72nd San Sebastian Festival - 20/28 September 2023
71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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Carlos Leiva
Chile
18 min.
Short film
A problem with the sewerage system ends in a rising, toilet-smelling flood. The adults? arguments look as though they?ll take some time to solve. When they leave the house to find a solution, Tomas (20) gives free reign to his strong sexual desires towards his sister Catalina (15). Little by little, the dirty water seeps into every room in the place.
Christian Schleisiek
Germany
30 min.
Short film
In the year 2084 the world has sunk into the sea. The rest of mankind lives in two towers which underlie a self-destructing constraint to grow higher and higher.
Philippe Roger
France-Germany
9 min.
Short film
While with one of his clients, Cédric, a young male prostitute from Paris, receives a voicemail from his mother. Spending her days in detox, she desperately wants him to come and visit her. Cédric embarks on a journey through Paris, against all odds attempting to get to her as fast as he can.
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Angello Faccini
Colombia
14 min.
Short film
Amid the bleating, a couple of guys share a space where milk redeems their sinful silence.
Matej Bobrik
Poland
17 min.
Short film
Who says the elderly are supposed to die first? In this small old people's home the pensioners, while secretly caring for one another, cherish everyday routines and don?t just wait for death to come.
Juan Francisco Viruega
Spain
14 min.
Short film
Adela has just settled in Madrid with her father, Claudio, a retired concert musician and hermit. Both teach piano to small children in a quiet, sparsely-furnished flat in the centre of town.
Yarden Karmin
Israel
16 min.
Short film
A day before his wedding, Shai visits Tamar, his ex-girlfriend, for a tempestuous encounter before settling down. Tamar leaves him with a hickey, entangling the situation.
Moroco Colman
Argentina
17 min.
Short film
A mother and daughter living in different states are brought together at a house following a desperate call from the younger of the two, asking for help with a difficult situation. The mother is an advertising entrepreneur; the daughter weak and sensitive. During their meeting we are treated to a portrayal of their enormously different personalities with the objective of exposing the values predominating in contemporary society.
Vatche Boulghourjian
USA
29 min.
Short film
Fifth Column chronicles desperation and mourning in the marginalized Armenian quarter of Beirut through a weave of allegorical narratives. In a panic, Hrag has stolen his father's gun and fled home. As father searches for son, both discover paths to personal freedom in a city that offers no escape.
Benjamin Moritz Gronau
France - Germany
8 min.
Short film
The empty swimming pool, the family video and mom's wardrobe, for Jakob these are the only comforting memories. But for his father they just mean grief and loss. This film reflects two personalities jointly trying to overcome the loneliness but hardly managing to converge.
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Janaína Marqués
Cuba
11 min.
Short film
Yoli has always lived with her mother in a humble neighbourhood of Havana. One day, a man asks her out and she decides to wait for him, rejecting her mother's company for the first time.
Elina Talvensaari
Finland
19 min.
Short film
Visitors from a distant place appear in the misty swamps of Northern Finland. How to cope with people who take the berries too? And why are they here anyway? How to Pick Berries is a film about the Finnish mind and the absurdities of global economy.
Zhi Wei Jow
Singapore
18 min.
Short film
A grandfather decides to take his grandson on an outing. Through this simple journey, another journey awaits.
Tanel Toom
United Kingdom
25 min.
Short film
Sam, quiet, sincere and 9 years old, is nervous about his first confession: he has committed no sin and cannot therefore be absolved. His best friend helps him to commit one. An innocent prank turns into tragedy.
Yaron Dahan
Israel
18 min.
Short film
Abraham Kahn was born on the side of a dirt road in a nameless Silesian town. A wandering Jew, Abraham lives the History of 20th century Europe. He joins the Red Baron, fights in the International Brigades, and makes it to space. Over his 100 winters, Abraham lives through five wars, several revolutions, and three wives. A photo-roman made from archive footage, telling the History of a continent through the eyes and memories of one man.
Igor Galuk
Argentina
20 min.
Short film
Every summer, over a hundred people disappear in the waters of the River Plate. The people from the Punta Piedras region say that they are swallowed by the river never to be seen again. Juan and his two sons go fishing with trammel nets on the river banks. Danger lies in wait for them as the rapid rise of the river level and deep pools threatens one of their lives.
Juan Galiñanes
Spain
90 min.
Christmas Eve. Two different toy worlds share a family lounge. On the one side is the Christmas tree, home to Santa and his elves. On the other, the Nativity scene with the Three Wise Kings and the other figures from the stable. The two traditions are busy with their Christmas preparations when the alarm goes off. Santa's sleigh is missing and the Baby Jesus has been kidnapped. Christmas is in danger and the two worlds blame one another, but the true culprit remains at large.
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