Hivos Tiger Awards Competition
Overview of films
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War Story
Mark Jackson | 88' | Italy | International premiere
Moving film about the inner turmoil of war photographer Lee (strongly acted by Catherine Keener), who is wrestling with her war traumas. She flees to -
Watchtower
Pelin Esmer | 96' | France | European premiere
He hides from his own conscience by fleeing into a remote watchtower. She flees her surroundings in the basement of a rural bus station. Both… -
De wederopstanding van een klootzak
Guido van Driel | 90' | Belgium | World premiere
Dokkum, of all places. You find yourself there as a crook from Amsterdam. There you are in the refugee centre as an Angolan refugee. Or… -
Where I Grow Old
Marília Rocha | 99' | Brazil | World premiere
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portra -
A Woman, a Part
Elisabeth Subrin | 98' | USA | World premiere
While undergoing a personal crisis, a successful actress returns to her old theatre company in New York, looking to find a balance. A psychological po