INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORTS 1
9.00 PM - THE OLD PRESBYTERY - €5
PATIENCE
United Kingdom 2008 6min 55sec 16mm Colour
Patience deals with envy and kindness through the eyes of two old women in hospital.
Director Robert Hackett
HISTORIAS DEL VIENTO (STORIES OF THE WIND)
Venezuela 2007 12min 35mm Colour
A three year old child witnesses the birth of a little chicken, and begins to wonder about the pregnancy of his mother. However, as long the story moves on, certain events will change the innocent perception of this child, who will find the cycle of life unfolding in front of him.
Director Javier Beltrán Ramos
DOG ALTOGETHER
Scotland 2007 16min 48sec 35mm/DigiBeta Colour
The story of Joseph, a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self-destruction.
Director Paddy Considine
SMALL AVALANCES
USA 2007 15min DVD Colour
Set in the summer of 1971 near Stratton, Colorado, Small Avalanches explores a singular event in a young girl’s life… a rather dark coming of age.
Director Gillian Munro
IN THE NAME OF THE SON
Bosnia & Herzegovina, India, USA 2007 25 min HDCAM Colour
A Bosnian prisoner-of-war escapes death by fleeing to the United States, but years later the officer who spared his life comes knocking on his door.
Director Harun Mehmedinovic
EL PALACIO DE LA LUNA (MOON PALACE)
Spain 2008 13min 35mm Colour
A mother writes a letter to Paul Auster...
Director Ione Hernández
BRUDER BRUDER (BROTHER BROTHER)
Germany 2007 11min 35mm colour
What starts off as harmless fun between 13-year-old Josh and his 9-year-old brother Alex soon turns into a power struggle in which Alex is eventually forced to fight for his life.
Director Lars Kreyssig