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Designed to support the next big names and offering spectators a new wave of talent, the three short film programmes (fiction, documentary and animation) presented at FIFF are the perfect opportunity to discover new cinematic movements straight out of Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
To the programme 2 and programme 3
CAI - BER
Nour does not see a future for herself in Egypt. A few hours before she leaves, the young woman has to survive a stand-off with a patriarchal society that is unmoved by her desire for emancipation.
2018 Assistant Director: Kilo 64
- 17 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Arabic
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
Invisibles
Azen is the chosen one, but will he answer his ancestors' call? Should he enter the magical world? Time is running out: corpses are discovered on the ancestral lands.
2018 Atarraya (short, FIFF 2019)
2016 Taita Querubín y El Alma del Yagé (documentary)
2016 Al otro lado del río (short)
2015 Humberto Arenas y el Laberinto de la Verdad (documentary)
2014 El Corredor del Jaguar (documentary)
- 21 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Spanish
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
Haboob
A man and his daughter live in harmony with nature. Then, something happens that disturbs their peaceful existence. The dust storm that brings the duo to life is a metaphor for the ephemerality of the world.
- 9 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Persian
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Mohammad Sadegh Golchin Arefi
Parizad
Between the palpable silences and the colours that morph into words lies the story of one of the last women who knows how to make "Gelij" (jewel-coloured woven mats). It is said that a fairy gifted this ancient skill to the village.
2018 Sender (documentary)
- 23 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Persian
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
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Mehdi Imani Shahmiri
A Firecracker Story
On the eve of Chinese New Year, a young boy heads out to find firecrackers. His town has introduced a firework ban, but luckily this budding pyrotechnician is pretty resourceful.
2019 Cinematographer: Ink (short)
2019 Assistant Director: Person from Porlock (short)
2018 Audition (short)
- 20 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Chinese
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
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Parallax Films
