THE HOSTAGE / Die Bürgschaft

GER 2016 | 30 min.

Language: German with Engl. sub.

Director: Kerstin Höckel

 

Inspired by Schiller’s eponymous ballad, two girls swap passports so one of them can see her lover one more time before being deported.

 

COMPOUND / Composto

BRA 2016 | 15 min.

Language: Portoguese with Engl. sub.

Director: Severino Neto

 

Somewhere in Brazil, a group of people rummage through a landfill site every day, on the hunt for things that they can either use or sell.

 

NETWORK UNAVAILABLE / Rețea indisponibilă

ROM 2016 | 15 min.

Language: Romanian with Engl. sub.

Director: Adina Dulcu

 

The mobile network ist not the only one where you can get kicked out fast. And not every phone callback is desired. An impressive directorial debut!