Controversial dinner conversation, caregivers to the homeless, a cross ethnic friendship amidst ethic descrimination, stories of memory loss, anxiety, aftermath of crisis and a magical maze, young girl’s stroll through a surreal town and more characterise this selection of short films by filmmakers new to KINOFILMFEST 2022.
A FILM ABOUT NICE GUYS
Dir/Wri: Cecilia Säverman, Julia Boström, Prod:
Sweden, 2020, 18 min 39 sec, Cert 15
Dinner conversation touches a nerve for sending one good man’s emotions ablaze.
NIGHT UPON KEPLER 452B
Dir: Ben Voit
Germany, 2019, 18 min 39 sec, Cert 15
Two men rescue homeless people from the cold in this documentary/fiction hybrid.
MUSH
Dir/Wri: Milo Blake, Alexander Denning
Poland, 2020, 18 min 39 sec, Cert 15
A solitary man, unable to complete a delicate personal mission, solicits the help of a random group of friends he meets at a techno party.
VACANT ROOM
Dir/Wri: Seyed Ali Ghasemi, Prod: Majid Leilaji
Islamic Republic of Iran, 2020, 19 min 57 sec, Cert 15
A woman struggles recalling what she did on the night of the party.
GAS STATION
Dir: Olga Torrico
Italy, 2020, 18 min 39 sec, Cert 15
A solitary man, unable to complete a delicate personal mission, solicits the help of a random group of friends he meets at a techno party.
THE SNOW MAZE
Dir/Wri: Sam Cadman, Prod: Rob Mercer
United Kingdom: , 2019, 10 min 56 sec, Cert 12A
10-year-old Adam is an isolated boy tormented by the school bully, until the discovery of an old key and arrival of a new girl, changes everything.
REVERENCE TO SADNESS – CHAPTER 1
Dir/Wri/Prod: Noli Zaldívar
Mexico, 2020, 2 min 20 sec, Cert 15
A woman remembers the Chernobyl tragedy of April 26, 1986 and its aftermath.
PLAYERS
Dir/Wri: Ava Bounds
United Kingdom, 2020, 2 min 50 sec, Cert 15
A young girl meanders through an anachronistic community where news of plague and odd technologies mingle in surreality.
TRT: 88 min 34 sec