CHECK OUR FULL SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR CFF 2021

DAY 1

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SLOT 1

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Do.Solo.Pin

Javad Atefeh

A young single mother, Shahla, is the caregiver to an elderly who is suffering from chronic depression. The man's daughter lives overseas and Shahla video calls with her everyday to give her an update on her father's health. Shahla makes a difficult decision and will have to face the consequences. MORE

Roqaia

Diana Saqeb Jamal

After surviving a suicide bomb attack, 12-year-old Roqaia finds herself in the middle of a media frenzy, as she deals with her trauma all by herself. MORE

Annah la Javanaise

Fatimah Tobing Rony

In 1893, a 13-year-old girl came to work for French painter Paul Gauguin as his maid and model. They called her Annah la Javanaise. This is a reimagining of her story. MORE

Dreams of Escape

Alexander Rahnami Mannstaedt

In the near future, the influx of refugees is so massive that the government will have to set up centers in alternative locations to motivate refugees to voluntarily return home. Babak has had his asylum case rejected and has been sent to one of these new motivation centers with his 8-year-old son Ahmed. They have two choices, either to live there or travel voluntarily back to their home country. Since Babak does not see it as an option to return and the case can no longer be appealed, they end up in a limbo stage that has serious consequences for Ahmed's health. MORE

Song Sparrow

Farzaneh Omidvarnia

“Song Sparrow is about immigration. People of different color and race and culture, old and young, embark on journeys, eager to find some place they can call home, or just some place they can live in. Many brave perils more formidable than the ones they ran for in the first place. It is not always weathering storms till and onto shores of calm and prosperity; many a time storms keep them company on and off shores. They dream of better lives while in reality having little choice. It is about a real event which happened in Austria in August 2015, where flesh and bone of human and animal become intermingled. This short movie may inspire the viewer to ask: is it better to go or stay, or more accurately: is it worse to stay than to go? Is a large chunk of humanity entrapped by events befallen their lands many centuries before they were even born? Song Sparrow uses dolls to pose these questions. It is no less disturbing even though dolls have no life in them. But an attempt is made to show the situation faced by those that have no choice but to put their lives in peril to escape perils of staying, and to trade staying within chaos for a chaotic escape. MORE

Letting Go

Cécile Brun

Lah gah lets us dive into sunny childhood memories, when a girl is singing and cooking with her father. An intimate moment, so simple. But they’re swept along by the wafting mass of dough into the emotional depths of loss and disappearance; Helpless, the child is trying to grasp what is not tangible. MORE

The Saverini Widow

Loïc Gaillard

Bonifacio 1883, extreme south of Corsica. The widow of the late Saverini lives in an isolated house near the cliffs, with her only son Antoine, and her dog. During the day, she assists women giving birth in town. One night her son is killed in a clash. The murderer flees to Sardinia. Her world falls to pieces… MORE

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SLOT 2

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(I'm In Love With An) Astronaut – Long Tall Jefferson

Maximilian Speidel

Being locked down on planet earth seeking for extraterrestrial love, Long Tall Jefferson surrounds himself with an imaginary world. Adjusting antennas for long searched signals and preparing himself for a future departure. Awaiting for this day to come, he spends his time in a lovable solitude or as modern-day singles call it: playing Planet-Tinder. MORE

Dad's Divorce

Jesper Sichlau

When Oscar and his sister receive the news of their parents' divorce, they have to do everything in their power to stop it from happening. MORE

Good morning

Dany Campos

Guido realizes that he must start being a good father. The problem is if they will let it be. MORE

Haute Cuisine

Merryl Roche

Since Marie joined Bruno Mercier's restaurant, a multi-star chef, she only thinks to perfect her skills. But Thomas, the sous-chef, is wary of this possible rival. During a service, Mary cuts herself, letting a few drops of blood mix with her sauce. When Bruno tastes Marie's dish, he considers it perfect. MORE

In the Soil

Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen

Karoline wakes up to find her father, Kjeld, sitting in their backyard. He is acting strangely. Kjeld has become obsessed by something and feels compelled to dig a deep pit in their backyard. Karoline feels frightened by her father’s behavior and doesn’t know what to do. Confused and paralyzed she becomes a spectator to her father’s new project. Kjeld manically starts by measuring how large the pit must be. He then goes to his garage to collect his tools and to prepare himself. Karoline tries her best to stay away but is suddenly drawn into her father’s obsession when he asks her to help him dig. Unwilling she agrees to help him. As the pit gets deeper Kjeld becomes more and more manic. At night Karoline begins to dream about the pit and her worry turns to fear when she realizes that the pit is a grave. Scared for what her father might do she tries the cover the grave but Kjeld stops her attempt. Karoline realizes that she can no longer help her father and decides to leave the next morning. As she is walking away Kjeld prepares the grave with sharp sticks. He climbs up a ladder and throws himself into the grave MORE

