INTERNATIONAL SELECTION II
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Ulvar Gansum · Norway · Fiction · 17’
The short film "Death" follows theater actor Abel, whose play is cut from the program due to the theater’s financial struggles and low ticket sales. The pressure before the premiere makes him increasingly selfish, neglecting those close to him. He risks becoming the very person he fears most: self-absorbed and narrow-minded. Thankfully, his friends try to keep him grounded. But will he still go through with the premiere—and at what price?
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I Feel Like A Piece of Meat
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Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz · Türkiye · Experimental · 5’06”
"I Feel Like A Piece of Meat" narrates the feelings and thoughts of a woman who was raped, by taking into hand the culture of eating and consuming of animals’ bodies from a feminist vegan point of view. It explains the commodification and consuming of cow and woman bodies by patriarchy in an experimental way.
Director/Screenwriter: Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz
Sound/Editing: Berkutay Zaim
Assistant Director: Ece Akın
Cast: Almeda Yücel, Ece Akın
Music: Zeren Channel
Lighting: İzem Beyatlı
Art Director: İrem Özer
Poster Design: Sena Sildir
Dead Empire
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Nicolás M. Pintos · Arjantin · Experimental Documentary · 9’48”
An essay film starring an off-screen narrator who, one sleepless night, gradually encounters the nostalgia of a past love relationship. His inability to fall asleep is the vehicle that invites us to a journey through liminal and nocturnal spaces of Buenos Aires, crossed by fragmented scenes of everyday life. A bird, the copy of a famous painting and the memories of that bond will be entangled between the sordidness, the emptiness and the feeling of unreality to remain continuously awake.
Director: Nicolás M. Pintos
Producer: Zoe Gonzalez, Nicolás M. Pintos
Assistant Director: Facundo Testino
Art Director: Leticia Fraguela
DOP / Film Editor / Sound Design / Narrator: Nicolás M. Pintos
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Dead Empire
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Antoine Chevrier · France · Fiction · 14’
Thomas Devoiseau, a 25-year-old student in psychiatry, attends his grandmother's wake in the family home. The old lady -who died the day before- was a neurosurgeon who instilled a strict educational model based on professional and financial success. If you are born a Devoiseau, you end up working in medicine. Take it or leave it. Yet, Thomas is fed up and wants to take this opportunity to tell his family that he's quitting his studies, but it might prove more complicated than he anticipated.
Director: Antoine CHEVRIER
1st Assistant director: Léila BOISSON
Script: Marius PASSENEAUD
Scriptwriters: Delphin DUGUÉ / Baptiste LE DUIGOU
Production manager: Axelle LESTIENNE
Set designer: Cloé TRICOT
Director of photography: Clémentine JAHAN
Sound operator: Étienne LAMARRE
Post production supervisor: Célia OMIRI
Editor: Anna MANZI
Music composer: Étienne LAMARRE
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Sarah Estrada · Mexico · Experimental · 5’22”
Through carefully selected archival images and sounds, the filmmaker reflects on discovering and embracing her identity. This personal journey weaves together moments of struggle, uncertainty, and beauty, revealing the complexity and richness of seeking authenticity and acceptance.
Producer, writer, director, editor, sound design and narrator: Sarah Estrada
Original music: Protandrous