Closing Night Shorts – Home At Heart

This captivating series of short films present heart-tugging stories that explore the concept of home and the relentless pursuit to find it. Returning to one’s place of origin, looking for references, cultivating a sense of self or navigating the complexities of familial bonds sometimes tender, other times tumultuous are some of the challenges and dimensions presented with great sensitivity by these filmmakers. Home is where the heart is!

Length: 88 min

Valerie

A Letter To Myself – Valerie

Valerie Saliba shares her personal battle to embrace her gay son. Through this journey, she finds her own voice as a courageous woman in a conservative country.

by Omar Gabriel

Lebanon, Canada, 2022

English
(English subtitles)

10 min.

Documentary

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

The Voice

Дуу хоолой (The Voice)

One guy does a diary on a voice recorder for his future self as he was dreamed of. He comes out using his voice to himself.

by Maral Ayurzana

Mongolia, 2022

Mongolia
(English subtitles)

15 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

Too Rough
Scheme Pictures

Too Rough

After a night of intoxication, a hungover and hysterical Nick wakes up next to his boyfriend Charlie and must conceal him from his own homophobic and dysfunctional family.

by Sean Lìonadh

UK, 2022

English (Scottish Accent)
(English subtitles)

16 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

Very Important Trans Artwork
Maz Murray

Very Important Trans Artwork

A transmasculine person returns to their hometown in Essex just before the coronavirus pandemic. They try to conjure a treatise on trans-masculinity, Essex girls/boys, class and performances of gender but they’re just too tired from long covid…

by Maz Murray

UK, 2021

English
(English subtitles)

8 min.

Essay
Documentary

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

As If Nothing Happened
Anne Valmeo and Joel Andrei Ramirez

As If Nothing Happened

This is for Kyle. We don’t see him. Max journeys as an unsent letter is being read. Images of bridges and random places that seem familiar. Clips from Max’s phone. Shots of people crossing who weren’t able to cross over. Fireworks that ended and started new meanings. People fighting for democracy. Peace that is nowhere to be found. All in fragments and fragile memory—as if nothing happened.

by JT Trinidad

Philippines, 2020

Filipino
(English subtitles)

13 min.

Documentary
Essay

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

Daughters of Destiny

Les Filles Destinées (Daughters of Destiny)

On the closing night of their favorite bar, Eden, Crystal and Ibtissame, experience strange events. Crystal mysteriously disappears, kidnapped by a purple star. Eden sets out to find the one she loves, only to discover that Crystal is trapped in a parallel and fantastic world.

by Valentin Noujaim

French, 2021

French
(English subtitles)

28 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

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