International 1

Total: 90 mins 48 secs

This selection of international shorts follows people as they enter a transitional phase of their lives.  A deportation brings one refugee back towards the trouble’s she once fled, whilst a grief stricken widow is forced into isolation at the worst of times.  A mother and a daughter go on one last road trip together, whilst a disagreement on a bus leads to an uncomfortable ride.

Friday 13th October Available for 48 hrs from 6:00pm
Wednesday 4th October 12:20pm - KUDOS Cinema Sunday 8th October 11:00am - Light Cinema Screen 3

Crossing the Blue

Victoria Aleksanyan
Armenia, 2022
12:00 mins
Anoush, who left Armenia to flee from her abusive husband, has to return years later, leaving behind her only reason for living.

Anu

Pulkit Arora
New Zealand, 2023
13:39 mins
When a 57-year widow moves to New Zealand from India, she's forced to confront her grief by completing an ordinary ritual in the most extraordinary circumstance.

My Mother and I

Emma Branderhorst
Netherlands, 2023
18:56 mins
Kees wants to roam far away from home, but her mother doesn't seem ready for the cut-off as of yet. In light of the complexity and ambivalence of their close relationship, a joint road trip develops into an emotional tour de force.

A Woman in Makueni

Daria Belova,
Valeri Aluskina
Germany, 2022
13:49 mins
She is in prison, waiting. But he has a long way to travel and arrives too late. He wanders through the strange city, lost, until he meets a woman who is willing to help him with some gentle magic.

Merci Pour Votre Patience!

Simon van der Zande
Belgium, 2022
17:10 mins
From a fixed point of view, we witness a tense bus ride in Brussels, when Samuel – a Congolese immigrant – gets on to voice his discontent with Europe.

KASK Gent

Same Old

Lloyd Lee Choi
United States, 2021
15:14 mins
One bad night for a New York City delivery driver.