International Competition 2: Documentary Films

Films

Why My Mum Loves Russell Crowe

Filmstill Why My Mum Loves Russell Crowe
Why My Mum Loves Russell Crowe
Emma van den Berg
UK,
Netherlands
International Competition Short Film
A mother, a daughter, their close relationship and the question why sex does strange things to people. The cinematic reappraisal of a trauma, complete with a few show numbers.

Men of Salt

Filmstill Men of Salt
Hombres de sal
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Mexico,
USA
International Competition Short Film
Cristobal the fisherman loves the sea and its inhabitants, which he encounters off the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas. But the water is slowly turning into a toxic soup.

Ramboy

Filmstill Ramboy
Ramboy
Matthias Joulaud, Lucien Roux
Switzerland
International Competition Short Film
On the west coast of Ireland, under his grandfather’s critical eyes, Cian learns the challenging trade of shepherding. A sensitive coming-of-age observation.

When Will the Winter of 2022 End?

Filmstill When Will the Winter of 2022 End?
Koly zakinchyt’sya zyma 2022?
Hanna Trofimova
Ukraine
International Competition Short Film
The video diary of a Kyiv artist fluctuating between fear, agony and activism in the face of life in wartimes, for which she finds touching words and images.

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