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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 1 and programme 3
On Sunday 20th March at 13:00, the presentation before the film will be interpreted in French sign language.
Sandstorm
Zara, a student in Karachi, sends her virtual boyfriend a video of her performing a sensual dance a few days before their first real date. A storm is brewing.
2015 One Day in Whitechapel (short)
- 20 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Urdu
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Subtitles:
French, English, German
- Cast & Crew
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Sayonara Film
Party Poster
Whether it is a political campaign or someone's birthday, brightly coloured posters with huge portraits is often the medium of choice in India. A witty exploration of this urban phenomenon.
2018 Tungrus (selected at Visions du Réel)
- 20 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Hindi
, Marathi
, Bhojpuri
, English
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
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Rishi Chandna
How My Grandmother Became a Chair
Sitting at her dinner table, an old lady tenderly watches her exuberant grandkids. She is not so indulgent with her housekeeper, whom she regards, literally, as a wild animal.
2015 Le Voleur de Casseroles (short, graduation)
- 9 min.
- Colour
- Language:
no dialogue
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Subtitles:
no subtitles
- Cast & Crew
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Fabian&Fred
Junko
Junko, a new bride, is left alone in rural Nepal when her husband goes to India for work. Her only company: her mother-in-law and a mobile phone. A bittersweet film about waiting and self-reliance.
Degree in screenplay writing and direction from Everest Film Academy
- 14 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Nepali
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
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Simal Cinema Pvt.Ltd.
Mar
Mar is on the autism spectrum. Her sister wants an open relationship; her boyfriend feels uneasy about the whole situation. One day, they take Mar on a day out to the canyon. A sensitive portrait of young people yearning for freedom.
2020 Someone Else (short, FIFF 2021)
2018 The Last Days of August (short)
- 21 min.
- Colour
- Language:
Montenegrin
, -Croat
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Subtitles:
English, French, German
- Cast & Crew
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Milorad Milatović