Bright Future
Overview of films
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Counting Tiles
Cynthia Choucair | 85' | Lebanon | World premiere
Whistle at the ready, prepared to blow bubbles: Clowns Without Borders are eager to give refugees a cheerful welcome on the Greek island of Lesbos,… -
Court
Chaitanya Tamhane | 116' | India | None
Best debut at Venice Festival, reflects on the painful inequalities in the judicial system in contemporary India. A captivating story around the court -
The Crab
Rona Mark | 102' | USA | None
His ‘crab hands’ form a welcome excuse for the blunt cynicism with which Levi keeps everyone at arm’s length. Disappointed by life, he gets on… -
The Creator of the Jungle
Jordi Morató | 77' | Spain | World premiere
Near the Catalan village of Argelaguer, Garrell spent 45 years building spectacular jungle structures, tree houses, waterfalls and labyrinths with his -
La creazione di significato
Simone Rapisarda Casanova | 90' | Canada | None
Award-winning debut follows the shepherd Pacifico, born soon after World War II, when so many victims fell in the beautiful landscape of the Apuan Alp -
Crippled Symmetries
Beatrice Gibson | 26' | United Kingdom | None
The latest work by two-time Tiger Award for Short Film winner Beatrice Gibson shows that music and capitalist economy have unexpected similarities. -
Croma Kid
Pablo Chea | 92' | Dominican Republic | World premiere
After Emi transports his parents to another dimension, he must find a way to bring them home. -
The Crowd
Sahand Kabiri | 70' | Iran | World premiere
Met with restrictions a group of Gen-Z/Millennial friends in Tehran make a goodbye plan for their friend. -
Crying with Laughter
Justin Molotnikov | 93' | United Kingdom | None
Sardonic British tragicomedy about the Scottish stand-up comedian Joey Frisk (a beautiful leading role by Stephen McCole) who unwittingly becomes invo -
The Cusp of Your Credenza
Anita Delaney | 10' | Ireland | World premiere
Thanks to absurdist language, toenail clippings and large, soft muffins are assigned a place in this out-of-control categorisation of life. -
Dag’aa
Shadi Habib Allah | 19' | Palestine | World premiere
A tough journey with a Bedouin group across the Sinai Peninsula, far from habitation. Everything seems to take place outside political and historical -
Damascus Dreams
Émilie Serri | 83' | Canada | World premiere
Poetic film essay on Syria – a country that for many now only exists in memories, or dreams.