Hadis
This film is dedicated to 22-year-old Azerbaijani Turk Hadis Najafi, who was killed during protests in Iran on September 21, 2022, and to those fighting against gender, ethnic and cultural discrimination in Iran.
New Directions
85 minutes
An crucial programme giving voices to artists from places where new and incredibly exciting things are happening in the animation industry.
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There is so much more than the filmmakers, the stories and the animation classics you already know. This programme celebrates the many, many (often unheard) voices that come from places where the animation genre is given new exciting life. Channel your inner explorer and join us for a trip around the globe.
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2024
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Keradó
A young Embera Katío girl, Chidima, is lured into the forbidden zone of a hydroelectric power plant, where she discovers a sacred cave. A myth told with the participation of the indigenous community of Columbia.
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Moonless
A bull flees from his herd. The moon goes missing from the sky. The bull runs across this new moonless world, looking for its limit. This is a story of second-chances, and how all is not lost, even though sometimes it might feel like it.
Shaptach
Fed up with people asking to take sides in modern conflicts that they know nothing about, the director made a piece which speaks to possible outcomes and angles of the same event.
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Tangle Lah!
There are so many interesting stories to be found in Singapore just by observing kitchen windows. Each of them is unique, and each is home to residents of different races and cultural backgrounds. This film is a snapshot of what happens to the residents and their neighbours.
The Princess Zarabanda
Princess Zarabanda is part of the oral legend of the Lenca Tribe in Honduras. It's the story of two great Titans who fall in love with a princess. A struggle between the Titans ensues.
To Come to Terms or Make Your Terms
Twelve case workers in Bundelkhand, have been dealing with cases of domestic violence for years. They travel to remote corners of the region to meet women and their families and try to help them. Not all women have the choice to leave.
