Short documentary film competition – part II
WEDNESDAY, 05.03.2025, 12:10-14:10, (LOT CINEMA, ST. POCZTOWA 11)
THE KEEP
Sally Barnes is the last person in Ireland to smoke exclusively wild fish. Overwhelmed by the consequences of climate change and intensive fishing, her inestimable know-how is in danger of disappearing forever.
ITA, 2024, 17:08, dir. Federico Conti, prod. Federico Conti, Marta Grillo, Mattia Bosco
WHERE MOTION HAS NOT YET CEASED
Prague, 2022 – Having found refuge from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, two women and their young daughters face the waiting and hope of an imminent return to Ukraine. Shelved in this city, these women tell the story of their past and give access to their daily life, their present, in which they try to learn how to live again.
CAN, Là ou errent les loups, 2023, 17:00, dir. Juliette Balthazard, pord. Marie-Pier Bourdeau
BEYOND THESE WALLS
The film offers a rare insight into a high security girls’ home in Singapore, delving into the lives of its residents. Through observational footage and intimate interviews, it illuminates the diverse circumstances and challenges faced by these girls. From struggles with familial relationships to navigating personal growth, the film provides a rare glimpse into their world.
UK, 2024, 22:13, dir. Christine Seow, prod. National Film and Television School
CROSSINGS
A love letter that unites Brazil and Cuba. In the film, the director goes on a long journey in search of understanding the feelings and transformations passed by a close person. On this path of doubts and concerns, she meets Justin, a trans man who will help her on this journey. With a poetic and self-referential look, the director invites us to rethink our own prejudices and limits in relation to the other.
BRA/CUB, Travesías, 2023, 22:00, dir. Ana Graziela Aguiar, prod. Katia Ricardo Oliva
EXIT THROUGH THE CUCKOO’S NEST
The story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. His decision never to pull a trigger led to resistance and ultimately to military prison. Pretending to be mentally ill, he leaves the war zone and returns to Belgrade via the insane asylum. On that day, NATO begins bombing the entire country.
CHE, 2024, 19:23, dir, Nikola Ilić, prod. Laurin Merz (Hook Film & Kulturproduktion Gmbh)
BYE BYE BENZ BENZ
Since 2016, the Moroccan government has introduced a program to scrap old taxis. Kbir is one of the few drivers still attached to his old Mercedes 240.
FRA/MAR, 2023, 09:00, dir. Mamoun Rtal Bennani, Jules Rouffio, prod. Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
