Programme: Friday, 23rd of July 2021
19:00
Screening of the Narrative category, Part 2.
Cinema: Moskino Salut
126 minutes
18+
Bumper (2018)
BEST FILM AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – OCTOBER 2020
Director: Ralantoaritsimba Nirina
Country: France
Duration: 18:00
Synopsis: For many years, Max, a young man full of ambition, has been dreaming of being accepted in a prestigious school of political sciences. The day before the interview, he plans to spend the night at his grandmother’s house which is near where the oral exam will be taking place the next morning, thus hoping to be in the best mindset to succeed. But once he gets there, Max finds out his Grandma has decided to take her driver’s license again…
Cover (2019)
BEST NARRATIVE AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – JUNE 2020
Director: Vahid Alvandifar
Country: Iran
Duration: 15:00
Synopsis: Everyone has a reason
The Saverini Widow (2020)
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – NOVEMBER 2020
Director: Loïc Gaillard
Country: France
Duration: 19:00
Synopsis: Bonifacio 1883, extreme south of Corsica. The widow of the late Saverini lives in an isolated house near the cliffs, with her only son Antoine, and her dog. During the day, she assists women giving birth in town. One night her son is killed in a clash. The murderer flees to Sardinia. Her world falls to pieces…
Cuckoo! (2019)
BEST DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – OCTOBER 2020
Director: Jörgen Scholtens
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 07:00
Synopsis: Absurd comedy about a lonely man (Frank Lammers) who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour he straps himself into his ejection seat and shoots through the doors of the clock. “Cuckoo!” He yells, “Cuckoo!” His work is of vital importance. The old lady who sits under the clock needs to take her medication exactly at the top of every hour. One day the man has the opportunity to win a substantial sum of money in a radio quiz. He loves gadgets and wants to buy a new computer. The only problem is that he can only dial in at the exact time he’s supposed to sit in his seat.
Christy
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – SEPTEMBER 2020
Director: Brendan Canty
Country: Ireland
Duration: 14:55
Synopsis: A 16-year-old school-dropout interviews for a job, but when he’s let down by his brother he lashes back and looks to his friend for support.
Leaving for Holiday (2020)
BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST NARRATIVE AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – JANUARY 2021
Director: Ariel Goldenberg
Country: Turkey
Duration: 05:00
Synopsis: “Tatile Gidiyoruz” project; is a short film based on the theme of “Changing climates – Changing lives”. The family that owns Yeşilova Farm has been struggling with drought, disease and soil inefficiency due to global warming in recent years. This struggle is now over and the farm has to be abandoned. The film, which witnesses this family’s abandonment day, is narrated through the eyes of the house until you see the family for real in the road sequences, and this narration is accompanied by the voice of the little girl carrying the movie. The family tries to protect the little girl from this sad abandonment with the cover “leaving for holiday”. “Tatile Gidiyoruz” is the story of Yeşilova Farm family’s being ripped from their roots and abandoning their past.
SMOKE AND OCHER
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – JANUARY 2021
Director: Grésillon Romain
Country: France
Duration: 20:00
Synopsis: 19,000 years ago. Deemed responsible for a hunting accident that risked the life of a child, a man is cast out from his tribe and finds shelter in a cave near the campsite.
Quarantine (2020)
BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – OCTOBER 2020
Director: Aleksandr Khant
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 14:20
Synopsis: Irina works as an accountant. In the middle of a coronavirus pandemic she decides to go to the office to transfer salaries to the company’s employees. However, her plan falls apart when she meets Boris, the paranoid security guard who protects the office not only from robbers but also from the virus itself.
DAVID (2020)
BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST NARRATIVE AWARD @ MOSCOW SHORTS – FEBRUARY 2021
Director: Zachary Woods
Country: United States
Duration: 11:40
Synopsis: David needs help. So does David. A severely depressed man reaches out for an emergency therapy session. He’s not the only one who needs help.
