The Golden Buttons
-Золотые пуговицы-

Documentary | 2020 | Russia | 19:00
Prod: Alex Kozmenko
Dir: Alex Evstigneev
DoP: Alex Evstigneev, Liza Popova
Script: Alex Evstigneev
Music: Iliya Nasirov

The Golden Buttons is an immersive and creative documentary that brings us into the world of young Russian cadets. Created from fragments of phrases, observations and faces, the film is an attempt to show the inner world of the children cadets - from the first machine gun in their hands to the future fighter Rosguards. It is a bold but poetic look at the way nationalism directly affects and shapes young generations.

Drift
-Drivkraft-

Documentary | 2019 | Sweden | 05:06
Prod/Dir/DoP: Nina Winter, Vera Berggren Wiklund
Music: Felix Kling
Cast: Maja Rhodin, Alma Berlin, Maxine Finnberg, Wilhelmina Borssen

DRIFT is a documentary about four young female gymnasts competing on the highest level within Umeå Gymnastikförening in Northern Sweden. The ten- and eleven-year-old girls talk about their dreams, fears and their drive to follow their passion. DRIFT is a joyous documentary that puts the spotlight on what drives young athletes.

Random Panic Attacks

Animation | 2019 | Taiwan | 02:24
Prod, Dir, script: Hsin Yi, SHIH (24)

Random Panic Attacks is an experimental animation film that transcribes the feelings that many people may feel in our current societies: being overwhelmed by social media and consumerist advertisement, as well as psychological isolation. Fast paced and at times hypnotic, Random Panic Attacks feels like a captivating trip.

Some Kind Of Bond

Documentary | 2019 | Italy | 20:00
Prod/Dir: Chiara Cavarzan (26)

Some Kind Of Bond is a film about a cemetery: a quiet and lonely place filled with life and memories. We observe the casual and the diligent visitors; we talk with them about their thoughts on death, loss and grief. Some of them decide to invite us into their homes, and together we go on an emotional journey through different personal experiences: the loss of a child, a grandparent and a mother.

Escape
-Flugt-

Drama | 2019 | Denmark | 10:54
Prod: Sophie Eberhard
Dir: Laura Hadsund Baarstrøm (18)
DoP: Adam Stridbæk
Script: Anastacia Zofia Kolle and Laura Hadsund Baarstrøm
Cast: Selma Søgård-Høyer, Alexander W. Schøler

Escape is a short film about siblings Bastian and Freja who, due to parental neglect, take to the woods to seek out their old childhood playhouse and a better life for themselves. But as Freja fills out the role of the responsible older sister, her insecurity about the expedition slowly starts to grow.