Tohoku is rich in the scenery change by the four seasons in Japan. The contrast of the color of each season is unique to the snowy country. It is also known as "Shikisai", and I have imaged colorful landscapes and seasonal festivals in Tohoku. Directed by Kenichi Sasaki (Japan)
François, a young student, is arrested in the street by a stranger saying he needs medicine. François decides to give him a twenty-euro bill... but he is very far from suspecting the consequences of his gesture. Directed by Guillaume Courty (France)
Zola is under pressure. Because of her high expectations of life, the young woman from Ghana is plagued by constant doubt and distrust of the outside world. One evening in a bar she suffers a panic attack and the only person who is there to help is her adopted sister… Directed by Vivian Bausch (Austria)
Two young women who, following several traumatic life events, fall into two different parallel worlds. They meet first in their minds, then in reality, helping each other to find themselves again. Directed by Margaux Fazio and Alexandra Nydegger (Switzerland)
This is a new spirit. Using your energy to connect people, learn and earn. This what Krishna baba always said. Not even started my trip to India and I met this incredible person on the airplane. He took me to an adventure full of good learning, health, and positiveness. Then I continue my trip. Approached to so many different kinds of people. Shaping my identity through this special way of life. Directed by Moran Moradi (Israel)
They met, only to part. They parted, but did they meet again? A rendition of Sana and Samar's story as they negotiate their lives and loves in a quest to find the true love of their lives. Directed by Swagata Naik (India)
The film is about little children who stumble upon deadly terrorists while they are playing. Jay a teenage music lover who is their acquaintance is the only person they trust. So with his help and with their shear strength, passion and courage they are able to get the criminals arrested along with ammunition, bombs etc. In doing so, They rise much above their level in saving their town as well as thousands of people from a deadly disaster. Directed by Misha Goswami Khosla (India)
Danila (Danny, a Russian immigrant, 47) hijacks a taxi cab on a Saturday night and rushes through Manhattan. Danny is furious - his young beautiful wife hasn't come home yet again, Danny is convinced she is cheating. Unable to contain his fury and frustration anymore he drives the stolen taxicab prowling the notable spots of the city, including tourist magnets, in search for his chippy wife. All the while Danny is on the cell phone, engaged in a conversation with a friend - (Erik, an immigration lawyer, 40). The latter handled Danny's case to obtain a green card and both men became friends. Erik acts as a personal psychoanalyst, a shoulder to cry on, as a friend, who listens to the emotional flood erupting from the cell phone and tries to calm Danny down. Erik seems to be aware of the problem and it is obvious the situation has been discussed between the two on a number of occasions in the past. This time everything seemingly played out following the old scenario and was moving towards a peaceful resolution. Erik nearly managed to calm down Danny and convince him to go home and wait for his wife there when, unexpectedly, Danny turns up, in the middle of a night, driving a stolen taxi, right at Erik's doorstep. Directed by Michael Vaynberg (USA)
Cities and countries in the world are acting to prevent the trillion liters of wastewater we discard annually to increase the temperature of our oceans. Directed by Dom Cutrupi (Canada)
A male corpse lies still in the entryway of a home. We jump back in time to show the man in his bed, deathly ill. Allison, wearing protective clothing, cares for the man. After another flashback to the two discussing a dangerous virus, we return to the bedroom as Allison covers the man's motionless body with plastic sheets. Allison then hastily packs a bag to leave as the sick/dead man stirs. He is alive. Allison discovers her reanimated partner and flees in terror. The man pursues Allison through the house but is distracted by metallic voices and flashlights coming through the front door. As the man moves to open the front door, Allison makes her escape through a side exit. She stops to listen and hears multiple gunshots and the same metallic voices. Allison rests, knowing that the man has been euthanized. Directed by Nick Trost (USA)
"Beyond Darkness" is a psychopath thriller about an emotionally disengaged widower and his struggles with his own demon within, about an old man pain that turns him to a psycho killer, but what if his evil whispers call his own daughter name? Directed by Mishaal Almanaa (Kuwait)
"Karma" is a short film about some cycles. A story about a hunter who comes out from the waving waters of the sea at the dawn and and arrives to a strange and paradisal lagoon. This lagoon has an old watchtower. The hunter that thinks he has the right for hunting, puts some traps in forbidden areas. He finds some tools, maybe belongs to someone that once hunted in that place and now he's gone. While the hunter was daydreaming, some creature attacks him and take him back to the waters, to the cycle. The movie emphasizes the nature's cycle and transformation of elements and four nature's basic elements. Directed by Arshia Zeinali (Iran)
"Iyakkunar (Episode of a Director)" is about a harsh conversation between a director and a reporter, who fails to understand his duty of taking things professionally, ending with a pleasant surprise. Directed by Harish (India)
Clara is a well-kept woman and is married to Mason Pierce, one of the top executives at a firm. When a secret amongst friends leads to a love affair, Clara will learn the true meaning of "Appreciate what you have before it becomes what you had". Written by Kathryn L Scurry (USA)
