International Competition - Short films Programme 3

It is 1979 in São Bernardo. On the eve of a strike at a local steel plant, four workers take a break in the restroom. Between bickering and displays of sisterhood, it is clear that each woman is hiding a secret.

Paul Junior Casimir, aka Lintho, is a Haitian puppeteer. He becomes the object of jealousy from those around him and he is arrested without any reason. The artist will spend a long time in prison.

Astel and her father spend every day tending to their herd of cows in the bush. A meeting in the middle of the desert will turn their close bond upside down. An African coming-of-age story.

The film, delivered as a letter from the protagonist to his younger sister, is a meditation on self-expression and on exile as a form of resistance when home does not allow you to be who you are.

Three schoolgirls plan to perform a play at school. At the end of the play, one girl notices that it bears a similarity to her private life, which she then tries to change.

It is 1992 in Karachi. A father and his family set off to visit his son in hospital. Along the way, they have to pass through a police checkpoint. It is an experience that makes clear the hatred harboured by the authorities towards their community.