Films 22

Opening Film

THe apple day

(Iran)

Monday, June 13, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2022
Running Time: 80 minutes
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mahdi Pourmoosa, Arian Rastkar
Writer / Director: Mahmoud Ghaffari
Synopsis:
Mahdi learns “A” is for apple on his very first day at school and immediately agrees to bring in the class a whole basket full of apples on the Apple Day, as his father and brother sell apples.

Festivals / Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival
Zlin Film Festival
Pyeongchang Peace International Film Festival

Competition Films

THE EYES BELOW

(FRANCE)

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2022
Running Time: 77 minutes
Genre: Horror
Cast: Vinicius Coelho, Pauline Morel
Writer / Director: Alexis Bruchon
Synopsis:
The Eyes Below begins as all days end, a man, Eugène, goes to bed. Everything is calm and silent in the house. As he is about to fall asleep, something creeps up his legs, his stomach and then his chest. A mass, so heavy that he opened his eyes in a half-sleep and discovered that the night won’t be as peaceful as he thought.

Festivals / Awards:
Fantaspoa

SIJOU

(INDIA)

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2021
Running Time: 108 minutes
Genre: Historical Drama
Cast: Bijit Basumatary
Writer /Director: Vishal P. Chahila

Synopsis:
A boy named Sijou lives in the village Saikhong Guri in India. A very jolly kid who knew that one day he will have to become a slave. His life takes a drastic shift when he becomes a victim of the Feudal Land Tenure System. People living near the India and Bhutan areas were also affected by this system until it was abolished.

Festivals / Awards:
International Film Festival of India under Indian Panorama
International Film Festival of Thrissur,Kerala ( Special Mention Award)
Pyeongchang Peace Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (Best Child Actor)

HERD IMMUNITY

(KAZAKHSTAN, FRANCE)

Thursday, June 16, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2021
Running Time: 91 minutes
Genre: Black Comedy
Cast: Daniyar Alshinov, Nurbek Mukushev
Writer / Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Synopsis:
Selkeu Uashev is a police officer in the village of Karatas. He’s not a man of high morals and can hardly be called a role model. He often turns a deaf ear to criminal offenses and loves to take bribes. Therefore, Selkeu is loved by the local criminals and fraudsters. But one day, because of the pandemic, a committee arrives from the city to conduct a thorough audit…

Festivals / Awards:
Tallinn Black Nights
GoEast Wiesbaden

BOOTLEGGER

(CANADA)

Friday, June 17, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2021
Running Time: 81 minutes
Genre: Drama
Cast: Devery Jacobs, Crazy Horse
Writers: Caroline Monnet, Daniel Watchorn
Director: Caroline Monnet

Synopsis:
Mani returns to the reserve in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate into the community, she gets involved in the debate around a referendum on allowing the free sale of alcohol on the reserve. Laura, a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes there under the protection of the band council and her partner Raymond. The latter is still angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter in a fire.

Festivals / Awards:
Vancouver International Film Festival
Goteborg Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival

ME & THE BEASTS

(VENEZUELA)

Saturday, June 18, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2021
Running Time: 78 minutes
Genre: Dramedy, Musical, Fantasy
Cast: Jesús Nunes, Gabriel Agüero
Writer / Director: Nico Manzano
Synopsis:
An alternative rock band’s singer-guitarist starts a solo career, seeking inspiration as Venezuela’s crisis roils, with the help of “The Beasts”, two mysterious masked beings.

Festivals / Awards:
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
FICCI Cartagena de Indias

SHELTER

(IRELAND)

Sunday, June 19, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2021
Running Time: 93 minutes
Genre: Drama
Cast: Dónall Ó Héalai, Fionnuala Flaherty
Writers: Seán Breathnach, Donal Ryan
Director: Seán Breathnach

Synopsis:
When his over-protective parents pass away, naive recluse John Cunliffe discovers their land to be extremely valuable and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of romance, trust and vengeance for the first time at the ripe old age of 28.

Festivals / Awards:
Galway Film Fleadh – Best First Film
Newport Beach Film Festival – Best Director
Seminci Film Festival

Closing Film

AWAKEN

(USA)

Monday, June 20, 2022 @ 21:30

Year: 2018
Running Time: 70 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Liv Tailer
Writer / Director: Tom Lowe
Synopsis:
AWAKEN is a celebration of the spirit of life, an exploration of the Earth, and an ode to the Cosmos.