Available in Lithuania, Romania, Greece, Egypt and South Africa, on Tuesday, March 2, at 18:00 (GMT +2) & rerun on Wednesday, March 3, at 16:00 (GMT +2)
This collection contains the carefully crafted Lithuanian short film COMMUNITY GARDENS, the South African short film MTHUNZI about segregation and its darkness, the Romanian short film BUCHAREST SEEN FROM ABOVE with its realist and engaging dialogues, and the Greek satire on the upper-class, POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD.
Community Gardens
“Soon all the homesteads will burn down if people do nothing.”
Vytautas Katkus | Lithuania | 2019 | 15’
Original title
Kolektyviniai Sodai
Awards / Festivals
• Cannes Film Festival
• Sarajevo Film Festival
• Molodist International Film Festival
Dialogues
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English, Romanian
Synopsis
atriarchal masculinity seems to catch its last breath in the sun. A story about a cold relationship between a father and his son. Their bond, plagued by indifference, disintegrates completely.
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Mthunzi
“I think you should just lie down and rest for now.”
Tebogo Malebogo | South Africa | 2019 | 9’
Awards / Festivals
• Locarno International Film Festival (2020)
• Chicago International Film Festival (2020)
• Carthage Film Festival (2020)
Dialogues
English
Subtitles
Romanian, Greek
Synopsis
Mthunzi is walking home as he sees a lady go into seizures in her driveway − he is then asked to help carry her into their home by her niece and becomes caught up in a world he does not belong in.
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Bucharest Seen from Above
“You don’t look Romanian.”
Andrei Ștefan Răuțu | Romania | 2020 | 17’
Original title
Bucureștiul văzut de sus
Awards / Festivals
• Transilvania International Film Festival (2020)
• Anonimul Independent Film Festival (2020)
• Thessaloniki International Film Festival (2020)
Dialogues
Romanian
Subtitles
English, Greek
Synopsis
A charming old lady has to leave her home because her family can’t take care of her anymore. On the way to the elderly care home, a shadow of guilt starts to cover the bright sunny day.
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Postcards From The End Of The World
“Exhausted from the heat and lack of internet.”
Konstantinos Antonopoulos | Greece | 2019 | 23’
Original title
Kart postal apo to telos tou kosmou
Awards / Festivals
• Best Comedy - 29th Aspen Shortsfes
• Jury Prize - 24th REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival
• Audience Award - 23rd Winterthur Short Film Festival
Dialogues
Greek, French
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Greek, Arabic
Synopsis
Trapped in a seemingly dull family vacation, Dimitra, Dimitris and their two daughters will have to find a way out of a secluded island in the Mediterranean, when confronted with the unexpected end of the world.
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