Short films : Independent Film Festival 10/02
- Langduur 60
Zoé Arene, France, 19′
Apprentice filmmaker, Juan makes a documentary portrait of Coco, a thirty-something-year-old marginal. The film is quickly called into question when Juan discovers that Coco thinks she’s a fairy in a disenchanted society.
Selections/awards: Flickers’ Rhode Island IFF, PÖFF Shorts, Tampere FF, Tout Court Festival Bologne, Festival Fantaspoa Brazil, Festival du court métrage de Bruxelles (oh ce court !) BSFF, and more.
In many places in the world, parents have no other choice but to move abroad to find better paid jobs to provide for their families and the future of their children. The Republic of Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is no exception to this mass migration. Cleopatra and Susanna are taking us on a heartwarming journey where we witness, through children eyes, two contrasted emotional evolutions of their identities. Both girls meet on Independence Day Aug 27, were they disappear in the cheering crowd of happy families and start a discussion in the playground about their common realities.
Klette
Michael Abay, Belgique, 17′
The 26-year-old Morgane still lives with her mother, has not yet completed her studies, and her love life doesn’t get beyond one-night stands. She evidently doesn’t know how to get things done – in Brussels we call someone like that a Klette. Or does she, like so many young adults, struggle with the pursuit of the socially imposed course of life?
Selections/awards: Leuven International Short FF (Jury Award – Best Acting), VAF Wildcard (Best Student Short Film).
Where Do We Go From Here
Antonello Schioppa, Italie, 19′
A woman’s lifeless body is lying on a room’s floor. A shocked man is staring at it. Beyond the closed door, someone is quietly trying to get in: he’s a 9 years old child. These three are a family. Or what’s left. Running time: 00:19:50.
Selections/awards: Sulmona Int Short FF (Best Abruzzo Short Film), Visioni Italiane 2020 – Cineteca di Bologna, Varese IFF, Asti FF (Best Short – Young Jury Award), Falvaterra FF (Best Actor), Super Shorts London (Best Director), and more
Brussels Independent Film Festival is back! The full lineup will feature numerous World, International and European Premieres.
