of the\nperennial experiences of the memory of his childhood, the protagonist expresses\na loss under the black and white contrast, of the shadows and lights, with\nelements of a day of work usual space in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Jovana Dominguez\n\nCountry- Mexico
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COFFEE & SHAKES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 2:43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Hanna Ojala<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Finland
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Black, Red, White Diaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 9:45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One has hair black as ebony tree, other skin white as\nsnow. Video art piece about Cross-generational experiences, gender, sexuality,\nblack and white. How can Snow Whites rewrite, reinterpret and mess -up the\nmessed up story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Ninni Korkalo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Finland
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -3:20<\/strong> – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An upset man hides in the bathroom alone to calm his\nemotions, and everything in private is covered by a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- haidi song<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CASTED SOULS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 7:08 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casted Souls is the latest work of award-winning\nBurkinab\u00e9 screenwriter and director PanAfricus. This short film, featuring\nWolof poetry offered by Souleymane Diallo, a Senegalese journalist and poet,\nillustrates the common theme of young love made impossible by an ancient caste\ntradition, which has jeopardized many relationships and mariages in Senegal and\nthroughout the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Panafricus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Senegal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE SYSTEM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -3:47<\/strong> – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This visual artistic manifestation represents the\nmonotony of daily life, and the confusion between life and existence in a world\nwhere it is often difficult to find one’s place, given the endless and often\nanarchic cycle of the System. Filmed between Dakar, Ouagadougou and Conakry,\nthis Afro-centric piece is a debut for the Burkinabe artist PanAfricus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Panafricus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Senegal <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAVE THE PLANET<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 0:55 – Documentary <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking with the Planets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Monoartistas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Argentina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RED & BLUE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime – 17:22 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an urban public toilet . There is a drug addict, who\ncomes here regularly. But today he has a different purpose to come here. The\nmanager of the toilet does not seem to be a very good person or does he? Yes\nthis story is all about a public toilet in Dhaka city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-   Adil\nKhan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Bangladesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZAZAKELY <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 8:07 – Short Film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxious for the Malagasy film industry, he wants to\nchange things… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the meetings of the short film (KINO), Rico has\nthe chance to make his first film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-   Kadhaffi\nMBUYAMBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Congo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9 LB HAMMER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime -10:01- Documentary <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An unforgettable night of a legislator and a marijuana\ndealer entirely captured by an iPhone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Trevor Choi <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Hong Kong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE AUTUMN WIZARD <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:10<\/strong> – Short film <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wizard trying to\nput a spell on his king’s ring because the king goes to battle and in the mean\ntime the enemy called akarians send someone to kill the wizard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-   Laurentiu Puscasu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Ireland
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PRAYER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 5:14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sceptic man finds difficulty dealing with reality and\nfeels defeated and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

exhausted by life. One day, a Bodhisattva–Kanzeon\nBosatsu–appears in the figure of a woman and preaches the absolute truth of this\nworld by quoting a part of the Heart Sutra. This story is based on a mixture of\nphilosophy, Buddhism and Santer\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-   Tokujiro Hamano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Japan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2FACES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 1:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple preparing a love journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Amingo THORA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Montenegro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ARTIFICIAL WORLD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:00
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In a World in which humans destroyed the planet and\nthereby killing almost all living organisms, the humans that are still left,\ndicide to create to create an Artifical Intelligence computer to restore the\nbalance on earth. The purpose of the computer is to create a new world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Bas Jansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Netherland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I AM NOT PILATUS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 10:53<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand perfectly. This is the Country in which we\nbecome. However we want civil rights to be respected, but we continue to\nexpress a kind of feeling for the other, seemingly unusual and distant, endemic\nracism, purging and distant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-  Welket\nBungu\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PLEASE, SUBSCRIBE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 16:53<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vlogger who publishes absurd and dangerous challenge\nvideos does everything in his power in order to push the boundaries. However, a\nminor follower who is trying to be like him; is not aware of the limits of\ndanger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director-   Umut Kayacan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LE CINEMA <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 4:37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Tragicomedia is an experimental VR music video\nfor the Venezuelan band Le’ Cinema, that pretends to show the band in a raw,\ngarage and basic performance way, with a powerful performance with a very\ndynamic edition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Vadim Lasca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Zambia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WELCOME TO THE ENDS OF THE WORL<\/strong>D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Runtime- 3:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traval video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Chris Zahariev<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Bulgaria
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Hi, How are you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Run time: 9:44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of desert with intense sun
A man is down. When He opens his eyes
He realized he is alone with tied. He is trying to get away, but It\u2019s not enough.
The only thing with this guy is the lots of thorny cactus
Who tied up this man? And what do they want? What should this man do?
How does he doing survive from this hardships?
It’s the story of human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director- Howon Kim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country- Korea, Republic of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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