Against All Odds

AGAINST ALL ODDS Extraordinary young people, amazing stories This unique event showcases films from across the globe. The Films, made by young filmmakers share inspiring stories from unique perspectives. From Ukraine to South Korea, these films celebrate diversity and determination.

Sinéad is a Limerick-born, award-winning screenwriter whose work is heavily inspired by her twenty years of experience in child protective services in Ireland. Sinéad's script Every Five Miles was produced as part of RTE’s Storyland and centers on a woman’s journey to help a car-washer she suspects is the victim of people-trafficking in Ireland. Sinéad’s work has been selected by the BAI Mentorship scheme, the BBC Writer’s Room, and her debut feature script ’77' was selected for development through the Screen Ireland Spotlight Scheme in 2020.

Fresh International Film Festival and the Against All Odds screening is supported by

AGAINST ALL ODDS

International Shorts by Young Filmmakers 2023 The Engine, Cecil St - March 31 | 10am Wings of Hope

Tahereh Rezaee Goli; Habibe; Nasibe | 17 Portugal. 1:44 Made by the refugee community during an animation workshop for "Open Camp - a new narrative from children in refugee camps", this film represents voices that are often not listened to and shown by the media.

My Name Is Rhee jin-won Hyunsoo Choi | 18 Republic of Korea. 10.00 Rhee Jin-won, has left his family and defected to South Korea, eventually he adapts and conforms to South Korean society and experiences discrimination as a North Korean defector .

I don't wanna go Max Vadset | 16 United States. 4:07 A kid doesn't want to go to school because he's worried about the possibility of a school shooting.

Me. My Eleven Years. War. Marusya Shuvalova | 12 Ukraine. 11:51 An insight into the day in the life of a young girl during the war in Ukraine

Disconnected Head Andreas Hans Duerr | Germany. 6:34 Hunted by men unable to see reality, our protagonist wanders through the maze of a dystopian city.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

International Shorts by Young Filmmakers 2023 The Engine, Cecil St - March 31 | 10am Beneath the blade

Freedom is a choice

Ella Lindner | 17 United States. 6:52 After working in the SEAL teams for 11 years, Andrew Arrabito shares his success in becoming a well-known blade smith in San Diego, California where he pursues several different businesses and is an inspiration to the local community

Ilona Mikhailova | 18 Russia. 4:46 In this animation, a young person always feels pressure from others about his future. Fear of not achieving success in getting a perfect job and disappointing parents, who have forced their child into pursuing goals that don't align with his own desires for the future.

FELIX

The Speech of Txai Surui

Nora Puntigam | 19 Austria. 3:00 A boy named Felix has two important people in his life, his Grandfather and his pet pig Lore.

He is a happy boy, however he must learn to let go of one of the people most dear to him.

Students of the Multimedia Project of Escola Parque | 15 -16 Brazil. 4:00 Txai Suruí is a Brazilian indigenous activist leader, of the Paiter-Suruí ethnic group. She was the only indigenous person in Latin America and the only Brazilian to speak at COP-26. Her speech was made in front of more than 100 heads of state and echoed across the planet.

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