Strength in Vulnerability

These POC shorts show that in a complex situation, self-knowledge is often the answer.

Films in this programme (Shams, FEVER) contain flashing images.

The Floating World

Step into the world of Korean host bars, where women buy sex from male companions.

  • Directors

    Fernando Souza, Pablo Curto

  • Producers

    Fernando Souza, Pablo Curto, Pablo Zorrilla

  • Spain 2021. 15min

Muhafiz

The Protector

Against a backdrop of sectarian violence, can a gay Hindu man find the courage to help a Muslim?

  • Director

    Pradipta Ray

  • Producers

    Neeraj Churi, Arfi Lamba, Katharina Suckale, Kaushik Ray, Pradipta Ray

  • Screenwriters

    Ashutosh Pathak, Pradipta Ray

  • India-UK 2021. 17min

Shams

Old colonial tensions reach the surface when a Belgian woman’s Egyptian girlfriend disappears.

  • Director-Screenwriter

    Pauline Beugnies

  • Producer

    Laurence Buelens

  • Belgium-France 2020. 24min

Contains flashing images.

Trinity

The struggle between responsibility and duty plays out in this lyrical exploration of martial arts.

  • Director

    Hetain Patel

  • Producer

    Sophie Neave

  • Screenwriters

    Hetain Patel, Insook Chappell

  • UK 2021. 23min

FEVER

A family birthday party is not what it seems in this modern parable of race and relationships.

 

  • Director

    Angele Cooper

  • Producers

    Jeremy Feight, Meg Murthy, Cathy Ye, Daniel P. Calderon, James Cole Jr., Jason Cox, Rolando Breathwaite, Chenney Chen

  • Screenwriter

    Jeremy Feight

  • USA 2021. 20min

Total running time 99 minutes

Contains flashing images.

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