BSF 2022 B A R C E L O N A S H O R T F I L M . C O M 13 - 14 November @ Zumzeig Cinema, bCn
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We are so pleased that we can come together in person for our fourth edition of BSF! 2022's shorts were a joy and an inspiration to watch and programme we hope you get as much from them as we did from selecting them. BSF Team 2022
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BSF 2022! (cw) = content warning. All films not in English have English subtitles.
Section 1 13th Nov 1200 - 1400 p 3-5 Section 2 13th Nov 1400 - 1600 p 6-8 Section 3 14th Nov 1700 - 1900 p 9-11 Section 4 14th Nov 1900 - 2100 p12-14 BSF 2022 13th - 14th November: Zumzieg Cinema, BCN
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Gotothewoods
FRANCE, 25", 2021
DIRECTOR: LUCIE PROST CAST: LÉONIE SOUCHAUD, NICOLAS GODART, BILEL CHEGRANI, LAURENT GIROUD, PASQUALE D'INCA
Maria,(15)spendsherlifeeithertakingcareofherfather’ssleddogs orwatchingvideosofteenagersskateboardinginL A Oneevening she secretly follows Vincent the guy in charge of redoing the wood shingles on the front of her house all the way to the trailer wherehelives Shefindsherselfmixedupinastrangetraffic
Hairbrush
UK, 2", 2021
DIRECTOR: KATE SWEENEY
My wife and I adopted our son during lockdown in 2020 I wanted to explore our journey towards becoming mothers during the isolationoftheCovid 19globalpandemic
'HairBrush' is a meditative reflection upon the bonds created through everyday activity in this instance a haircut It describes the laboured process of making a paintbrush out of a golden curl frommyson'shead Thebrushthenbeingusedtopainteachframe ofthefilm
Daughtersofthe Stars
ITALY, 17", 2021
DIRECTOR: EDOARDO SMERILLI CAST: NICO GUERZONI, REBECCA LIBERATI, IVANO MARESCOTTI, ROBERTO ROMAGNOLI
Twosistersfighteachotheronachillingtheme:theyhavetodecidewhatto do with the corpse of their mother One of them would cremate her the otheronewouldresorttohibernation
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She’sThe Protagonist
BELGIUM, 2021, 14”01’
DIRECTOR: SARAH CARLOT JABER CAST: SALOMÉ RICHARD, BWANGA PILIPILI, MAGALI PINGLAUT, JI SU JEONG, MÉLODIE VALEMBERG
She's The Protagonist! Let’s talk about female* characters in this short western! Driving the car it’s driving the Story! So fasten your seatbelts it’sgoingtobeabumpyroad trip!»
Instagram:@sarahcarlotjaber@la protagoniste
SolarEclipse
IRAN, 14"12', 2021
DIRECTORS: ALIREZA GHASEMI AND RAHA AMIRFAZLI CAST: KHORSHID CHERAGHIPOUR, PANIZ ESMAILI, ANITA BAGHERI, PAYMAN NAIMI, FARAZ MODIRI
Saaghi and her two friends have come to the largest park in Teheran to take pictures of the one in a century total eclipse announced later in the afternoon Mischievous and rebellious they stealacamerastand lietotheirparentsanddiscussboysaswellas anupcomingparty Theirwanderingsleadthemtoaremotepartof thepark Asthesundisappears,Saaghiseessomethingthatshould havestayedhidden
TotalDisaster
USA, 11"28', 2022
DIRECTORS: KEIL ORION TROISI AND MOLLY GORE
Armed with realistic bird puppets trickster environmental activists pretend to be oil company Total staging a satirical press conference to introduce "RéHabitat" a program to rescue animals from the East African Oil Pipeline by relocating them to more sustainable habitats Using humor and mischief they expose a deadlyecologicaldisasterinazanyefforttohelp#StopEACOP
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Sandstorm
PAKISTAN/UK, 20", 2021
DIRECTOR: LYDIA CORNETT CAST: PARIZAE FATIMA, HAMZA MUSHTAQ
Zara,aschoolgirlinKarachi(Pakistan),sharesasensualdancevideo with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confinesofapatriarchalsociety
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SonsofToledo (cw)
USA, 2021, 19”58’
DIRECTOR: MONTY COLE CO WROTE AND PRODUCED BY: MATT FOSS
CAST: MARCUS TEMPLE
*FIRST TIME FILMMAKERS
Sons of Toledo is the true story of the city’s Black owned barber shops and their work on the frontlines of their communities especiallythecostofcaringfortheyoungmenwhoseetheirshops asaplaceofrefugefromthegrowingthreatofgunviolenceintheir neighborhoods
Told by with and for members of this community Sons of Toledo blends documentary filmmaking with a narrative thread of the lived experiences of these barbers giving too many of their young customerstheirfinalCuts
Instagram:@sonsoftoledo
TheWindand theTrees
CANADA, 8"30', 2022
DIRECTOR:TODD STEWART
*EUROPEAN PREMIER/FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Deep in the boreal forest, a mature pine tree and a seedling begin a conversation As the years pass they observe the ever present wind and the many ways it affects them A quiet story about the circle of life
Adapted from the Governor General s Award nominated children s book of the same name
European Premier
Instagram: @toddallanstewart Email: stewart todd@gmail com
Raíces
SWITZERLAND / SPAIN, 17"31', 2021
DIRECTOR: LAURA GAUCH
WITH: LUA BUSTOS, NIL BUSTOS, ELIANA FUENTES
VALENZUELA, JUAN PABLO BUSTOS
We accompany the filmmakers cousin Lua, who faces the uncertaintyofwhosheisandasksquestions about the familys history of feeling Chile because of the Military Coup Howdoesshedealwiththepastandhowdoesitcontinueto shapeheridentity?
