2023 GUEST PROGRAMS

7:35 DE LA MAÑANA (7:35 in the Morning) // [d][w] Nacho Vigalondo / Spain / 2003 / Fiction / 08:00 // One morning a woman notices something strange at the café where she has breakfast every morning: all the other customers and the waiters are in total silence. // Award/Screenings: ALCINE Award: Short of the decade 2000s

LOOP // [d][w] Pablo Polledri / Spain / 2022 / Animation / 08:10 // In this society each human being Human repeats the same action over and over again. // Award/Screenings: Best Music 4 ALCINE 51

PUERTO (Port) // [d] Remedios Malvárez / [w] Arturo Andújar, Remedios Malvarez // Spain / 2022 / Documentary / 21:51 // The aesthetic value of the image and osund space make up this story of the Port of Huelva. // Award/Screeenings: Best Sound / Best Photography – ALCINE 51

YO (I) // [d] Begoña Arostegui / [w] Fernando Franco / Spain / 2020 / Animation / 13:32 // The same routines are repeated over and over again with excruciating monotony. However, something as simple as a sign that says “Park” will change everything. // Awards/Screenings: 1st Award – ALCINE 2020

TIMECODE // Juanjo Giménez / Spain / 2016 / Fiction / 15:10 // Luna and Diego are the parking security guards. Diego works the night shift, and Luna during the day. // Award/Screenings: OSCAR nominee, 3rd Award, Audiencie Award – ALCINE 46

MOLTING // [d] BOWDA Katsushi / Japan / 2021 / Animation / 13:56 // A work of 3D animation set in a space like a garbage dump left behind by an extinct humanity, follows an entity keeps on molting.

SLEEPIN’AGER WAKING // [d] FUJII Anna / Japan / 2021 / Documentary / 10:59 // A self-documentary that approaches the passage of time in life from an angle only possible for a filmmaker in their twenties.

GRAINED TIME VOL.5 WALKER(S) ON THE CROSSROAD // [d] GOSHIMA Kazuhiro / Japan / 2021 / Experimental / 03:57 // A work that creates a montage of single frames taken from video of a diverse array of <pedestrians= from various times and places.

A LONG WALK // [d] Elysa WENDI, LEE Wai Shing / Hong Kong / 2022 / Experimental / 15:43 // Turning from scenes of a clear stream running through the wilderness, the camera captures a man walking through a manmade tunnel.

ON TIME OFF TIME // [d] IWASAKI Hirotoshi / Japan / 2020 / Animation / 09:28 // A woman walking, and a man doing farm work — a rotoscope animation shows the various body movements repeated on a divided screen.

SILVER CAVE // CAI Caibei / China / 2022 / Animation / 14:23 // An animation of the lines moving on a metal plate. A voice from offscreen gives directions, then everything starts again.

LOVE LETTERS (情書) // [d] Darren Lin / Taiwan / 2022 / Experimental / 24:45 // Captured and imprisoned by government, Yao-ting is forcefully separated from his wife Yueh-hsia, so they write to keep love alive.

A SUNNY TRIP (Chūnrì jiāoyóu) // [d] Lin Shih Ching / Taiwan / 2022 / Fiction / 25:00 // Two boys are causing trouble all over the town. When they encounter a bullied Dork, An outing that changes the fate of all of them.

A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER NOON (返來呷飯) // [d][w] Kung Wan-Hsiang / Taiwan / 2022 / Fiction / 20:20 // Today is a special day,Hsiang the fireman will to come home, his father Hai, prepare several days to welcome his back. // Awards/Screenings: Kaohsiung film festival / Golden Harvest film festival

THE EGRET RIVER // [d][w] Wan-Ling Liu / Taiwan / 2022 / Animation / 20:20 // When the secret field that the man shared with the egret was destroyed, he decided to take the egret to find a new place to live. // Awards/Screenings: 2023 International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR, Official Selection | 2023 Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Official Selection

BREATHE // [d][w] Stephen Kang / New Zealand / 2021 / Fiction / 13:17 // Gifted twelve year old, Jaehee has developed an unorthodox healing method. // Awards/Screenings: Best Editor – Show Me Shorts Festival 2022

