Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: LIFE OF A STRANGER
Best 1 Minute Film: GOING DOWN
Best Comedy Film: MEET LOS PARENTS
Best Performances: THE NAME
Best Experimental Film: STILL LIGHT
Best Direction: SECRETS OF MARGUERITES
Best Animation Film: YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
Best Sound & Music: LETTER TO ONESELF
Best Family Film: RECESS 101
Best Original Story: you are not the nightmare
Best Cinematography: A JOB
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
LETTER TO ONESELF, 3min,. USA, Poem
Directed by Silvia A Malagrino
“Letter to oneself” is a poetic meditation on the coming and going of thoughts and the passage of time. It is inspired by the music “Lettre à soi même” by French composer Roland Dyens and its interpretation by guitarist Norbert Neunzling.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
you are not the nightmare, 4min,. USA, Comedy
Directed by Priti Trivedi
A masked killer’s encounter with a young woman does not go as planned.
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THE LAST SUPPER, 4min., Germany, Comedy/Thriller
Directed by Dave Lojek
Some stains cannot be removed from carpets. Two women try to figure out, how to solve a delicate problem, while the clock is ticking.
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STILL LIGHT, 3min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Aparna Sharma
Still Light is an experimental short made of photographic stills. The film explores the relation of light to perception. It is entirely shot and edited on a mobile phone.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
GOING DOWN, 1min., USA, Action
Directed by Nathaniel Henry
Two guys can’t keep their cool on elevator, and it starts going down.
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LIFE OF A STRANGER, 5min., UK, Drama
Directed by Roman Daniel Rütten
A curious man stumbles upon an eerily empty house, lured deeper into its maze of cryptic messages and unsettling memories, only to uncover a truth that will challenge his understanding of reality.
http://www.lifeofastranger-film.com/
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE NAME, 4min., USA, Drama
Directed by Phillip Whaley
Parker, a person who stutters, faces the undeniable fear of having to introduce himself to people, which leads to a whirlwind of thoughts inhibiting him even more.
https://www.instagram.com/phiillip_1
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
SECRETS OF MARGUERITES, 5min., Poland, Drama
Directed by Eliza Bahr
At night, illuminated by the moon, speaking through the wind, she came to life and died with the tide – memory.
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MEET LOS PARENTS, 4min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Joey Medina
A caucasion man is nervous to meet his Mexican girlfriend’s parents for the first time.
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RECESS 101, 4min,. USA, Animation
Directed by Christopher Sartorius
A group of 2nd graders learn everything they’ll ever need to know about getting along and making friends during school recess.
https://www.facebook.com/csartoriuswriter
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, 1min,. Taiwan, Animation
Directed by Chia-Hung Kao
Ocean plastic pollution is not an abstract issue anymore. On the contrary, it is related to our lives and diets. Single-use plastics that are abandoned by humans often drift into the ocean, decompose themselves into microbeads which sea creatures often mistaken for food, and eventually put those lives in danger.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
A JOB, 4min,. UK, Drama
Directed by Andre Pironi
Interviews for a job are held at an office. Only three people remain: two men and a pregnant woman.
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UNITY, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Lexi Clark
This film follows the story of a young black girl reconnecting with her racial identity through hair.
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Under 5 minute & Smartphone festival 