@bylauragauch wwwlauragauchcom
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Encouraging Malfunctions
SCOTLAND, 1"23', 2012
DIRECTOR: KIM WALKER CAST: KIM WALKER
Presenting a moment of optimism and positivity, held in balance butthenrapidlyfollowedbyfailureasonemustalwayssuccumbto gravityandfalltotheground
http://wwwkimwalkerartcouk instagram:@kimwalkerartist
Esra
SPAIN, 4"30', 2021
DIRECTOR: AMYNA MEHREZ CO DIRECTOR: NEVE ZUCCA CAST: ESRA YARDIMCI
Mosaic
SWITZERLAND, 7"43', 2021
DIRECTOR: ELEONORA BERRA
Three beings pave the floor of a cave with gemstones that they are collecting Whenapartofthecave’sceilingcollapsesbecauseofan accident the three see each other for the first time in daylight and realize that parts of their skin sparkles However one of them doesn’t sparkle This difference will impact the group and lead to a conflictbetweenthethree
Instagram:@mosaic stopmotion
Esra is a short portrait of a Turkish artist Esra Yardımcı based in Barcelona She is practicing the ancient art of Islamic manuscript illuminationcalledTazhib
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DENMARK, 14", 2021
DIRECTOR: CASPER RUDOLF EMIL KJELDSEN CAST: SANDRA GULDBERG KAMPP,
In The soil world premier: Cannes Film Festival 2021
Karoline s life is turned upside down when her father, Kjeld, manically starts digging a pit in their backyard The following days turn into a living nightmare as the pit becomes a grave and the land, which has been in the family for generations, pulls Kjeld further and further down into the deep
Closing Time
ITALY, 20", 2021
DIRECTOR: TOMMASO SANTAMBROGIO CAST: VALENTINA BELLÈ, YURI CASAGRANDE CONTI
Returning from a dinner with friends a young couple is suddenly lockedoutofthehouse Whilethedogbarksandthetirednessand frustrationincrease thesituationquicklybringouttheproblemsof theirrelationship
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Branka
HUNGARY, 20’, 2021
DIRECTOR: ÁKOS K KOVÁCS CAST: DINA MUŠANOVIĆ, DOROTTYA ANTÓCI, NENAD PEĆINAR, NATÁLIA VICEI
Yugoslavia,1991 FarawayfromthewarzonesBrankagetsajobata maternity ward of a state hospital The young woman is all alone but it turns out loneliness is not the hardest burden Branka has to carry Newbornsaredisappearingfromthehospital
WorldPremiereKrakowFilmFestival2021 Poland
Website:https://wwwlightsonfilmcom/brankahtml
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UK, 3"37', 2021 DIRECTOR: CÉLINE UFENAST
alice
An experimental short about our love hate relationship with Instagramandourphoto editingmania
Email:celinefenastanimation@gmailcom Instagram:@celineanimation Facebook:CélineUfenast Twitter:@AnimationCeline
My Two Lives, Creative Response to the Holocaust
AUSTRALIA, 15", 2022
DIRECTOR: SARITA GOLD CAST: LOTTE WEISS, THEA WEISS
Lotte Weiss was a Holocaust survivor She never forgot the horrors ofherthreeyearsofinternmentatAuschwitzandBirkenau Yetitis her immense life force that propelled her through the torture and devastationthatenvelopedher Herinherentintegrityandmorality remained steadfast It was her capacity for goodness kindness forgiveness and love which never faltered throughout the misery and beatings she endured to give her the strength and the will for survival ThisisherstoryinterpretedbyartistThea
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9 14th November 1700 - 1900
Syncopation
UK, 4", 2018
DIRECTOR: SALLY WATERMAN
Syncopation from the Twenty project, is based on Home: A Structure on Trial by Polish poet, Rafał Gawin The poem took on autobiographical resonance, symbolic of her partners recovery from heart failure, with the home representing a place of refuge, whilst also becoming claustrophobic The flickering sunlight, reflected upon the floors and doors is indicative of his irregular heartbeat withcorrelationsdrawnbetweenthestructuraldwelling anditssignsofhumanpresenceandabsence
@watermansally wwwsallywatermancom
MyDad'sVideo Diary
UK, 16" 5', 2021
DIRECTORS: DEBORA BOTTINO AND LEWIS SAUNDERS
After a former computer repairer is diagnosed with Alzheimers, homevideotapesprovideawayforhissontoreconnectwithhim