ATALI’I O LE CREZENT (Sons of the Crezent) // [d] Brendan Canty / [w] Villa Junior Lemanu, Brendan Canty / New Zealand / 2022 / Experimental / 10:49 // With his home under threat from gentrification, a young man recalls his upbringing through spoken word, memories, and dance. Awards/Screenings: Show Me Shorts (Audience Award ~ Best Film) | Cork International Film Festival (Best Cork Short)

SPACE INVADER // [d] Isaac Bell / [w] Z Matt Kelleher / New Zealand / 2021 / Fiction / 15:00 / Max loves three things – hanging out with his dad, baked beans, and Star Wars but when dad’s new friend turns up, Max takes action // Awards/Screenings: Best Director, Show Me Shorts

MANNY AND QUINN // [d] Siobhan Marshall / New Zealand / 2021 / Fiction / 10:53 // A shy shopkeeper forges a new friendship with the man next door through a playful game of dress-ups with their shop mannequins.

TIME TOURISTS // [d] Ian Sweeney / New Zealand / 2022 / Fiction / 06:00 // Two tourists hit it off, but quickly realize their relationship (the like the rest of the world) doesn’t have a future.

A HOLE // [d] James Solomon / New Zealand / 2021 / Fiction / 11:47 / A man digs a hole. People watch him do it.

DUTAR (راتود) // Roda Medhat / Canada / 2022 / Experimental / 08:12 // A young woman escapes into a fantasy world where she imagines what life would have been like if she never left her birth country. // IG: @reallyroda

PERENNIALS // Hannah Polinski / Canada / 2022 / Fiction / 06:02 // After a pineapple shows up at her front door, Lia returns to her childhood home in search of her father, who hasn’t been seen in months. // IG: @wallcreeping

IN SILENCE, WE SING // Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li / Canada / 2022 / Fiction / 12:45 // Ai is forced to confront her depression, the silences in her home, and her parents’ unsung frustrations -including the ancestor ghosts now possessing them. // IG/FB/Twitter: @vivianlicreates

MĀYĀ // Samyuktha Movva / Canada / 2022 / Fiction / 07:18 // A woman is forced to reconcile with her long held identity as a “wife”. // IG: @samyukthamovva

PAPAYA // Dédé Chen / Canada / 2022 / Experimental / 10:47 // A dancer breaks the silence of incest by responding to her family archives through dance. // IG: @dedechen_f  / FB: andreanne.cote.3388

ONCE IN A RED MOON (月出几时) // Yi Shi / Canada / 2022 / Fiction / 09:44 / A lonesome young Chinese immigrant finds comfort in a whirlwind romance with a mysterious hometown queer crush // IG/FB/Twitter: @postyism / Website: postyism.com

I SWARNANGKARA // [d][w] Petra Paramita / Indonesia / 2022 / Animation / 07:38 // In his dream, I Swarangkara is haunted by a large, scary creature in a dark forest. Awards/Screenings: Purwa Carita Campuhan Production Competition

IS IT OVER YET? // Rayhan Dharmawan / Indonesia / 2020 / Documentary / 11:42 // In 2020, three Indonesian students studying abroad endure the COVID-19 pandemic self isolation.

TEH TAWAR UNTUK AKONG (Ah Gong Would Like Some Sugar in His Tea) // [d][w] Yonathan Lim / Indonesia / 2022 / Fiction / 13:04 // Sherly, Viktor, and their child visit Sherly’s father’s house who recently became an Ah Gong, a grandfather.

ACUNG MEMILIH BERSUARA (Acung Decides To Speak Up) // [d] Amelia Hapsari / Indonesia / 2023 / Documentary / 10:27 // Acung never thought of becoming an activist. However, he grew up witnessing the hatred that his ethnic Chinese descent continues to receive.

HARGA MAHAL YANG DIBAYAR MURAH (Cost Of A Tiger Skin) // [d] Razan Wirjosandjojo / Indonesia / 2022 / Documentary / 18:08 // An exploration of memories and experiences of Murah Pranoto, a dancer from Kebumen living with dwarfism.

THE UNHONORED CERTIFICATE (ໃບບໍ່ປະກາດ) // [d][w] Somsouk Chanthavixay / Laos / 2023 / Fiction / 03:02 // A countryside boy studies hard to earn an honors graduation certificate to fulfill his father’s dream. Upon his graduation, things don9t out the way he hoped for.

US (ເຮົາ) // Pitivanh Phamuang / Laos / 2023 / Fiction / 07:52 // A man comes to a rooftop to reflect on his life. Then a mysterious younger man appears. Both of them share the same journey and fate.

