Shorts #1

SHORTS

Availability ended 28/2/2021 GMT
Submissions for this year’s Short Sounds Film programme were at a record high with an extremely high standard across the board giving selectors a tough task. Our first collection includes five fantastic films from filmmakers around the world including the extremely visceral French short The Van, previously selected by the Cannes Film festival. Shorts #1 will be available to view on this page during the festival (25th - 28th Feb) including a curated program of shorts in competition and a selection out of competition all available on-demand for registered festival attendees.

THE VAN (DRAMA 15 mins)
The Van finally stops, the doors open and the Son comes out alive. A few more fights and he will be able to pay his way out of Albania, and hopefully, take his Father with him.

YOU WON'T GET ME (VOUS NE M'AUREZ PAS!) (COMEDY 20 mins)
Béber, a building contractor, is going through a very rough patch. Everything and everyone seems to be bound against him. And if his salvation depended upon those he had despised...

AWKWARD (ANIMATION 3 mins)
A day full of socially awkward moments.

CHOLERA (COLERA) (GENRE 7 mins)
Cholera: Path. Acute, infectious disease, often epidemic and very serious.

WILD SEED (DRAMA15 mins)
During the period of One-Child Policy, Peng, an illegally pregnant mother escapes from her home to avoid getting arrested by the family planning committee and being forced to have an abortion. After escaping, Peng begins her solitary journey to hide from the government's ruthless members and survives along the vast wilderness in Guizhou Province.

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