The teenage daughter of an affluent Chinese family in America struggles for control when her past abuser returns, threatening her carefully crafted future. Project Links Website Facebook Twitter Film Type: Short, Student Genres: Drama, Coming of Age Runtime: 25 minutes 10 seconds Completion Date: September 20, 2016 Production Budget: 20,000 USD Country of Origin: United… Continue reading Short Film: LOLA, 25min., USA, Drama, Coming of Age
Tag: Drama
Short Film: Löffel, 21min., Germany, Drama
Günther is planning his death. He´s living in an old-age-home and can´t move his fingers anymore. For a long time he was collecting tablets and right now he has enough to commit suicide – if there wouldn´t be Heinz. The new roommate easily takes away Günther´s tablets. Heinz annoys Günther hardly with his ongoing escape… Continue reading Short Film: Löffel, 21min., Germany, Drama
Short Film: WHALES, 20min, USA, Drama
Margot and her estranged sister Louise spend a week at their recently deceased mother’s house on an Italian Island. There are mysterious circumstances surrounding Louise being sent away at a very young age, which make it difficult for Margot to remember…Separated by the passing of time and different upbringings the two women unexpectedly find… Continue reading Short Film: WHALES, 20min, USA, Drama
Director BIO: Nora Jaenicke (WHALES)
Director Biography – Nora Jaenicke Nora Jaenicke is an award winning filmmaker currently residing between Cambridge and New York City. She grew up in Italy with German parents and studied Film at the European Institute of Design in Rome and Screenwriting at Vancouver Film School. Her feature length screenplays were selected in Oscar Qualifying Film Festivals… Continue reading Director BIO: Nora Jaenicke (WHALES)
I CAN’T SLEEP, 3min, Ireland, Drama
This is Lucy’s story. “I Can’t Sleep” features a dual narrative track, depicting the possible fates of a young girl, Lucy, who leaves State care at the age of eighteen. In one scenario, she benefits from Focus Ireland’s support and secure housing, in another she is forced to live on the streets, prey to violence… Continue reading I CAN’T SLEEP, 3min, Ireland, Drama
PIN-UP, 20min., USA, Drama
Uninspired and in her forties, celebrated photographer, Lana Freeman, searches for the elusive visual “perfect moment.” When a young waitress saves her life, Lana experiences an awakening; colors are more saturated and crisp, traffic noise becomes music, taste has more depth, and her work is suddenly transformed. As Lana becomes more and more obsessed with… Continue reading PIN-UP, 20min., USA, Drama
Short Film: ENDEMIC ALBERT, 12min., Poland, Drama
Twelve years old Albert, hidden inside his intellectual shell, finds it difficult to relate to his peers. His only friend is a tortoise called Anatol. One day Albert decides to exit his ecological niche and become an alpha male… Project Title (Original Language): Endemit Albert Film Type: Short, Student Runtime: 12 minutes 28 seconds Completion… Continue reading Short Film: ENDEMIC ALBERT, 12min., Poland, Drama
Short Film: PREY, 10min., Canada, Drama
A young woman confronts her past and present romantic partners. Culminating into a meditation on identity, Prey explores how one of the hardest choices one has to make is to simply put themselves first. Film Type: Short Runtime: 9 minutes 39 seconds Completion Date: February 18, 2018 Country of Origin: Canada Country of Filming: Canada… Continue reading Short Film: PREY, 10min., Canada, Drama
Short Film: RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, 6min., Portugal, Drama
When a relationship turns sour, Justine finds her naked photos posted online and is inundated by secondary victimisation. Project Links Website Facebook Twitter Runtime: 5 minutes 41 seconds Completion Date: November 29, 2017 Production Budget: 2,000 EUR Country of Origin: Portugal Country of Filming: Serbia Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film… Continue reading Short Film: RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, 6min., Portugal, Drama
Short Film: AXioMA, 15min., Italy, Drama
An accident and the inability to walk belong to the protagonist’s past as axioms, postulates that do not need to be explained. Each and every one of us is somehow touched by disability. As the storylines progresses, the finely interwoven threads of the plot unravel, showing how the main character feels like a burden not… Continue reading Short Film: AXioMA, 15min., Italy, Drama