IN A PARALLEL WORLD (ໂລກຄູ່ຂະໜານ) // [d][w] Xaisongkham Induangchanthy / Laos / 2022 / Fiction / 17:02 // A middle-aged man steps out of his comfort zone to join the rat race. In A Parallel World, gives a glimpse into a life of Lao civil servants.

A YEAR AFTER (ອາສາ-ໂນລິນ) // [d][w] Wravong Phrachanh / Laos / 2023 / Fiction / 05:34 // Two long-lost friends meet again when one of them is getting married. Seeing each other brings back so many unsettling memories between them.

FLY, SANDY, FLY (ໂອ້…ນົກນ້ອຍ) // [d] Phanumad Disattha / [w] Z Apple Suka, Phanumad Disattha / Laos / 2022 / Fiction / 14:02 // Two friends sneak into a religious supplies shop to steal a bird that people will buy to free it in order to get a good merit in return.

MS. PONTIANAK // [d] Alina Wong JinKei / Malaysia / 2021 / 21:55 // A beloved horror actress questions the triviality of her career starring in Pontianak films.

CRUEL (KEJAM) // Aldina Lydia Nabilah binti Azani / Malaysia / 2022 / 15:03 // A religious officer and a journalist embark on a close proximity case in a house that seems to have other plans.

SOEURS (The Sisters) // [d] Yazeid Suhaimi / Malaysia / 2021 / 07:02 // Two sisters seeking revenge for the murder of their sisters, Isabel. As the story progresses, the sisters learned something from the criminal involved in the murder as one of them confesses.

A WORM, WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (住在她身體的蟲) // [d] Mickey Lai Loke Yee / Malaysia / 2022 / 11:45 // Unaware it’s the final months of her dementia-ridden grandmother, a filmmaker documents the grandmother’s physical changes.

FOR YOU, FOREVER 21 (那年二十一) // [d] Wong Pei Szi / Malaysia / 2022 / 11:14 // On her 21st birthday, A Xin who studied abroad in Taiwan met her brother who came from Malaysia. At the end of her birthday, she also learned how to say goodbye to her brother.

BUDDHA HUU THAR (On Wednesday Born) // [d] Thiri / Myanmar / 2021 / 16:22 // Shine Htet who wants to do nothing but drawing, is finding a stable job. But after their visit to a fortune teller he realizes that he can’t be no longer holding his dream.

NWAY TASIST CHOE (A Summer Break) // [d] Shwe Phoo, Hsu Nandi / Myanmar / 2021 / 12:30 // Due to political turmoil and school closes, a university student, Hnin Pwint returns her hometown and dealing with her old grandma who witnessed 88 uprising, 2007 Saffron Revolution.

YAY THAY HLINE (A Wave In Dead Water) // [d] ALinn / Myanmar / 2021 / 14:03 // After Thel Thel got released only because of her father’s connection, she tries all she can to help her friend, Phyoe, who is still in jail.

KAN HTAL KA NGAR (Fish In The Tank) // [d] Shweyi Lin Lei / Myanmar / 2021 / 16:38 // As the economic crisis rises, U Lu Maung, an old factory worker tries to grab an opportunity to receive extra money to treat his sick wife.

BLACK RAINBOW // [d] Zig Dulay / Philippines / 2021 / Fiction / 20:01 // An Aeta boy chases his dream of going to school to learn how to understand the legal documents given to their community.

CITY OF FLOWERS // [d] Xeph Suarez / Philippines / 2021 / Fiction / 19:13 // A couple’s attempt to survive the devastatingly low yield of their flower farm and raise money for the birth of their first child lead to an unforeseen sending.

HITO // [d] Stephen Lopez / Philippines / 2023 / Fiction / 21:51 // Jani lives in a dystopian world of nuclear reactors and military curfews.

A LOST ASTRONAUT AND A CITY OF FOOTPRINTS (Phi hành gia thất lạc và thị trấn) // [d] Vi Nguyen Nam Khuê / Vietnam / 2022 / 15:22 // In his recurring nightmares, a man becomes the wife of his colleague 3 a lost astronaut.

BLOODY SMELL // [d] Trần Thị Hồng Nhung / Vietnam / 2022 / 14:44 // Having killed a chicken by himself, a food stand owner discovers his new desire.

