InShortFF 2018 CLOSING GALA - THE STATE OF THINGS 2.0// 135’ with interval //

Box office: 19.00 // Part One: 19.30 // Interval: 20.20 // Part Two: 20.40 // Post Show Drinks: 22.00

*Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the screening to collect your tickets - there are no trailers / All films are accompanied by English subtitles. The venue is fully step free. Please inform us if you need any access assistance.

THE STATE OF THINGS 2.0 is a perceptive short film programme in two parts celebrating brave souls going out into the world, embarking on adventure and seeking independence, only to find that patterns and people reappear. The second half of the programme showcases funny, innovative films about the trappings of modern life: how are the ideas that guide us affected by the strange times we live in? How advanced are we really?

PART I

War Has No Eyes // dir. Perry White // 14' // fiction // UK // 2017 // international collaboration: UK, Italy, New Zealand, Israel, Cyprus // first-time filmmaker //
A young Muslim from inner London searches for redemption from his troubled past after being challenged by his prior commitments.

Only Chance // dir. HyeSu Jun // 02' // animation documentary // USA // 2017 // Student Project // international collaboration: USA, Korea // FFF-RATED //
An interview with my mom and her experiencing immigrating to the States.

Rendez-vous // dir. Jimmy Boutry & Thibaud Chaufourier // 02' // fiction //France // 2017 //
In a manor out of time, a man begins to paint a canevas.

Renewable // dir. Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga // 13' // fiction // Spain // 2016 //
Years after their break-up, Tania and Josean meet again at a conference on renewable energy. She has a lot to tell him…

Tend // dir. Tom Judd & Ed Barrett // 08' // animation // UK // 2018 //
Commissioned by WeTransfer and created by Animade Studio, Tend tells the story of a man and his daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart.

Save Water // dir. Nilay Samiran Nandi // 01' // fiction // India // 2017 // first-time filmmaker // Student Project //
A post dystopian world where water is at utter crisis with an ineluctable intervention of the state to preserve it.

Midnight Confession //dir. Maxwell McCabe-Lokos // 10' // fiction // Canada // 2017 //
West Berlin, 1989. Manny Jumpcannon prowls his dingy apartment, phoning various degenerates from his past. He's hoping for some uncertain vindication but the ensuing conversations only reveal his own sordid history of deceit.international collaboration: USA, Japan //

Pour 585 // dir. Patrick Smith // 05' // animation // USA // 2018 // international collaboration: USA, Japan //
A hand drawn animated film that visually interprets the individuals role in hierarchy. The conflict occurs when a cycle is interrupted by a character that does not adhere to the machine-like norms.

PART II

iRony // dir. Radheya Jegatheva // 08' // animation // Australia // 2018 // The Youngest Filmmaker of InShortFF'18 // Radheya is 25% Sri Lankan - 12.5 %Chinese - 12.5% Indian from his father side and 25% Korean - 25% Japanese from his mother side // Student Project //
Exploring the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.

The Conversation // dir. Anysa Saleh // 13' // documentary experimental // USA // 2016 // international collaboration: USA, Yemen // first-time filmmaker // FFF-RATED //
A documented conversation I had with my mother about attending an artist residency in NYC. She objects to this due to our strict Yemeni background.

...what it feels like // dir. Kelly Hargraves // 04' // experimental // Canada // 2017 // international collaboration: Canada, Australia // FF-RATED //
Envoking generations of embodied experiences, …what it feels like gives texture to the trappings of female gender—its material expressions, as well as its silences and solitudes.

Kapitalistis // dir. Pablo Munoz Gomez // 15' // fiction // France // 2017 // international collaboration: France, Belgium //
Santa is a capitalist. He brings toys to the rich kids and sweatshirts to the poor ones. Nikos, 5 years old.

The Blow // dir. Nerea Castro Andreu // 14' // fiction // Spain // 2017 // FFF-RATED //
Mar and Xara meet in a remote mountain land. All is set to leap into hiding.

Heart Chakra // dir. Angela Stempel // 07' // animation // USA // 2017 // international collaboration: Venezuela-USA, Brazil-USA, Singapore, China, Korea, USA // Student Project // FF-RATED //
Mae's life is routinely disrupted by the advice from her online crystal healer and her devotion to horoscopes. Armed with healing crystals and numerology, Mae is ready to follow the predictions on an unexpected path to find her soulmate.

BRUCE // dir. Irhad Mutic // 04' // fiction // USA // 2017 // first-time filmmaker //
Adolescence is an important time in our lives, especially when it comes to our first love. Bruce challenges the local villain in order to win over the heart of Louisiana, but ends up discovering, sometimes winning is losing.

The Orgy // dir. Sam Baron // 15' // fiction // UK // 2017 //
A romantic comedy about a heartbroken guy who throws caution to the wind and goes to an orgy.

Enough // dir. Anna Mantzaris // 02' // stop-animation // UK // 2017 // international collaboration: Sweden, Spain, Ireland, Wales // Student Project // FF-RATED //
Moments of lost self-control.

* We’ve included an F-Rating scale (F/FF/FFF), for films directed by women and/or written by women and/or have significant women on screen. 15 out of 33 films in our programme fall under a category of F-Rated shorts. We are also very proud to promote 7 First-Time-Filmmakers and 8 Student Projects .

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* artwork by PANG

This year’s festival programme gathers 33 short films from 16 different countries to portray ‘The State of Things’, through excellence in short film form and in genres ranging from animation, to experimental film, to documentary. Showcasing the innovation, skill and bold voices of global filmmaking teams, we hope to inspire and engage an equally global audience in the most diverse city in the world, by celebrating films that are independent, inclusive and international.

InShort Film Festival focuses on international collaborations & cultural dialogue. Our dynamic programme of short films carefully selected from all corners of the globe showcases the most original stories and the best filmmaking talent. We believe that a film is the best medium to build bridges between different cultures and to unite people. InShort Film Festival will present work that challenges stereotypical thinking and advocates change. Within our balanced mix of all genres (narrative, documentary, animation, fashion video, mixed media and experimental) everyone will find something for their taste.

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