WORLD SHORTS TWO
Thurs 13 July | 14:00 | 102’ | Pálás Screen 3
ATIVIO
Guénolé, an 11-year-old boy, lives in a very small village two hours from Lomé in Togo. He has obvious musical talent and dreams of playing the piano. How will he manage to practice without having one?
Director: Juliette Boucheny
Producer: Andre Bouvard
Country: France
My name is Edgar and I have a cow
Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a tourist trip to a slaughterhouse.
Director: Filip Diviak
Producers: Bara Prikaska, Zuzana Mistrikova
Countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Bride Stone (Kelin tash)
According to local beliefs, a young woman ran away from home and was turned to stone by her father-in-law. This legend is still believed by local women, and the local men take advantage of this superstition.
Director: Guzel Duishenkulova
Producer: Temirbek Birnazarov
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Yellow (Rang-e-zard)
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, Laili walks into a Chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil from a Talib shopkeeper, and face a new future.
Director: Elham Ehsas
Producers: Dina Mousawi, Yiannis Manolopoulos, Azeem Bhati, Catherine Tschaepe, Elham Ehsas
Country: UK
Suzie
A housewife’s daily routine is disrupted. Starring BAFTA nominee, Helen Behan (The Virtues).
Director: Jimmy Dean
Producers: Ash Horne, Jimmy Dean
Country: UK
Globby the Dragon
This is a unique story about the meaning of language, told in a wordless format. An elderly deaf and blind man visits the vet with his pet dragon, Globby. Love transcends the boundaries of language in their profound relationship.
Directors: Xin Sun, Yun Li
Producer: Yi Liu
Country: Hong Kong
LAST CALL
A woman swings open the door to a smokey pub. This is Kate, and she’s looking for someone. After navigating her way through the eclectic mix of patrons, she spots him – a teenage boy, Charlie, her son.
Director: Harry Holland
Producer: Marie-Elena Dyche
Country: UK
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