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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…
- Facebook @redsoulmedia
- Instagram @xmadapplemax
- Trailer
- Web https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVzeS0RozJIVO487DvNs4w/videos
- Keywords #Film #FilmedOnMyPhone #Welder #Boxing #KickBoxing #CatchTheSpark #LiveYourLife #FindYourBliss
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.
- Facebook @haotian.zhao.98
- Instagram @alson_htz/
- Trailer
- Web https://alsonzhao.cargo.site/
- Keywords #Film #Experimental #Poetry #China #SilentFilm #VisualPoetry
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.
- Instagram @alexandrabekiou, @michaelmarwitz_official, @micky_jukovic, @astrolautmusik, @public_vision, @lukherbi, @music_paradise_tonstudio
- Trailer
- Web
- Keywords #Film #Violin #Pain #Loss #Grief #Sorrow #Hope #Love #Writers #Inspiration #Closure
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
- Facebook @Veronikaszabotheatremaker, @orban.borka, @rainermicsinyeinora, @boldizsar.korosi, @laci.gondor, @valamitortenjen
- Instagram @veronika_szabo_taylor, @_rainermicsinyeinora_, @lacigondor, @valamitortenjen, @botosdaniel
- Trailer https://vimeo.com/554863361
- Web
- Keywords #Film #Pain #Loss #Grief #Sorrow #Suicide #Friendship #Lovers #Hope #Love #Closure
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.
- Instagram @johnogunz, @sophiainrome, @uglyducklingfilms
- Trailer
- Web https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13100230/
Keywords #Film #Comedy #Dramedy #WestAfrican #Culture #BlackHair #SupportBlackOwnedBusiness #RickRolling
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.
- Facebook @equecocl, @AislesProject
- Instagram @bernardoquesney, @helengonnn, @dindi_jane, @elricardomontt, @german.aisles, @pablojalisco, @equecocl
- Twitter @equecocl
- Trailer https://youtu.be/1mhzIVowEVA
- Web https://youtu.be/6sCzSsyKz0M
- Keywords #MusicVideo #Music #Dysfunctional #Relationships #PolyAmorous #CarefulWhatYouAskFor #SexyAF
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