Neighbour Abdi (Buurman Abdi)
The Netherlands 2022
Directed by Douwe Dijkstra; screenplay Abdiwahab Ali, Douwe Dijkstra; cinematography Douwe Dijkstra; format DCP, colour; running time 29'
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbor and filmmaker Douwe. Through playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throughout.
Been There
Switzerland 2023
Directed by Corina Schwingruber Ilić; screenplay Corina Schwingruber Ilić; cinematography Nikola Ilić; format DCP, colour; running time 10'
Weekend trips, city breaks, a detour into nature or once around the world. Barely a few days off, you're already gone. Never before has the desire to travel been so widespread and visited places so overloaded. What do we get out of it, other than the picture proof that we have been there?
How I Learned To Hang Laundry (Kako sem se naučila obešati perilo)
Slovenia 2023
Directed by Barbara Zemljič; screenplay Špela Murenc; cinematography Žiga Krajnc; format DCP, colour; running time 23'
After a chance encounter, Oli and Miha become friends, or something more. Or less.
Ice Merchants
Portugal, Great Britain, France 2022
Directed by Joao Gonzalez; screenplay Joao Gonzalez; cinematography Joao Gonzalez; animation Joao Gonzalez, Ala Nuno; format DCP, colour; running time 15'
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.