Short Stories: Make Believe
Magic as in the song ‘It’s Only a Paper Moon’: ‘Say, it’s only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea, but it wouldn’t be make-believe if you believed in me’.
In this combined programme
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Yoshido (Les autres vies)
A director feels his death is imminent and takes a bear’s advice. Unmistakeable, with filmmaker Betbeder’s light, mystical touch.
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Na escola
Plotless, wordless ode to the imagination. Children playing in the wilderness around their school. What boredom can lead to.
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Daklopers
Two men meet every day on the roof of their house; a neutral spot between desire and loss.