When Sadik left Baghdad, his nephew Ali handed him an envelope, asking him not to open it until he reached his home in the Netherlands. In it, a drawing of a little boat with the sentence: “I wish my letter takes me to you.” The work is built around the letter and impressions of the world of childhood where Sadik grew up and Ali is now.
Also in this combined programme
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Edmond
A touching animation and black comedy about a man with cannibalistic tendencies. In his mind’s eye he seeks the source of his misery.
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Peace in the Absence of War
Portrait of Baltimore after Freddie Gray’s death. A confused city in pain that counted both protests and classical concerts among its responses. Sc
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Ego
After a dizzying trip through the cosmos we see how an astronaut is flung into space. Rudderless, irrevocably heading for the eternal black hole.
Atardecer
On holiday, widow Tamara meets two other older women. During a walk in the woods they discuss light-hearted and serious matters.
Fat Boy Never Slim
Two fat Thai schoolboys take a physical test to get into the territorial defence course. This proves to be quite difficult.
Tuesday
A girl goes to school, plays basketball and takes the bus home. An ordinary day, were it not for an incident that will change her mood entirely. A
Falling Frames
How do we experience space? Falling Frames inventively explores the framing and visualisation of three-dimensional perspective through the two-dime
Our Fathers’ Sons
A son seeks his father’s approval. He relates what it’s like to be raised in a country with a culture different to that of your father.
Riot
Nine-year old Silver directed his first film during his birthday party in 1992, re-enacting the LA riots with friends.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 7"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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