Short documentary
Community Interrupted unveils the shared struggles of refugees and host communities in the developing world. Amidst poverty and displacement, providing income and employment support empowers both refuges and hosts to forge new friendships and bonds of trust. Until disaster hits. A hurricane strikes, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation. Social ties fracture, pushing both sides to feel isolated and less trusting again. Through poignant storytelling, the documentary exposes the resilience and vulnerability of those striving to integrate and survive together in the face of unpredictable shocks.
Country: United Kingdom
Directed by: Franco Sacchi
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 18 minutes
Short documentary
In a paradise-like village in France, Marcel, a 91-year-old, does not believe in retirement, is still active in agriculture, and cultivates more than his needs to give biological products joyfully to his community.
A peaceful culture, simplicity, bountiful thinking as well and being productive, independent, and happy in a rigorous lifestyle are what we all search for these days. Marcel is an exceptional example to discover.
Country: France
Directed by: Saeed NOURI
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 15 minutes
Student production
Imaginative Lycke, 8 years old, sees her grandad, Fafa, fall ill after stepping into an elf ring (a ring of mushrooms). She believes she can keep Fafa away from the hospital by finding a magical cure from the dark and scary Finnish forest.
Country: Finland
Directed by: Nellie Nathalie Rajala
Genre: Student project, drama
Runtime: 13 minutes
Animation
Lunatic tackles urgent earthly issues, as seen by a lonely astronaut, called Antonio, who was left behind on the moon after his coming out.
In addition to the climate crisis, human waste, even in space, determines our fate. The moon-guard, a statue of a skinned warrior, symbolises defence against the space debris danger from above. Ultimately, collisions between space debris and satellites will cause a cascade of collisions that will destroy all communications. It's called Kessler syndrome. The earth ends up with a Saturn like dust ring of metal and silicon.
Antonio is aware of these problems and as he put's it: “It is one small scrap by man, one giant heap by mankind.” He tries to do some terra forming on the moon and finally he meets the all knowing 'I am AI' who also happens to be the voice over.
Lunatic is an improvisation animation film by Robin Noorda, based on his poem about the human behaviour of leaving waste everywhere.
Country: Netherlands
Directed by: Robin Noorda
Genre: Animation, serious environmental comedy
Runtime: 16 minutes