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

by Omar Gabriel

Lebanon, Canada, 2022

English
(English subtitles)

10 min.

Documentary

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

by Maral Ayurzana

Mongolia, 2022

Mongolia
(English subtitles)

15 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

by Sean Lìonadh

UK, 2022

English (Scottish Accent)
(English subtitles)

16 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15

by Maz Murray

UK, 2021

English
(English subtitles)

8 min.

Essay
Documentary

Moviemento
18.06.2023 – 18:15
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
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