WORLD SHORTS

Thur 23 Oct | 13:05 | Pálás Cinema

2025 | 85′

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A selection of shorts by young people from France, Finland, Iran, Italy, USA and Bulgaria.

NEST

After encountering a stranger, Shamila and her siblings perceive the threat of deportation from Iran.
Director/Writer: Sayed Ali Hashemi

THE CHAIN OF TIME

In a remote mountain village, the ritual of the chain of time occurs every year: here, a child, chosen by the Priestess, must deliver her the symbol of the childhood.
Director: Aurora Ovan

TRAVEL STORY

Synopsis: Travel Story follows the director’s grandmother’s story of how, in the 1990s, she made the difficult decision to emigrate to Greece in order to provide for her family.
Director: Mihaela Draganova

STATELINES

Wanting to impress her best friend for her birthday in Reno, teenager Ava Diaz decides to cash out on an expensive gift at the financial expense of her family.
Director/Writer: Luna Cristales

ACROBATS

A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.
Directors: Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Shali Reddy

A Princess’ Guide to Fairytale Love

Princess Lucette hires a dragon to stage her own kidnapping —only to discover that forging fairytales is trickier than it seems.
Directors: Violette Avouac, Ramya Hedge, Tshegofatso Tracy Pitseng, Kelvin Shani, Polina Saratova, Ashil Shaji

How to make a friend

Moo mourns her deceased friend, so Yuu decides to create a new companion for her. Their adventure fails, but they discover they have built a new friendship during the journey.
Directors: Jinfei Ge, Bin He, Myrtille Huet, Julie Jarrier-Stettin, Yuqiang Zhang

Layla

Three 11 year old boys get a hold of a sex robot to have their first experience with her. At the moment of truth, they are too innocent so they become friends with her.
Directors: Oscar Baron, Rachel Gitlevich, Diego H. Blanco, Narda Rodriguez, Lucille Reynaud

Flower Show

Synopsis: Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.
Director: Elli Vuorinen

FOREVER

While golfers play on the other side of the fence, peaceful garden gnomes find themselves attacked by stray golf balls.
Directors: Théo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, Anissa Terrier