FILMS 24

FIERY FOX – GOLDEN TREE AWARD

(Russia)

Monday, June 24, 2024 @ 21:00

Year: 2024
Running Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Environmental, Family
Director: Dmitry Shpilenok

Synopsis: Wind was the weakest cub in the fox family. By chance, he was the only one to survive the bear onslaught. Overcoming the challenges of his first winter, he earns the affection of enchanting Lava. However, as spring returns, so do the bears. Consumed by fear in the face of an old foe, Wind makes a fateful mistake. And now, driven by the need to protect his cubs and win back Lava, he must overcome both his fear and the most formidable predator of Kamchatka.

Festivals / Awards:
Moscow International Film Festival

MOUNTAIN WAGTAIL - Golden Tree Award

(KYRGYZSTAN)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 @ 21:00

Year: 2023
Duration: 140 minutes
Genre: Drama, Environmental
Cast: Madalena Abdrakmanova, Amila Sydykbaeva
Writer/Director: Begaly Nargozu

Synopsis:
This is the story of Altyn, a young girl who came from her village to the city to study, and immediately found herself in an incredible cycle of difficult life obstacles, but managed to overcome all the troubles thanks to her inner will and character. In a dramatic form, the film warns about the contemporary cultural, spiritual and ecological crisis of the world and man, nevertheless, affirming the possibility of hope for renewal.

Festivals / Awards:
Hawai International Film Festival

SUMMER RAIN – GOLDEN TREE AWARD

(Portugal)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 21:00

Year: 2023
Running Time: 132 minutes
Genre: Drama
Cast: Inês Aguiar, Filipe Amorim, Duarte Melo, Alice Ruiz, João Pedro Dantas, India Branquinho, Francisco Faria, Paula de Magalhães
Writer/Director: Antonio Mantas Moura

Synopsis: Eight friends have an annual reunion in the same vacation beach house. But this summer, things are a bit different… The bonds that were once stronger than family are now tested by new group dynamics: new members, internal battles and echoes of the past.

Festivals / Awards:
Houston International Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography
Seattle Film Festival

A VOICE FROM THE SEA – DISCOVERY GREEK CINEMA

(GREECE)

Thursday, June 27, 2024 @ 21:00

Year: 2024
Duration: 10 minutes
Genre: Poetry
Cast: Korina Kontaxaki
Director: Aristotelis Metaxas

Synopsis:
A poem on the Greek islands.

Festivals / Awards:
WORLD PREMIERE

FROM DUST TO LIGHT– DISCOVERY GREEK CINEMA

(GREECE)

Thursday, June 27, 2024 @ 21:15

Year: 2024
Running Time: 56 minutes
Genre: Experimental Documentary
Director: Antonis Kartezos

Synopsis: The documentary follows a group of conservators of antiquities and works of art on their journey, with the goal of preserving Byzantine iconography. The dialogue between them and the hagiographers of the past comes to life.

Festivals / Awards:
Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

INVISIBLE WORLD – DISCOVERY GREEK CINEMA

(GREECE / BELGIUM)

Friday, June 28, 2024 @ 21:00

Year: 2023
Duration: 86 minutes
Genre: Experimental, Human Rights, Spiritual
Cast: Manos Kokoromitis, Christopher Smith, Daniel Plackett
Writer/ Director:Manuel de Coco

Synopsis:
Filmed over a seventeen-year period in Tibet, Mongolia, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Greece, Italy and Vatican City, “Invisible World” transports us to the disparate worlds of sacred grounds, war zones and natural wonders. A journey of exploration seeking for a place, which finally might be held inside ourselves.

Festivals / Awards:
Avanca Film Festival – Debate Evolution Award