INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORTS 2

9.00 PM - THE OLD PRESBYTERY - €5

LA DINDE MARINÉE (A JUICY TURKEY)
France 2008 13min 20sec 35mm Colour

An addicted mother, starved children, a father more down to earth and... George Clooney in the TV set. Then add a touch of French cooking and get... A Juicy Turkey. Imagine what your life could be if your wife became George Clooney dependent!

Director Benoît Ameil

HOZOUR (PRESENCE)
Iran 2008 19min 30sec 35mm Colour

A writer travels to a quiet hotel far from the city to write his book. He finds out another famous writer is staying in the room next to his. Coincidences lead to the two writers being mistaken with each other. The first man becomes curious about the second one and after a while he finds his own writings in the other man’s room.

Director Amir Hossein Birjandi

MAREA (TIDE)
Mexico 2008 14min 35mm B & W

Chico lost his wife in an accident while they were fishing. Since then he walks on the beach looking for a trace of her, recollecting and accumulating different objects that the ocean throws out.

Director Hatuey Viveros

PASEO
Spain 2008 13min 35mm Colour

Gabino has never declared his love to a woman.

Director Arturo Ruiz Serrano

THE LINE
USA 2008 25min 35mm Colour

Alvaro Nuñez has crossed the border many times, but this time is different: his son is coming with him to live and work in the U.S. For Danny Jackson the Arizona borderland is home, although since his mother left he has been struggling to adjust to life there with his father. The Line follows these fathers and sons as they attempt to rebuild their relationships under new circumstances, an endeavor made even more important by the high stakes of life at the border. When their paths cross, each person, and each family, is changed forever.

Director Kent Bassett

PORQUE HAY COSA QUE NUNCA SE OLVIDAN
Spain 2008 12min 35mm Colour
(BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEVER FORGET)

Naples, Italy. 1950. Four friends are playing soccer out on the street when their ball is accidentally kicked into the evil old lady´s yard. They´ll never play with their ball again…and for that the revenge will be deadly.

Director Lucas Figueroa