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Monday July 04, 2022 – 5:00PM – Film Premieres

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Opening Day – 18th Annual ReelHeART
Theme Shorts Heard Around The World

Your Spark
00:02:52
Dir. Maksim Kubarka – Belarus

Nominated>> Best Vertical Film, Best Short Documentary

Synopsis Sergei has a very ordinary life. He works as a welder at the factory, and in his free time he drinks and has fun with his hooligan friends. And deep down he understands that nothing good awaits him in the future. But everything is about to dramatically change for him…


Bird’s Kingdom (鸟的王国)
00:07:31
Dir. Alson Zhao (赵皓天) – China

Nominated>> Best Animated Film

Synopsis A silent film that uses visual poetry to interpret the ambiguous relationships between formal elements such as dots, lines, planes, and spaces in the contemporary context, exploring the poetics interwoven in the illusion of the digital realm and material reality.


Als die Welle brach… (As The Wave Broke…)
00:22:11
Dir. Alexandra Bekiou – Germany

Nominated>> Best Short Film

Synopsis: As the wave broke… The odyssey of a woman in an  almost hopeless search for a life that does not seem like hell on earth.


Something Must Happen (Valami történjen)
00:28:37
Dir. Dániel Botos – Hungary

Nominated>> Best Short Film, Best International Film, Best 1st Time Filmmaker

Synopsis: The life of a group of friends gets shaken by a tragic event. They travel to the countryside to try and face the situation together


Precious Hair and Beauty
00:10:53
Dir. John Ogunmuyiwa – United Kingdom

Nominated>> Best Short Film

Synopsis An ode to the mundanity and madness of the High Street in London, told through the window of an African hair salon.


Megalomania
00:07:14
Dir. Bernardo Quesney – Chile
Featuring Aisles

Nominated>> Best Music Video, Best Music Related Film, Best Cinematography, Best Sound

Synopsis A Longform Music Video of the Chilean rock band Aisles. Directed by Bernardo Quesney.  Starring Helen Goncalvez, Ricardo Montt and Geraldine Neary, it tells a story of a decaying, hedonistic polyamorous relationship that sees itself in a downward spiral of debauchery and doubt.


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