Short Stories A'

On Leave / La Permission
France, 17' / Director: Joyce A. Nashawati

On a dark night at a Mediterranean port, a French legionnaire gets carried away and spends the last night of his leave at a costume party. How willing is a man, whose life is governed by orders, to let go and surrender himself to the exotic mood and erotic temptations? P.G.

Yearbook
USA, Brazil, 6' /  Director: Bernardo Britto

What happens to our legacy when the world comes to an end ? A man is hired to compile the ultimate history of the human existence, just before our planet is blown up. A hand-drawn animation with an authentic storyline that was awarded at Sundance. P.G.

And God Stepped Out On Space / I Boh Zrobyv Krok U Porozhechu
Ukraine, 30' / Director: Zaza Buadze

An elderly couple lives apart in a deserted village. Because of past fights, they decide to exchange messages via a kettle on a string. The screenwriter of "Absurdistan" delivers a moving film with a twist ending. P.G.

Life’s a Bitch / Toutes Des Connes
Canada, 6'  / Director: François Jaros

A man falls in love, has fun, quarrels and breaks up with his girlfriend in 95 snappy scenes. From first love all the way to final disillusionment, seen through a male perspective with a wicked sense of humor. P.G.

Patch
Switzerland, Germany, 3', Director: Gerd Gockell

Shapes and colors compose a collage used to test audience perception of the abstract and the recognizable. An inventive film that took home the Special Jury Award at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival. P.G.

Person to Person
USA, 18'  / Director: Dustin Guy Defa

Waking up after a party, a lonely man discovers a stranger sleeping on his floor. He decides to spend the day trying to convince her to leave. Awarded at the Berlin Film Festival and SXSW. P.G.

Yes We Love / Ja Vi Elsker
Norway, 15'  / Director: Hallvar Witzø

Multiple generations in crisis at four different parts of Norway, during a national holiday. A 10- year-old boy hates the parade, a war hero is fed up with public speaking, a girl breaks up with her boyfriend and a hermit explores his limits. Realism and humor in equal measure. Special mention at the Cannes Film Festival. P.G.