Bright Future Main Programme
Overview of films
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Bodkin Ras
Kaweh Modiri | 79' | Belgium | World premiere
Life stories of the inhabitants of a Scottish town were incorporated into the screenplay, after which they played themselves. The arrival of a strange -
Cenote
Oda Kaori | 75' | Japan | International premiere
Entrancing underwater footage of cenotes, or holy springs, in Yucatan, Mexico. Long-lost memories echo in a hallucinatory game of light and dark. -
Chèche lavi
Sam Ellison | 76' | Haiti | World premiere
An honest portrait of two young Haitian immigrants on the brink of a dream future in the USA. -
Communication & Lies
Lee Seungwon | 103' | South Korea | International premiere
The driving force behind this character study of a young woman shot in casual black-and-white is the imperturbable and alarming lack of shame with whi -
Core of the World
Natalya Meshchaninova | 124' | Lithuania | None
Compassion and rage are not far apart in the life of a troubled vet in the remote Russian countryside. -
Damp Season
Gao Ming | 109' | China | World premiere
A young couple in a humid city in the South of China drift apart. Dreamy study of the complexity of human relationships. -
The Daughter
Simon Stone | 96' | Australia | None
Does the truth have to come out no matter what the cost, even if a whole life has been built around the lie? Ibsen’s play… -
The Day I Lost My Shadow
Soudade Kaadan | 95' | France | None
A young Syrian mother’s search for bottled gas ends in a panic-stricken journey. Awarded Best Debut in Venice. -
De nuevo otra vez
Romina Paula | 84' | Argentina | World premiere
A delicate self-portrait about aging, maternity and sexuality. Romina Paula fictionalises reality and explores being a daughter and new mother. -
Dead Horse Nebula
Tarık Aktaş | 73' | Turkey | None
A dead horse; a childhood memory; the Turkish countryside; a nebula. Guileless realism as a prelude to life’s mystery. -
Death Inhabits at Night
Eduardo Morotó | 94' | Brazil | World premiere
Alcohol-drenched, melancholy story of soulmates on the edge of society is inspiredby Bukowski’s writings. -
Dog Days
Timmy Harn | 124' | Philippines | International premiere
Filipino sports film, melodrama and nightmare about a fallen basketball prospect, shot in glorious black-and-white and starring a Mitsubishi Galant.