HOW, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF A POET (Thế mà cũng là nhà thơ) // [d] Nguyen Truong Khang / Vietnam / 2022 / 09:39 // A conversation between two elderly members of the Poets Association and an emerging poet reveals the generational conflicts.

SEE (Xa)  // [d] Dào Hoàng Duy / Vietnam / 2022 / 09:58 // A woman is practicing a ritual on a lake with witness of her family members.

THE CLOUD IS GONE (Đám mây bay mất) // [d] Nguyen Viet Anh / Vietnam / 2022 / 20:59 // A man remembers the memories with his lost wife during his visit to some known places in the countryside.

PÁO’S FOREST (Khu rừng của Páo) // [d] Nguyen Pham Thành Dat / Vietnam / 2022 / 20:17 // At 14, Páo 3 an ethnic H’Mong got married against his will. Four years later, his life drastically changes when he meets a female tourist.

JAMUAN LAUT (The Blue Ceremony) // Arief Rachman Missuari / Z Faris Mukammil / Indonesia, Aceh Besar / 2022 / Fiksi / 24:40 // Zulham failed to harvest because of the plague and felt he was the worst husband in the world.

SULOH // [d] Azhari / Indonesia, Aceh Besar / 2021 / Fiksi / 20:15 // The village assembly asked the family to pay compensation for neglecting to look after their child with special needs.

JALAN DARURAT // [d] Abdul Manaf & M. Iqbal / Indonesia, Lhokseumawe / 2022 / Dokumenter / 18:00 // Traffic jams on the streets make ambulance drivers use the services of escort volunteers.

PEMENANG TAK TERBELI (Mother’s Hero) // [d] Brave Jousant / [w] Muhammad Arief / Indonesia, Bukittinggi / 2021 / Fiksi / 13:54 // Buyuang, a student, took over as a paper collector, he managed to find fraud in the campaign process.

EMOTIONAL DELUSIONS AND TRAGEDIES THAT DRIVE ME CRAZY // [d] Akmal Palah / Indonesia, Pekanbaru / 2022 / Eksperimental / 13:56 // Olla is mentally ill and harassed by a group of youths.

I SWARNANGKARA // [d][w] Petra Paramita / Indonesia / 2022 / Animation / 07:38 // In his dream, I Swarangkara is haunted by a large, scary creature in a dark forest. Awards/Screenings: Purwa Carita Campuhan Production Competition

THE SACRED LANDFILL // [d][w] Kadek Jaya Wiguna / Indonesia, Bangli / 2021 / Fiksi / 02:59 // Nengah always saw Wayan, his older brother, as his role model. But Wayan’s bad habit is littering.

RATNA // [d][w] Hendry Wahana/ Indonesia, Denpasar / 2022 / Fiksi / 16:15 // It’s about a Balinese woman who changes her faith after marriage, but she faces feelings of emptiness and floating.

ANAK-ANAK MILLENIAL (The Millenial Kids) // [d] Nirartha Bas Diwangkara / [w] Olwin Aldila // Indonesia, Denpasar / 2021 / Animasi / 07:01 // In June 1999, two girls at an elementary school in Denpasar became close because they found news of the world’s end. // Awards/Screenings: Minikino Film Week 2022 | Shortlisted ReelOzInd! 2022

SEPENGGAL KISAH BUNGA // [d] I Gede Wahyu Diatmika / Indonesia, Denpasar / 2021 / Fiksi / 25:00 // Wahyu is an amateur YouTuber who tells stories about gojek drivers and their Families. But the plans changed. // Awards/Screenings: Ganesha Film Festival | 20 Besar Kategori Film Pendek Fiksi Festival Balimakarya

@ITSDEKRAAA // [d][w] Made Suarbawa / Indonesia, Jembrana / 2022 / Fiksi / 09:36 // Dekra, a 13-year-old country girl who wants to become famous on Tiktok, but is worried that her TikTok group will disband.

