Mohamed Mouftakir is morrocan director, born in 1965. After studying English literature, he became interested in cinema. He first worked as an assistant director with several Moroccan and foreign directors. Later, he carried out five short movies « L’Ombre De La mort », « La danse Du Fœtus », « Fin De Mois », « Chant Funèbre » et « Terminus Des Anges » which most won awards .
One night, Radi, who leads a reclusive life in his own van- a VW microbus, hears a shrilling scream in the distance. Despite his fears of others, he challenges himself by switching on the lights of his home. With the seemingly trivial switching on of a light.he finds himself on a road trip that alters his clockwork and very private lifestyle
Arabic with English subtitles.
Rifqi Assaf is a Jordanian Filmmaker and Screenwriter, born in Amman in 1978, holds a BA in English translation from ASU, with a filmography of four short films as a scriptwriter/director; including the award-winning film The View.
A meticulously-planned road trip from Buenos Aires to La Paz for driver Sebastián and elderly Muslim passenger Jalil is the foundation of an enlightening, occasionally fractious relationship. What begins as an inconvenience soon blossoms into a life-altering adventure of liberation for both men.
Arabic, Spanish with English Subtitles
★The director will be present (Q & A)
Francisco Varone was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and graduated from the Universidad del Cine. He started his career in advertising, working also in São Paulo, Mexico City and Los Angeles among others. A Clio Award-winner, Varone also teaches at Argentina’s National School of Cinematography and Visual Arts.
A happy family, Ebba,Tomas and their children Vera and Harry are on a skiing trip in the Alps. Unexpectedly, an avalanche hits the restaurant they're at. People flee in all directions , Tomas runs for his life. Ebba screams at him in panic as she stands by the children. After the incident, the tension in the family is extreme and Tomas' efforts to apologize are rejected by Ebba
Swedish with English Subtitles
Ruben Östlund is well known for his humorous and accurate portrayal of human social behaviour. Previous films include INCIDENT BY A BANK and PLAY. FORCE MAJEURE was awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize in Cannes in 2014. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe and shortlisted for an Oscar
In Tunis, precisely the nights of January 12th to 14th 2011.
The everyday lives of a group, a camouflaged form of an asylum full of opponents to the actual political power, rendered insane. Depression and submission to central rules reflecting the image of Tunisia on the eve of the revolution
Arabic with English subtitles
Mokhtar Ladjimi is an iconoclastic Tunisian filmmaker. Turning to one of the masters of long documentary. He returned home to contribute to the dynamic artistic expected by intellectuals and free artists.
This short film is discussing the issue of how conditions of war leave physiological effects on Palestinians and it’s very difficult for those effects to disappear easily. But sometimes you find the light inside of you, even if your eyes can only see darkness.
( Short Sunbird 1)
Arabic with English subtitles
★The director will be present (Q & A)