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Short Films Package
Student Shorts Competition 1
Total Duration: 86 min
Four films from USA, Australia, Iran and Austria are part of the first segment of the two programs of films, made by students of media colleges, which are in competition.
HEDGEHOG
Dir: Jasper Caverly
16 min | 2022 | Australia | English | Asian Premiere
Brig Huang, a headstrong Trans teenager, is propelled into their hangover when a reckless decision that triggers an urgent determination for the ‘morning after’ pill.
Media School: Victorian College of the Arts, Australia
JOUISSANCE
Dir: Sadeq Es-haqi
22 min | 2022 | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian | Mumbai Premiere
Arash and Rahi are a gay couple from Tehran. They’ve recently moved into a new house. However, their everyday routine is disrupted by the ghost of Rahi’s ex-boyfriend, who died six years ago and is now asking Rahi to continue living with him.
Media School: SOORE Art University of Tehran, Iran
Naked Men In The Woods
(Nackte Männer Im Wald)
Dir: Paul Ploberger
30 min | 2022 | Austria | German | Mumbai Premiere
A complicated marriage: She has a tumor, he is queer, both of them are keeping it a secret. When their only daughter moves out, he is ready to come out. But that is not going to happen. He arranges a date for a bizarre role-play and she is spying on him, firmly believing that he is having an affair with a younger woman.
Media School: Filmakademie Wien, Austria
BROTHER JUNE 9 FRI
Alliance Francaise
Dir: Aleksei Borovikov
With his wedding to Carlos approaching, Tony, a young immigrant to the US, invites his conservative elder sister to the ceremony — a fateful decision that forces Tony to choose between his family and his happiness.
Media School: Columbia College, Chicago, USA
Preceded By
Whiterock
Dir: Kyle Reaume
13 min | 2023 | Experimental Short | Canada | English | World Premiere
An experimental documentary exploring a relationship that outwardly appeared loving, warm, and enviable but inwardly, a secret laid in the shadows, growing wings.
STROBING IMAGES & PSYCHEDELIC COLORS. Viewer’s discretion advised.
12.15 PM