BABAD WINGKING GRIYA // [d] Mauliya Maila / Indonesia, Semarang / 2022 / Fiksi / 12:09 // Barokah and Minah have linked pages. But Minah’s cock often causes havoc. // Awards/Screenings: Festival Film Pendek Sumedang, Film Fiksi Terbaik | Ciputra Film Festival – Nominasi

SERANGAN OEMOEM (Bro Dragon, The City is Under Attack! // [d][w] Fajar Martha Santosa / Indonesia, Yogyakarta / 2022 / Animasi / 16:30 // Jogja is under attack by monsters! Gani, Boba, and Sulis, seek help from a legendary dragon in the forest of Mount Merapi. // Awards/Screenings: Special Mention Global Animation Award Jakarta Film Week 2022

ON THE WAY LOVING YOU // [d][w] Tatang A. Riyadi / Indonesia, Semarang / 2022 / Fiksi / 17:31 // Recording the lives of urban communities who depend on life in the capital city of Central Java.

GADIS DAN PENATU // [d] Alam Alghifari / [w] Ibrahimy Mustofa / Indonesia, Yogyakarta / 2023 / Fiksi / 17:57 // Santi is a vocational school graduatee who’s often failed to get a decent job, until one day she gets some luck. // Awards/Screenings: Penghargaan 1 Official Selection Lift Off Network 2023 | Penghargaan 2 Art Of Score Second Edition Balinale International Film Festival

DALAM BERPISAH KITA BERSAMA // [d][w] Adhyatmika / Indonesia, Jakarta / 2023 / Fiksi / 17:56 // No one knows why the woman decided not to leave her house.

FOTO WISUDA KELUARGA (Family Graduation Photo) // [d] Umar Najmuddin / [w] Rayyan M. Ramsya / Indonesia, Jakarta / 2023 / Fiksi / 11:27. // Mario is getting ready to attend his daughter Rachel’s graduation. But he cannot enter without an invitation card.

MYSTERIOUS GIRL BEHIND // [d] Hafidz Nur Rahmadi / Indonesia, Jakarta / 2021 / Fiksi / 23:46 // A run-of-the-mill man tries to kill his girlfriend he barely knows, only to find himself entangled in a riddle her girlfriend put him through.

A TALE BEFORE NIGHTFALL // [d][w] Yusuf Jacka Ardana / Indonesia, Jakarta / 2021 / Fiksi / 16:30 // Ayu, a housemaid who works in Jakarta, decides to kidnap Clara, her employer’s daughter. // Awards/Screenings: Mini Film Festival Malaysia 2022 | Top 5 Jakarta Film Fund Awards from Jakarta Film Week 2021

FILM UNTUK BABEH (Kid Terminator) // [d] Rayhan Dharmawan / [w] Rayhan Dharmawan & Lescha Noveeta Caesaryana / Indonesia, Jakarta / 2022 / Fiksi / 13:46 // Abbas and his friends made the most epic action movie of 2005! What will Abbas encounter on his journey? // Awards/Screenings: Official Selection di Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2022 | Pemenang Award Asia Cultural Creativity Institute Award, Jeonju International Short Film Festival 2022

BERDOA, MULAI // [d][w] Tanzilal Azizie / Indonesia, Cirebon / 2022 / Fiksi / 10:05 // As a minority in her school, Ruth has to adapt to the habits of her Muslim friends. // Awards/Screenings: Nominee Madani International Film Festival 2022 | Official Selection Jakarta Film Week 2022 | Shortlisted 30 Besar Festival Film Indonesia 2022.

KATURA // [d] Joyo Luqman / Indonesia, Cirebon / 2021 / Dokumenter / 09:18 // The story of Katura, a batik maestro artist who lives a simple life in Cirebon. // Awards/Screenings: Honorable mention 2022 Student World Impact Film Festival | Special Mention Juri Ucifest 13 | Official Selection Tebas Award 2022

DOMBA SETAN // [d] Angga Surangga / Indonesia, Bogor / 2022 / Fiksi / 14:43 // A troubled young man meets his friends. Instead of being entertained they made him uncomfortable.

BABY GIRL // [d] Rofie Nur Fauzie & Mohamad Sulaeman / Indonesia, Bandung / 2021 / Dokumenter / 15:00 // Cunenk is a trans woman who also raises money for the maternity hospital. // Awards/Screenings: Special Screening, KAUM Festival, Berlin 2021 | Guest Program, Minikino Film Week 7 (2021) | Official Selection – 100% Local Flavours: Gender 100% Manusia Film Festival

A PRAYER // [d] Ibara Baiano Lanjare / Indonesia, Bandung / 2022 / Dokumenter / 12:21 // The state guarantees the freedom of everyone to embrace their respective religions. But real conditions are different. // Awards/Screenings: Official Submission Festival Film Bogor 2022