Octopus

Engin Erden

“Octopus” is a short film that follows 8 and 9 year-old best friends Ece and Efe on a hot, lazy summer day in Aegean seaside. Ece and Efe encounter different adults until they get tired of being pushed around and make a plan to prove themselves. But they are not aware of the price that they will have to pay for it. MORE

Bristling

Marlen Schmid

Our bodies are hairy. But our relationship to body hair is ambivalent: we remove, trim, blow-dry, style and care for it lovingly. ‘bristling’ addresses the taboo and playfully portrays five people and the ways in which they deal with their bodily hair. MORE

Tom Has a Plant

Thinh Nguyen

Tom has a plant, he just wants to give away to the one he loves. MORE

DAY 2

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SLOT 1

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Wings of the Spirit

Albert Meisl

The failed Viennese musicologist Szabo works as an animal carer and house sitter for wealthy people. But when visited by his successful, younger ex-colleague Fitzthum, a rare parrot, which he should guard, escapes him. Szabo sees his already precarious life in shambles, but Fitzthum has a brilliant idea and together they go out in search of a doppelganger of the precious animal. MORE

Agapito

Rafael Vidal Altabert, Julián Gómez Caballero

Agapito is a vampire mosquito who lives with his family. Everyone likes to go to the cemetery tavern every night to drink shots of fresh blood, but all he cares about is music. He plays the trumpet and has always dreamed of playing in a real orchestra. One day, Agapito leaves the niche and travels far from home, where he meets the members of the musical group “La ChicaCharcos & The Katiuskas Band”. From that moment on, he will embark on an adventure that will lead him to stardom as a trumpeter. MORE

Vindication for Albino Zebras

Guillaume Talvas

2046, male fertility is extinct. A young couple wants to buy a « revolutionnary » low-cost baby. MORE

Rain

Piotr Milczarek

‘The Rain’ is a simple animated film on collective consciousness. It talks about how no accountability for our actions pushes us to thoughtlessly follow the crowd, which may lead to a tragedy. The film also depicts a struggle of an individual with collective hypnosis and its consequences for both the individual and the crowd. MORE

It's So Charming

Svend Colding

Silvia, who is pregnant, is at her parents in-law wedding anniversary, and she has been looking forward to it because its the first time she is meeting her boyfriend’s, Christian, side of the family. Though she quickly realises, that Christian has a horrible relationship with his father, Thorsten. Silvia and Christian had planned to announce the pregnancy, but can’t seem to find an appropriate time for it, due to the dysfunctional father-son relationship. Therefore Silvia decides to reconcile the 2 men, though this Is proving easier said than done. “It is so Lovely” is a comedy-drama, which the main theme is being able to set boundaries, even though there may not be an appropriate time for doing this. MORE

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SLOT 2

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Bless me, Father

Boubkar Benzabat

A man goes to the church in order to confess his last sin to an exasperated young priest. MORE

Kitchen by Measure

Sólrún Ylfa Ingimarsdóttir, Atli Arnarsson

After seeing his wife struggle with mundane tasks, the inventive Ingólfur gets hooked on the idea of building the perfect kitchen for her. MORE

Charon

Yannick Karcher

Freshly retired, a man doesn't know how to occupy his days. For fear of being killed by boredom, he gets involved in the crazy project of building a boat in the cellar of his suburban house. MORE

Kajanaqtuq

Ella Morton

Inuk elder Naulaq LeDrew speaks about her home in Nunavut, Canada and how Inuit lifestyles have changed since her youth. Altered Super 8mm film footage of the region illustrates her account of historical events and Inuit mythology. MORE

Susurrus

Weronika Frycz

Susurrus is a metaphysical journey through the Eastern European border seen through the eyes of three women. Kasia seeks healing after a car accident. Weronika, observator and director tries to find her lost spirituality. Immersed in the unknown world of Podlasie’s rituals, they get to Hanna, an 80 year old folk healer, called by locals the Whisperer. Working with human fears and hopes, Hanna oscillates on the border of two spiritualities, combining the forgotten elements of faith. The ancient forests, pagan sculptures and resonating sounds of forgotten villages reflect a vanishing world of deeply rooted beliefs. Will the meeting of the three women be what they had expected? MORE

Where To?

Robine Nachar

One night, Oum Georges, leaves her daughter's house. In her head, soon is winter, in the streets of Lebanon it's still summer. The sun rises, Oum Georges is lost. MORE