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La Petite Mort. Switzerland
Director: Annie Gisler Producer: Mark Olexa THE LITTLE DEATH
«The little death» is a documentary film about the female orgasm. Women from various ages, experiences and sexual preferences talk about their orgasms in all sincerity. Poetical, abstract and metaphorical images take us into the heart of their sensations. Speaking about orgasm, the protagonists talk about their desires, their sexuality. With sensibility, poetry and humor, the film takes us in the intimacy of women. Far away from pornography, performance’s cult or excessive erotic. The film is a collective adventure, driven by a common will to break some taboos that still weigh on female sexuality. «The little death» is a dialog between women, for women. And for men. |
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It comes from the Heavens. Cuba
Director: Oldren Romero In a place where the eyes of God were the only witnesses. Angel a ten year old boy lives with his pregnant mother, his stepfather and grandfather, alone and surrounded by pigs.
Angel's bad behavior at school, her grandfather prostrate in a chair, her husband's strong work and her advanced state of pregnancy make Angel's mother not see what is happening beneath the vault of her sky. |
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Synchronicity. UK
Director: Michelle Brand People come, people go – Yet everyone is moving in the same direction. We all are sharing something that we are unaware of, creating one big picture we are unable to see.
The film explores the idea of how everyone is connected in a way we may not realise. By sharing time, space and movement, we overlap and create a bigger picture. |
BEST SOCIAL SHORT FILM
NAROTE. España
Director: David Vazquez Vazquez Antonio Nieves Ferreiro "Narote" is, with 106 years, the last survivor of the episode of violence most prominent of the Second Republic in Spain, the Revolution of Asturias. Condemned and persecuted for refusing to carry bombs on the planes that were preparing to bomb the city of Oviedo in 1934. Its history of repression, secrecy, imprisonment and exile, are an oral testimony of great historical and human value
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
Supermarket. ITALY
Director: Abbate Gianluca A voice says “I would like to make you feel nice and comfortable, and to empty your mind of every single thought…” Thus begins the story, with an invitation to make you fall asleep, in a calm, deep, and peaceful rest, while a chaotic landscape, crowded with people, sets up on the screen. The crowd doesn’t seem to have anywhere to go, but they are actually sleeping and they need to dream.
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Azhar's Aria. Kazakhstan
Director: Madina Altynbayeva Zarina Altynbayeva performs "Azhar's Aria" from the opera "Abai".
This is a story of of pure eternal but forbidden love between Azhar and Aidar. Despite all of the obstacles they faced, with Abai's help they seemed to stand a chance. This story is from Azhar's perspective. |