Safe Passage (for Sheila)
USA, 2"35', 2021
DIRECTOR: ERIN FUSSELL
On the surface Safe Passage (for Sheila) is a look at living alone during the pandemic in a 2 1/2 minute story about a spider In a deeper sense it challenges the femme fatale stereotype Based on atruestory
#erinfussell https://erinfussellcom
Section 3
10 14th November 1700 - 1900
HaveaNiceday
Forever
NORWAY, 20", 2021 DIRECTOR: TATIANA DELAUNAY CAST:FRANK BEISER, ÞÓRIR FREYR HÖSKULDSSON
wo witty, sweet and confused men become friends because they donthaveanythingbettertodo Theirday oscillates between small talk, existen>al crisis and dubious male ritesofpassage,whilstwanderingthewoods surrounding Oslo, in search of a suitable place to camp in the middleofwinter
Autotune
FRANCE, 24", 2021 DIRECTOR: TANIA GOTESMAN CAST: GRADI BEINZ, LOUISE GRINBERG, THÉO ASKOLOVITCH
IssameetsAlmawhilereplacinghisbestfriend Elie inhisweed delivery Issa immediately falls in love with Alma He thus starts to hide his real identity disguising himself into a drug dealer in order toseeAlmaagain
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11 14th November 1700 - 1900
Now,Daphne
FRANCE, 21"10', 2019
DIRECTOR: JOHANN G LOUIS CAST: STÉPHANIE MICHELINI, MYRIAM BOYER, GAËLLE HAÜSERMANN, FABIEN RICHARD, PIERRE SOURDIVE
A national road not very transient, a hotel on probation, a road restaurant from another time A young woman Daphne drives through these desert landscapes It's nighttime She meets people whoseemtoknowherwithoutbeingabletogiveheraname Who is Daphne? Could it be a ghost who came to walk in the footsteps ofherpast?
Breath
GERMANY, 3"39', 2022 DIRECTOR: LILIAN ROBL
A YouTube video, which is supposed to help the viewer against anxiety by focusing on his*her breathing rhythm, served as the source material, which was graphically altered, filled with words andthiswayinterpretedasafleetingdiagramofbreath
Instagram:@limitmychoices Website:https://lilianroblde
Ciervo(cw)
USA, 10"15', 2020
DIRECTOR: PILAR GARCIA FERNANDEZSESMA
An emotionally haunting and visually beautiful experience, Ciervo tells the story of a young girl who holds violence, submission, and independenceinanuneasybalanceasonemorphsintotheother
Section 4 14th November 1900 - 2100
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Khadiga(cw)
EGYPT/FRANCE,
Khadiga
World
USA,
Twitter:@MeLlamoHipatia
Section 4
a young mother of 18 lives alone with her baby after her husband left for work in a remote city; on an ordinary day she makesherwaythroughthehustleofCairostreetstodosomevisits whereshefeelsuncomfortablewiththesurroundings
Premiere El Gouna Film Festival 2021, Egypt Festival du courtmétragedeClermont Ferrand2022,France Website:https://wwwlightsonfilmcom/khadigahtml
20’, 2021 DIRECTOR: MORAD MOSTAFA CAST: MALAK TAREK, FATIMA FAWZI, ZIZI MOUSTAFA, AYMAN ABDELAZIZ HowtoFilma Sigh A short poem film on the wistful and melancholy side of growth FilmedonSuper8inQueens,NewYork
1", 2022 DIRECTOR: CLAIRE KINNEN IfTheyKillMe After seeing the general public's negative responses to a protest against the femicide of a 17 year old girl in Mexico City, Dafne and Tamara, activists and friends, go one step further in their search for justice
Instagram:@hipatiaam MEXICO, 13"45', 2021 DIRECTOR: HIPATIA ARGÜERO MENDOZA CAST: JYOSHIRA ESCÁRREGA, OLIVIA LAGUNAS 13 14th November 1900-2100
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HappyMoon Festival
CHINA/UNITED STATES, 2"52', 2021
DIRECTOR: XIAOLU WANG
One overseas phone call but one phrase was lost to the receiver of thecall
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Safe
USA, 16’, 2021
DIRECTOR: IAN BARLING CAST: WILL PATTON, PHILIP ETTINGER, NOA FISHER, CINDY KATZ, SKIPP SUDDUTH, BRETT DIGGS, LADA DOUKHNAI, KEVIN CRONIN, LEO TROY
On a winter night in Atlantic City the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind
World Premiere Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2021 Website: https://www lightsonfilm com/safe html instagram: @safetheshort
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